Had a very pleasant stay at the Sofitel when I was in Washington DC for a business trip recently. The hotel is very well located - just around the corner from the White House. The staff were (almost) universally friendly and helpful. As I was staying three nights I received an upgrade to a suite, which was very well furnished and equipped. Room service was good, as was the breakfast in the restaurant - though I can't get over the enormous portions Americans seem to expect. Fortunately, there is quite a good gym to work off some of the extra calories!

Spent five lovely nights over New Year at the Sofitel DC. We booked on a 'Prepaid 40% off sale' rate which made the hotel rate excellent value for money and we had excellent stay.

Superb service from the hotel's excellent Guest Relations Manager, the front desk team and concierge, which included arranging transportation from Dulles prior to our arrival.

The hotel has a perfect location and we were able to walk to most sights and down to the museums along the Mall. There are also metro stations nearby and the White House is just around the corner.

Our room was one of the larger suites on the street side of the building and on the top floor and was filled with light. A really fantastic room. Bed, bathroom, towels and amenities all on form as you would expect from Sofitel.

My only gripe would be the coffee machine and paper cups in the room. On arrival there were 4 paper cups which we used over the course of an evening and the following morning. These were replenished then used again. Then they weren't replenished so there was nothing to drink out of. New cups were delivered on request but it seemed a little odd and personally I would have preferred real cups in the room (plus a Nespresso machine - which are becoming a familiar sight in most Sofitel rooms these days).

Other than that our stay was perfect and I wished we could have stayed for longer. If I am in Washington DC again I would certainly choose this hotel.

I stayed at the DC Sofitel in January 2012 for business. It is a very nice, luxury hotel and I would stay again. Almost everything is top of the line - Bose wave radio in the rooms, L'Occitane in the bath, mini bar, great TV, nice bar Le Bar and excellent room service.

A couple things -- and I only comment because otherwise this is such a luxury, but the bed was not all that comfortable. It just didn't seem to fit. And, there isn't much closet space AT all. I was alone and only there for a week and it seemed tiny. I had a room without a view (but was on a corporate/govt rate so expected that) that overlooked the space in the middle of the building.

The hotel is in a great location, near metro, restaurants, and very near the White House/mall. The staff was very friendly and would do anything to make your stay better.

We spent three night at the Sofitel for MLK's birthday weekend. The hotel is in an amazing location. Service was excellent but not consistent (examples, my parents, in a different room, received an "orientation" on check in, no one picked up dirty dishes from the room, etc.). We got a key card (and no introduction to the room or hotel).
The room was very nice. Luxury rooms are long and narrow, but the hotel permits a 5 person occupancy (assuming children are in the mix). When they say double beds, they mean double and not queen. Still, we figured out that the couch folds out. You have to request linens, but that gave the extra sleeping room we needed. The room has no drawers for storage, but the closet area is very large and gave us room to put our suitcases out of sight of the room. Other people have described the rooms well, so I do not believe there is any need to cover that here. I do note that we had a street view and no noise problems.
The hotel arranged for a sitter for us. She was very nice, but expensive ($40/hr for 4 hours minimum).
Breakfast was not included in our rate (it is in some rates). We ate in the restaurant on two mornings. The food was good and more american than french (despite the baskets of croissants, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin and mini baguettes), but tasty. We had no complaints, but the meals were quite pricey. They have crayons and paper for kids but no kids menu.
I ate lunch with my children one day in Le Bar. It was not as good as breakfast and even more expensive ($18 hamburger or croque monsieur). I have no complaints about the prices, but they are worthy of note.
Le Bar was busy at night and had a line on more the one occasion.
I cannot begin to explain how fantastic the location is. I would have given 41/2 stars if we could give 1/2s.