We picked this place because it was the cheapest, I was visiting DC for volunteer work.
Although the staff was friendly enough, many of the door handles were broken off, and we understood why when two of our friends (women) staying in another room had someone try to break in. The night before there was a woman crying in the lobby about how "People come in and hold guns to your heads and try to take your money" and I wasn't sure if she was just hysterical. She was not.
Breakfast was super cheap fruit and super cheap bread, and I would only stay here if I were with a group that had at least two guys in it. It was pretty horrendous. I won't ever go again, I'll spend the money for something a bit safer.
I’ve lived in "urban" areas for over 10 years, and let me tell you, this was scarier and weirder than anything I've ever encountered.