The hotel's location is excellent, just a 12-minute walk to the Dupont Circle Metro station, and about 30 minutes on foot to the north entrance of the White House. This hotel is quite famous, with many significant events in American history, including some from this year, having taken place here. However, the room facilities are outdated. Perhaps it's just the room type I selected? The air conditioning is old-fashioned and very noisy when cooling. What was most unbearable was that there was no refrigerator in the room (I heard from others attending the conference that some rooms do have them). This forced me to use ice to keep my breakfast milk fresh. To make matters worse, the ice machine on my floor happened to be broken these past few days, so I had to carry an ice bucket to other floors to get ice. On the bright side, the hotel's gym and pool are great. The pool is outdoors, and even though it was very hot these days, the conference room AC was too cold, so swimming outside and soaking up some sun was quite refreshing. (Figure 1 shows the old-fashioned air conditioner in the room, which looks like something out of a movie. Figure 2 is the grand ballroom on the hotel's conference level, where many presidential press conferences have been held. Figure 3 is the Presidential Corridor, from which the president supposedly evacuated after the shooting.)
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