InterContinental Washington DC - The Wharf

Wow, this was our first stop in America and it’s set the bar incredibly high. We checked in late and took a stroll down to the tiki bar (would highly recommend for locally produced rum and a great vibe), the next day we headed out into the city (you can uber or walk) and it was spectacular. The staff are all lovely and the hotel is wonderfully decorated and modern. Breakfast was delicious (highly recommend sitting outside by the river). Then we spent the afternoon up at the rooftop bar and pool (please refer to the images) with sweeping views across downtown Washington and the river it’s truly picturesque, not to mention all the landmarks you can see while lounging by the pool. The whole afternoon was made even better by the wonderful bar tender Moises, supplying us with great chat, delicious drinks (highly recommend his Moscow mule) and local knowledge. A truly fantastic setup!

Perfect location, facility and staff! Family friendly. Highly recommend without hesitation.

Friendly staff, clean and upscale hotel, very cleanly rooms with everyday housekeeping, not a whole lot of free amenities and the pool is too small and overcrowded.

Excellent location. Easy to navigate. Access to everything we needed and more. Impressed with cleanliness, which we’ve come to appreciate more and more as compared to competitors’ similar hotels at which we’ve stayed recently at higher costs. Pool interior was smaller than we expected, but it didn’t matter much because the rooftop is absolutely gorgeous and had an attentive outdoor bar well-stocked. CVS next door if needed. Front desk was responsive, accommodating, and anticipatory of our questions or potential needs with their recommendations. I love that guests can finally use chat/text on the IHG app plus get a copy of final bill with digital check-out. Was less than a mile on easy footpath or riding paths to Smithsonian Mall, Spy Museum, BEP, Holocaust Museum, Jefferson Monument, and other places. Scooters and bikes available to rent all over the place, so we rode those to Capitol one day too. Walking the Wharf for shops and playing games at Boardwalk were also a lot of fun. Glad we had access to restaurant on-property and room service. Restaurant was always in very high demand with limited space to accommodate, so get your name in early and be prepared for a queue of complaints trying to get their way faster…felt really bad for the workers when customers were so impatient and their teams were working as fast as they could, even called in extra help who were not supposed to be there originally. If so upset, customers should’ve gone to one of the other 10+ nearby restaurants of similar options that were also open at any given time of making a scene.

First let me say the location is great . That's the best I can say. The food is terrible and expensive. The staff less than attentive. Very disorganized. People working for the hotel from the front desk to the banquet staff. This is not a five star hotel its a glamorized holiday Inn and thats a compliment. Oh and dont touch the coffee its absolutely dreadful