Trump's DC Hotel Scorched in Brutal Review: Report

WASHINGTON, DC — The new Trump International Hotel at the Old Post Office Building in Washington, D.C., has branded itself just like any other Trump property: as a place of unmatched luxury and indulgence. But a review by a respected luxury travel group reportedly slammed the hotel as not just bad when it comes to luxury but one of the worst new properties in the world.

LTI-Luxury Travel Intelligence, a membership-only UK-based travel group, stated in its year-end list of new luxury hotels that the hotel is "not for the true discerning luxury traveller," according to a Washingtonian report despite Trump's claims that the property on Pennsylvania Avenue would be "one of the great hotels of the world."

In fact, LTI-Luxury Travel Intelligence ranked it as the third-worst new hotel in the world.

The travel group praised the building itself — something that Trump certainly can't take credit for as it was built in 1899 — but said that once inside, the décor is "a little garish and more quantity over quality," the report states. The agency slams the service as "poor" and lacking in confidence, and the "whole experience seems a little forced."

The Four Seasons in Oahu, Hawaii, and the Palazzo Versace in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, were the only new hotels to fare worse on the list.

Trump's brand has always been designed to appeal more toward non-rich people whose idea of wealth is gold-plated everything, designer suits and Bentleys, so the review isn't likely to hurt the brand all that much — after all, it's not the first time that criticism has been made about a Trump property.

The Trump International Hotel will draw a significant amount of attention in the coming years, as it sits just blocks from his new residence at the White House come January. Critics have complained about a conflict of interest, with diplomats and other foreign dignitaries seeking to curry favor with the president by staying at his hotel instead of those of his competitors. Trump has pledged to divorce himself from his business and leave it to his children during his presidency, although his opponents contend he hasn't done nearly enough to prevent a conflict of interest.

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