Hotels Near River of Life RCCG in Prince George's County

Staying here for the second time, because the newest and largest hotel in University Park City is here, 2 bottles of mineral water are provided for free every day, and the housekeeping will be done every day without an order. It is very comfortable to live here for 6 days!

Stayed for three nights during a conference. The ”cozy” room was clean, nicely decorated, and comfortable. Everything worked, but it was quite small -- cozy for one person, but crowded for two. It . Staff was very friendly and helpful. The restaurant fare was ok but not memorable; the menu is limited, and it's the same for lunch and dinner. The most memorable thing about the hotel is the artwork in the hallways and galleries on the conference side. They were not just the same-old-same-old pieces ordered by the dozen by a corporate office, but rather one-of-kind, curated works from the U. Maryland holdings. It's worth taking some time to wander and view everything from 500+ year old Chinese scrolls to 1950's photography from the American South. It would be nice if, like a museum, the hotel had a guide to the art collection.

Disappointed. Let me begin by saying there was nothing wrong with g with our room. It was spotless as was the facility. The general look was beautiful. The check in process was odd. I understand showing ID but between that and having to sign highlighted policy pages regarding quiet time etc I felt a bit strange as though I wasn’t trusted to be an upstanding guest. There was no bar lounge - not a huge deal but just was looking forward to that. Checking the website I do see that it was checked as available I’m a review and not the hotel sight. There was a whole section of the hotel. Marked off as private with a big easel. Again odd .. access to the pool .. fitness? They charged my CC twice once for the room and again for “incidentals” An odd way of doing things even though I understand that an incidental hold is common. The bed looked beautiful but has soft spots where you kind of rolled into the center. Breakfast was MIA in the am Not even a cup of coffee. It was however a good price!

You know how an excellent staff can make even an overnight in a roadside motel a fine experience, while a bad staff can ruin a high end expensive hotel splurge? Well that's the story here. Our family booked 2 rooms here for several nights to attend an event at University of Maryland. It's very convenient to UofM as well as Washington DC. 1 mile to the Green line Metro station. I spoke to several people before booking and arrival in sales and front desk. All were helpful and kind. From sales to the pool attendant all were friendly and helpful. At check in, Ashley and Mike went above and beyond to get us settled into proper rooms. Mike switched one room with a funky door lock but kept us together, helped move furniture and brought us an extra chair. Angie helped me extend one room when we were too tired to go. Best front desk staff over many trips. We had breakfast as early as 6:45 and late as 8:45. Mr. Damian kept the food stocked, hot or cold as appropriate, tables bussed and clean. But more than that, one of us has a food allergy and Damian took it seriously, read ingredient labels to make sure there were appropriate choices and that we know about them. He is an exemplary employee and lovely guy. As I'm writing this, front desk called to ask if I left an item in the dining room. I did, but hadn't even discovered it yet. Mr. Damian ran it up to me. There are a few minor issues in the room, but the bed was great, furniture fine and TV, while basic, was huge with good picture and sound. Cable and Wifi worked fine. Pull out couch better for a kid than an adult. We actually liked the roomy layout of the larger suite more than the one bedroom. One minor complaint. We didn't use housekeeping during our stay other than getting supplies from friendly housekeepers, but the rooms were not as clean upon arrival as one could hope. I wound up using paper towels to clean the tile floors in kitchen and bath area. That said, we will definitely come back here when visiting DC and hope Marriott takes note of the outstanding staff at the Residence Inn Greenbelt. Btw, we really liked Greenbelt itself. Every single person we encountered in restaurants and stores was helpful and friendly. Made the week very pleasant.

Totally nonresponsive to our booking needs. We clearly communicated our needs for a handicap room as well as a double room to accommodate 3 family members. Nothing was as ordered when we arrived an hour past check in time. The handicap room had a tub when we requested a walk in shower. There was absolutely no storage in the room or bathroom. There was no safe in the room. We were told that this was how all handicap rooms were. There was no soap in the room. It took two requests from housekeeping to get soap and the head of housekeeping totally contradicted the front desk and said she would get us a room to meet our needs. At 10:30 pm we had to repack all our luggage and move to another room. This room did have a walk-in shower, a small free standing set of drawers in the bathroom, no other storage and a safe that was unreachable and literally on top of what is euphemistically called a closet. All this for only $250 a night, 3 rooms for 3 nights. Not an insignificant amount of money. The only accommodation we received after asking was a free buffet breakfast which was comparable to a Holiday Inn Express, adequate but certainly not lavish. Also because one person made the reservation they would not award loyalty points to anyone else even though we all paid for our own rooms. It shouldn’t be that complicated to change this request.

