Perfect place to stay!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 04/27/05
Our family of four (mom, dad, 14 and 8) spent seven nights here last week and made it our base for our DC trip. This decision was based on Tripadvisor reviews. We were not disappointed. We stayed in a one bedroom suite with a microwave, fridge and separate bedroom. The best rates were through Travelocity. This quiet hotel is located about 1 1/2 blocks away from the Crystal City metro station, with the yellow and blue lines. Reagan airport is a mile away and we only heard a couple of planes the whole time we were there. There is also a free shuttle to and from the airport. There are many restaurants closeby, but some of them cater to the 8-5 crowd and are not open late. We found a McDonalds, Subway, Legal Seafoods, Chilis, Chipolte, McCormick's steakhouse and some others that were open. The sit down restaurants are on street level and the others are below ground in an "underground" mall. There is a 7-11 about 2 blocks to the south for stuff to cook in the microwave. The hotel also has a "Suite Shop" with microwavable food. There was coffee and popcorn in the room. Tip: pick up hot chocolate in the morning at breakfast and use it with the hot water available at the breakfast bar later in the day. The breakfast had hot foods such as french toast sticks, sausage patties, scrambled egg patties and sausage gravy. There were bagels, biscuits, cereal, toast, english muffins and fruit. There were all types of coffee, apple, orange, and cranberry juice, milk, etc. We stuffed up in the morning and could sightsee until mid-afternoon before having lunch. Enterprise Car Rental is about 50 yards south of the hotel and it is very convenient to get to other places from this hotel. We got to Dulles and Mt. Vernon quickly and easily. The beds were comfortable and the kids liked the pool. The free high speed internet access is also a nice feature. This is definitely a "stay again".