Wingate by Wyndham Mount Vernon

STAY AWAY!!! PARKING LOT IS A HOMELESS CAMP and the manager is OKAY with that! Cannot emphasize how bad this place is. We had to leave after one night. Felt way too dangerous for our family to stay at. Other families traveling with us wanted to leave too!

This is by far the worst hotel I have ever stayed at. First of all, it was simply dirty to the point I asked the staff multiple times to clean trash in the elevator -- same trash for several days. The are at the front desk had trash also. The room wasn't cleaned in spite of specific requests. breakfast room ran out of napkins for several days. Screws in the metal ***** in the room were sticking out, and my husband got tripped walking in the room. Some People at the front desk simply lie to you, including Alysa AKA Lysa AKA Maya. This hotel should never have more than 2 stars max. Just a place to avoid.

The room we got was large and quite clean. i did not look like the photos... just meaning that the beds had make-shift duvets without the colorful runners. The duvets were sandwiched between white sheets (no true duvet cover) but I wasn't trying to impress anyone so no worries. The coffee maker is a K-cup sort. I filled it with a cup of water then turned it on - got a flood as apparently someone had poured water in but didn't brew it so there was a coffee flood. I recommend the cleaning staff regularly check the coffee makers to empty any water out of them (I will be doing that for myself in future to avoid the deluge. One other slight fuss is although the room has a WONDERFUL little sofa chair with a nice foot rest, and there is a very large desk but there is no desk chair. There was the sofa to possibly drag over to the desk, but there was a cushioned low back-less bench that we used for sitting at the desk. The hotel staff were kind, thoughtful and friend. The complementary 'hot' breakfast was quite good. There were covered hot pans - scrambled eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy. I went for the DIY waffles which were, dare I say, the best waffle recipe I've ever had and I have had a zillion hotel DIY waffles. I could have sat there eating waffles all day, but I would have exploded. So it was a good stay at the Wingate - not quite the Ritz, but overall it was a delightful stay.

This was the filthiest place I've ever stayed...and I've done my share of third-world international travel. I don't mind old...but the hallway carpets appeared as if not vacuumed for weeks - same with tile in elevator (filthy). Used bar of soap in the shower, stains around toilet, remote was black with grunge and big stain on floor next to bed. Food service person appeared as if he just got out of bed. Don't waste your money. I've requested a refund but no reply by management.