The tour was very good the driver named Speaker was very informative and entertaining during the tour we used the tour for a complete tour around the complete circuit. We had designated spots to see and jumped on and off to get us there I would recommend to anyone going to DC.
I had used the Hop-on Hop-off trolley in Rome with very good results, so I thought this would be perfect for Washington DC when I took my grandkids, ages 9 and 13 over Spring Break. Here is the problem: The 3 loops this trolley travels on are fairly long, and only go one-way. So, if you get off at the Smithsonian, and want to go back to the Federal Triangle, you have to ride the entire loop in order to go back 2 stops. This is very time-consuming. Second problem, and it is a big one: for the last trip of the day, you have to be on board by 4:30 or 5:00 if coming from Arlington Nat'l Cemetery. This cuts the available time way, way back! Especially when you have lost 45 minutes or an hour driving in a circle to come back to where you started, in order to transfer to another loop. I was never able to take the grandkids to either Arlington National Cemetery or Georgetown because of this short time frame.
This would be a good value for someone who just wants to ride on the bus, early and mid-day, and see all the sites from the trolley. But if you do indeed want to hop on and hop off, you lose too much time waiting for buses and then having to go in the opposite direction you want to go, because the routes are only one-way. Also, if I had known, before I bought the tickets, that the last hop on would have to be by 4:30pm, I doubt I would have bought a 2-day ticket for the 3 of us.
Great tour. Drivers very knowledgeable and entertaining. Trolley stops a little to far from attractions in some areas. Would use again.