A room that faces a mall that faces a river

The Wharf is D.C. trying to have a waterfront that photographs. The hotel I stayed in understood that assignment. Nice lobby. A view of other people enjoying the view. The room was comfortable and a little proud of the neighborhood it did not invent.

I had a good sleep and an expensive breakfast. Fine. If you live here, you do not need this hotel. If you are visiting, it is a clean, slightly generic way to be near the water.

Stay if you want to walk out into a planned neighborhood. Skip if you wanted the city, not the development.