Title copied from another reviewer who I totally agree with. Five guests ahead of me and it took 35 minutes waiting for my turn. To save your spot 1n the check-in line, you couldn't go sit on available lounge seats obviously. There were 2 check in stations but only one was in use by Michelle. Wait was so bad that I offered to come and open second service station just to get things moving. My local Autozone in Philadelphia salespeople greet every customer at the door but at no time did Michelle acknowledge guests or even attempt to explain long line to assure customers with ”I will be with you shortly” or ”apologies for the delay” or ”the storm crashed our computers” or similar. This leads me to conclude, with some accuracy that an extremely long check-in line is THE NORM at this location . . . . The hotel did have some good aspects, such as nice rooms and adequate gym facilities. However, they were totally overshadowed by the woeful first impression at check-in. Breakfast is also an EXTRA COST add-on i'e - not included in the daily room rate. At the very least, IHG should have added it as a freebie to compensate the guests for the long check-in. IHG must be unaware that most, if not all the guests are coming from a distance - such as a long drive and/or flight, COVID protocols at every stop, TSA rules, etc. By the time most people get to the hotel, the last thimg they want to deal with is another TSA or DMV-type line just to check in. TSA line is understood. DMV line also fully understandable. Long hotel check-in = unfathomable. If I were the front desk clerk I would start with: ”Welcome to Maryland, home of Chesapeake Bay. I do apologize for the long line, if you'd like to have a seat in our comfortable lounge chairs, please put your name on this list here and I will call you when it's your turn. How was your flight/drive? May I get you a chilled bottle of water?” Above will show compassion for your clients, get IHG a better review and soothe travel weary customers Unless IHG considers above outside of their capacity . . . IJS

Facilities: Good, big room Sanitation: OK Environment: In the city center, 10 minutes walk from the White House, not far from anywhere Service: Nothing, breakfast is the same every day, no vegetables, no free mineral water, the price is OK

From the moment we walked in the door we were made to feel special. The hotel was clean, spacious and the very best hotel we had stayed in! Breakfast choices were good but no bacon! lol We had our own kitchen area so we were able to cook our own meals (theres a Shoppers supermarket 20 mins walk away) The cooking equipment could be better as we had the smallest frying pan to use but we managed. The suite itself was more than we couldv'e asked for and as we had such a bad first night in Washington, we were happy. The hotel was a 10 minute walk to the metro that took you in to the centre of Washington which was great. We really don't have a bad work to say about anything!

Do not stay here! Absolutely horrible and disgusting. We arrived Friday evening 5/19 and checked in. Elevator rattled all the way up to the 6th floor. I walk into the room and there was a horrible stench of acetone or paint? Very chemical like. There were holes in the walls, stains on the floor & a weird all over stain on the balcony window. I requested another room and everything was decent enough for the night. We left for a funeral at 8am 5/20. When we came back around 10pm. We walk in and are told the elevator is broken and that we will have have to walk up to the 6th floor. If that wasn’t annoying enough, when we finally got to the top floor, there was a fire alarm going off. We tried to call down to the front desk for 10 minutes to see if it would be shut off (because we didn’t want to walk back down 6 flights and back up). The phone went right to a busy tone every time before we finally gave up. We decided to just gather our things and check out. We had to spend $200 to get a last minute hotel and because it’s Saturday at 10pm, most things are booked up so we had to drive 30 minutes just to get a decently priced hotel. In addition there is a $100 security deposit. Why? The hotel is already in horrible shape, if someone were to smoke in a room or leave holes or stains it’s not like the hotel would fix them. They’d just put new patrons in the same damaged room and collect their money. Avoid this hotel at all costs. Just spend the extra money to stay somewhere else. To top it off, the hotel did not properly check me out Saturday night. The young man at the front desk said he checked me out and to call ********** to contact comfort inn to be refunded. Because the young man did not actually check me out when I returned the key and checked out Saturday, the comfort inn At largo, MD is refusing to refund the second night of the stay (which was not completed due to their own negligence). Also, when trying to call to get my refund, whoever was working 5/24 flat out called me a liar and said I didn’t check out Saturday and that the alarm was not going off. I have been trying to have ********** come to a resolution with the hotel but they will not admit the alarm going off or that I checked out, despite the fact that they can check their own security cameras and see both. Absolutely terrible, and I will be recommending everyone I know against any Choice Hotels property. ********** and ******* as well.

Although the staff are customer focused, the maintenance and cleanliness of the building is much to be desired. Upon checking in and getting settled in my room (room 529) a mouse ran across the floor. After calling the front desk, Marie was very prompt to assist, upgraded and moved my room without hesitation. When she arrived to help remove the mouse we noticed a mouse trap under the radiator, indicating a known problem. Additionally there was hair in the shower and what seemed to be a ***** hair on one of the face towels. Room 2 had a stink bug. Not the biggest deal, but unsettling to say the least. If it wasn't for Marie's prompt response and willingness to accommodate I would have given 1 star.