Different, as advertised! Great location & very clean. Would certainly stay there again! Walking distance to Dupont Circle (restaurants) and Adams Morgan (nightlife).

Had a king deluxe room which was very roomy (with the exception of a very small bathroom). Aveda bath products were a nice touch.

Trendy lounge & adjoining patio area. Lively on Friday - quiet on Sat & Sun.

Nearby restaurant recommendations:
Hank's Oyster Bar (1624 Q Street NW) Outstanding seafood!
Circa At Dupont (1601 Connecticut Ave NW) Outstanding drinks!
Corner Bakery (1425 K Street NW) Good breakfast value

Fantastic hotel. I have stayed at Kimpton Hotels before and I liked this one the best. Service was outstanding - Georgina was perhaps the best hotel staff member I've ever met! So professional, thoughtful, helpful, and friendly! The room is large and my bed was in an alcove - very cool! I was away from my infant daughter, so I had to pump while at the hotel. They gladly gave me a refrigerator in the room and waived the charge so I could keep the milk cold. The location is fantastic - right next to Whole Foods (yum!). My only complaint, and it's a small one, is that the chair to work in was pleather or some other similar material, and it was not really made for working. I would vote for a real desk chair such as an Aeron. But overall, a 5-star stay!

This is my first Kimpton hotel stay on a business trip to DC. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this hotel for business travellers who needs to use the Internet as the connection in the room is very slow (although free). The gym was disappointing, it only had 3 machines and the AC was not even working. My double bed room is much smaller than I had expected (I had come from NYC). My bathroom comes with a shower rather than a bath tub, which I was not very excited about. The service I received was subpar to all the great reviews I read here. On separate occasions, the trash in my room and the wine glass from the bubbly hour weren't even removed! The minibar also didn't come with a key and I had to call to ask for one.

However, I do like the location of the hotel. It is within walking distance of the Metro, downtown, White House and other tourist spots. Whole Foods, Starbucks, CVS are just around the corner.

This is a non-traditional hotel. The room decor and furniture are very colorful and unique. The coolest feature in the room for me was the dispensers for lotion, soap, shampoo etc. which was very convenient (although the lotion was way too watery).

If you're looking for a unique little spot in a residential neighborhood, with friendly accommodating staff, I'd recommend this hotel without hesitation.

We were attending a conference at the DC Convention Center and the Helix offered a discount rate for conference attendees. When I called to confirm our reservation (which I'm glad I did and I recommend doing if you reserve through the convention center's housing bureau because they had some details very wrong), I confess to being a little put-off by the recorded phone greeting -- try it and see what I mean -- but we kept the reservation and we're quite glad we did.

Although less posh than other Kimpton hotels I've stayed at before, the rooms were comfortable, colorful, and very off-beat (see attached photos) -- and the staff could not have been more friendly. Everyone from the housekeeper who introduced herself to me in the hall and asked if everything was OK in our room to the lobby staff (it's hard to use the words front desk because they stand behind small platforms) who greeted us with a "welcome back" every time we walked through the entranceway's sliding curtains was professional and friendly and could not have been more accommodating (Late check out? No problem; You want to take everything out of the minibar and use it as a refrigerator? No problem; Directions anywhere? No problem; Want to enjoy your complimentary champagne up in the room instead of here in the lobby? Of course -- and don't worry about bringing the glass downstairs when you're finished; we'll get it later; Need your bill split in half with two receipts under different names? No problem; You just arrived back ten minutes after happy hour ended? No worries; Restaurant recommendations? What kind of food are you in the mood for?...). We liked the many eco-friendly practices of the hotel as well. The hotel is within walking distance of Dupont Circle, downtown, the Convention Center, the White House, and other tourist sites; within hiking distance of Adam's Morgan (1.3 miles); and about a 10-minute walk from the nearest metro stops. There's a 7-Eleven on the corner and Whole Foods Market a block away.

I would not hesitate to stay here again.