Pictures from our stay at the The District by Hilton Club

[brp]

I have stayed on W57 ..Do we have free drinks and snacks? I am not elite. I just own 8.5k. thanks

They have a reasonable breakfast- really the only non-carb items are the very nice quiche (very little shell). They don't have a kitchen on site, so it's hard.

The evening is better. They have beer (usually Brooklyn Lager), some decent wine and very nice snacks. Chicken wings, various egg rolls, nice cheese guac. There are other hot choices, but I don't recall.

Just tales being an owner, as noted, and doesn't require elite. We're all-resale, so pretty far from elite

Cheers.

 

[chriskre]

Seems that HGVC is following in Disney's steps with converting hotels to TS.
That way they can shift some of the management costs to owners and make
themselves even more profitable.

I am kind of glad they are expanding the club anyway they do it as long as it's
bookable to everyone and not just to a new club within a club.

I used to stay in Embassy suites alot back when I travelled more in hotels and
also in Residence Inns. I use Residence Inn more now because they are just
usually more conveniently located to where I am going and I've been with
Marriott longer now in their rewards program.

Always good to have options but I won't be adding any points at any of these
urban locations. Maybe OS might make sense again if it's available at any
of these converted ES. Has anyone used the OS and compared?

 

[alwysonvac]

For the Hilton club resorts, Open Season is restricted. It’s available exclusively for property owners only.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

I'm surprised they didn't even beef up the kitchenette area even a little bit. Put in range top burner or at least a toaster oven.

It looks exactly the same as every other Embassy Suites room. You just book it on points. Just a way for HGVC to say they're building new locations?

Stayed first night on Hhonors pts on 6th floor. 4 nights at District on 9th floor so can now compare.

Overall, I would rate hotel design, amenities, and breakfast buffet very highly.

Biggest diff are rooms. Room at hotel was a 3.5. Room at District 4.25 to 4.5. Hotel photos do not tell full story:

• District was a step up. Much nicer finishes and amenities. District had wood/laminate floors vs. Hotel carpet. Layouts pretty much same.
• Kitchenette has glassware and upgraded wood (like?) finishes. Hotel had cheap white laminate and slightly worn furnishings.
• Bathroom and linens more luxurious. District also had a nice dining table. Hotel had a desk instead. District room was cleaned every day.

We did not have access to the District lounge but used the hotel breakfast which was quite good. Given our experience in W57 lounge, I would expect the Distrct lounge to be much better than eve fare in hotel.

Would stay at both again but would prefer District if points are reasonable.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

BTW, the location is also quite good. Walking distance to Georgetown waterfront (longer walk), Lincoln Memorial and restaurants.

Ritz Carleton residences, Marriott and Hilton Garden Inn on same block. These hotels also provide good alternatives if District or ES not a good value.

 

[Here There]

Thank you, OP and others, for sharing your recent experiences staying at the District. Now that I'll have access to booking HGVC soon (my ROFR-passed offer is now in the deed prep stage) along with MVC's Mayflower (since I am also enrolled in Marriott's points program) I'm wondering what to do with my current ownership of 126K Wyndham points...
I bought into the Wyndham (homebase: Waikiki beach walk) program 3+ years ago primarily for the ability to book a few stopover nights at Old Town Alexandria for in & outbound trips to the east coast and beyond. What was meant as a pitstop to see family has turned into a wonderful urban excursion -- with OTA's convenient location, the quaint, cute aspect of the town itself, along with the full TS amenities (stovetop, full frig, laundry facilities, sep bedroom) offered by the resort. All at a reasonable cost of <$100 per weeknight. For these reasons it will be a sad day when I unload the Wyndham ownership which I feel I must in order to streamline the portfolio...

 

[Nahanni]

Thanks for posting this information. We'll be staying for 4 nights in August and wonder if there if anyone knows of a nearby, safe alternate location for overnight parking (to avoid the hotel's $49 nightly fee). We're expecting to walk to the Mall, etc and won't really need the car once it's parked.