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Washington, DC

Melrose Georgetown Hotel

2430 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037

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BrandNot identified
Hotel companyNot identified
Known deposit state$100
Verification statusOnline guest reports + published sources — verify before relying
Last checked2026-08-26
Conflicting reports2

LIQUIDITY SCORE

Severe Cash Risk

This is arithmetic, not algorithmic astrology. Higher means more money tied up, fewer usable payment options, slower release, or worse evidence.

69/100
Show every pointDeposit relative to room: +30No measured release time: +12Debit support uncertain: +8Prepaid support uncertain: +8Pet fee unknown: +5Evidence uncertainty: +6

CAN I AFFORD THIS TONIGHT?

Estimate the money required to book and get inside.

Room $80Taxes, pet costs & mandatory charges $10Deposit / hold $100$190 total needed to book + check in
Debit card is not confirmed.Not confirmed from scraped source

Room and taxes are estimates. An unknown deposit or selected pet charge makes the total unknown. “Plausibly yes” is not a reservation guarantee. Confirm before traveling.

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DEPOSIT BY BOOKING PATH

Source and payment timing both matter.

Direct, third-party, prepaid, and pay-at-property observations stay separate. No path is assumed cheaper.

Direct booking · Payment timing unknown

direct

$100 incidental hold · per night

Room/tax due at check-in: unknown

Total authorization: Unknown

card · researched/reported 2026-08-26

Release time not measured

Source unknown · Payment timing unknown

Unknown / not reported

$400 incidental hold · per stay

Room/tax due at check-in: unknown

Total authorization: Unknown

card · researched/reported 2024-05-01

Release time not measured

Third-party booking · Payment timing unknown

Booking.com

$100 incidental hold · Per stay

Room/tax due at check-in: unknown

Total authorization: Unknown

Not published · researched/reported 2026-08-22

Release time not measured

ACTUAL RELEASE TIME

How long people waited for their money.

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No approved report includes a measured release time yet. A published estimate is not the same as somebody getting their money back.

PETS & SERVICE ANIMALS

What bringing an animal may cost.

Not published
Service animals are exempt from pet fees and pet deposits.

A hotel’s no-pets rule, pet fee, pet deposit, and ordinary pet restrictions do not apply to a qualifying service animal under the ADA. A hotel may still charge for damage if it normally charges other guests for the same kind of damage.

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REFUNDABLE PET DEPOSITNot reportedConfirm before arrival
NONREFUNDABLE PET FEENot reportedConfirm before arrival
LIMITS & RESTRICTIONSNot reportedThese are pet rules—not service-animal rules.
Pet policy source: Booking.comChecked 2026-08-22 · confidence not rated
DEBIT CARDNot confirmed from scraped source
PREPAID CARDNot confirmed from scraped source
CASHNot confirmed from scraped source
HOLD RELEASECollected on arrival; release timing not published
MINIMUM AGENot reported
LOCAL RESIDENTSNot reported

APPROVED SOURCE HISTORY

Every published report

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2026-08-26
Guest reportEvidence weight: 58/100Booked via directConflicts with current answer

$100 · card

Guest reported being asked for a $100-per-night deposit and said the front-desk agent then offered to reduce it to $50 per night after the guest objected. Confidence: Medium. Caveats: The reported discretionary reduction is unusual and may describe one employee interaction rather than standard policy.

Tripadvisor user report ↗
2024-05-01
Guest reportEvidence weight: 53/100Booked via Unknown / not reportedConflicts with current answer

$400 · card

Guest reported a $400 deposit for a four-night prepaid stay, equivalent to $100 per night. Confidence: High. Caveats: Published master value is $100 per stay, so the report suggests a per-night basis or a policy/channel difference.

Tripadvisor user report ↗
2026-08-22
Scraped sourceEvidence weight: 20/100Booked via Booking.comUnverified scrape — may be wrong

$100 · Not published

UNVERIFIED SCRAPED SEED. This may be stale, incomplete, inaccurate, or tied to a different property or booking channel. Verify directly with the property before relying on it. Scraped claim: Booking.com's indexed property-policy text lists damage deposit of US$100 is required on arrival. Source: https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/the-melrose.en-gb.html. Confidence assigned during scrape: Medium. Location note: inferred from the source market or property title because structured location was absent from the scrape. Conflicts/caveats: None found.

Booking.com scraped policy lead ↗

Pet report: Not published

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HOW TO READ THIS

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Guest reported — what someone actually encountered.

Conflict — recent sources materially disagree.