Very torn on my feelings about Top of the Town. I do not regret booking this venue, but it wasn't a pleasant experience leading up to the event.
I will start with the good. The ve...nue is GORGEOUS! It truly is a beautiful location. Hard to beat views of DC that stunned my wedding of mostly out-of-town guests. Flooded with natural light. Beautifully simple decor that can fit into any aesthetic. The bathrooms are spacious, which sounds like a silly thing to mention. But once you've been to a wedding where there is one, single toilet for the whole place you have a different perspective. The tables and chairs a great quality and come with the venue. We rented their navy linens and they were great as well.
Now for the rest. The contract is extensive with restrictions. Most of the time these weren't a problem for us. The one I was most concerned about was no music that elicited synchronized jumping/dancing, but I didn't even miss the songs that would be on such a list. While they do require you to use a caterer and dj that have been pre-approved, both lists are very long. You'll find someone you like easily.
Besides all that (which you know before booking!), my greatest frustrations were issues with communication and being very unaccommodating. Just a couple examples. I was originally told months before, when I brought my parents on a tour, that using command strips would be okay. Three weeks before the wedding, during our walk thru, my coordinator tells me that the venue says command strips are a no. Their speed of communication varies a lot. Sometimes I would get a response that day. Other times it would take multiple days. And I could never get someone on the phone.
Finally, the main reason my rating is what it is. When trying to schedule the walk thru I was nearly brought to tears in frustration. I emailed the venue, my catering coordinator, and my wedding planner to pick a date/time. I said I'd prefer weekends, but "I do realize that weekends are your busiest days in the wedding industry so if we cannot make that happen, I can do an evening during the week." Because I work 9 to 5:30. Top of the Town's response is that they are available during week days from 11 to 4. After TEN days of emailing back and forth, they inform me someone will stay until 5:15. I eventually got it pushed back to 5:30, but I still had to leave my job an hour early because of the commute. In an industry so dependent on your clients, I would assume only operating during the average work hours would be counter productive. But maybe every bride before me has been able to take off work mid-day for a venue walk thru.
Overall, I am not disappointed I chose the venue. My guests adored it. But if you work 9-5 like the majority of the work force, get stressed easily (like me) or don't have an amazing wedding planner to support you, maybe take a second look.