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For those wanting the esentials
04/16/2009Good points: close to metro in safe neighborhood, microwave and refrigerator in room, great bed, newspaper delivered to room weekdays, restaurant on site, clean bad points: bathroom is small and ...
Good points: Close to Metro in safe neighborhood, microwave and refrigerator in room, great bed, newspaper delivered to room weekdays, restaurant on site, clean Bad points: Bathroom is small and inconvenient, old chairs, not easy to get back to the hotel by car if you don't have an updated map Unfortunate for Hotel : Major construction going on weekdays with third shift included.
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Great place to stay if you're going to DC
12/24/2008My husband and i stayed here for a quick romantic getaway. the location of the hotel was great. you could see the metro station from the hotel, just a short ...
My husband and i stayed here for a quick romantic getaway. The location of the hotel was great. You could see the metro station from the hotel, just a short walk across the parking lot. The hotel is in a good, safe neighborhood, so even walking to the metro at night was not a problem. The metro is absolutely the best, easiest way to get around. We used it to go to Old Town/King Street in Alexandria where there were shops and restaurants to please all tastes and price ranges. We also used the metro to get into DC every day, a very quick ride, and so easy to use. Our room was clean, nothing fancy, but we were not spending much time in the room so a comfortable bed and hot shower is all we wanted, and that's what we got. We only ate in the restaurant once, and it was the breakfast buffet. Not great, and a little pricey, but convenient. Did not use the pool or fitness facilities. If we ever go back I will absolutely stay here again, and i've recommended it to friends and family. Can't beat the price for such a good location.
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Do not choose this hotel for the pool!
05/09/2008We chose this hotel for a family get together so that we would have an indoor pool for our 8 and 9 year olds to be able to kill time ...
We chose this hotel for a family get together so that we would have an indoor pool for our 8 and 9 year olds to be able to kill time when we did not have other things going on. We had 2 rooms, one group checked in early in the afternoon, the other group did not arrive until 8pm. Upon check-in, the later party was told by the front desk staff that the pool was open until 10pm so there would be plenty of time to catch a bite to eat and then spend a little time in the pool. This was a Friday night, so there was a fantastic seafood buffet going on. The kids ate rather quickly and at about 9:15 headed to the pool where there was only one person swimming. We were greeted by the snottiest teenage lifeguard saying that we had to leave because the pool is closed. She went on to say that she was letting the other person swim past closing time because she was enjoying talking to her. She insisted that the pool closing time was 9pm and we had to leave. We asked to see the manager and the man that checked us in was the one on duty. He agreed that the pool hours were only from 1-9 pm. He asked who told us that it was open until 10 and my niece piped up "You did sir." He graciously allowed the kids to swim for 13 minutes and then booted them out. Later in the trip, a large school group checked in to the hotel and 2 nights in a row, we went by the pool and saw that group swimming well past 10pm. The staff is very inconsistent with their "rules".
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Do NOT stay here!!!
04/27/2008This hotel is terrible!!! the entire hotel needed to be updated... 10 years ago. it is dark, dirty and depressing. i booked the hotel because it had an indoor pool, ...
This hotel is terrible!!! The entire hotel needed to be updated... 10 years ago. It is dark, dirty and depressing. I booked the hotel because it had an indoor pool, but what they don't tell you is that the pool closes for 15 minutes every hour and doesn't open until 1 pm. When we complained their response was "we get that complaint a lot". The restaurant was filthy and the food well below expectations. The hotel is right ON route 495 so it is very noisy. I will never stay at this hotel again, nor will I stay at a Holiday Inn again.
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For families with children
05/03/2007The hotel is well located (near capital beltway) with free parking. metro (wheelchair and stroller accessible throughout) is next to the hotel and brings you in 20mins to downtown dc. ...
The hotel is well located (near Capital Beltway) with free parking. Metro (wheelchair and stroller accessible throughout) is next to the hotel and brings you in 20mins to downtown DC. We went to the indoor pool every evening, great fun with the children. Number of TV programs very limited.
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