In many cities, a suburban stay equals hours on the train each morning and night. But Washington D.C. is small enough that its closest suburbs are often destinations in their own rights from Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, to downtown Bethesda, Maryland. Throw in D.C.s crime-ridden rap, combined with the...
November 13, 2009
We have definitely admired Kimpton's new Lorien Hotel and Spa since it opened up earlier this year. But their new special package is one we're finding a little bit confronting although we suspect it's our fault, not the hotel's.The thing is, the Lorien Hotel and Spa wants us...
September 17, 2009
Theres something altogether dreamy about a weekend getaway that includes bicycling, picnicking, and sightseeing in historic Virginia. So it only makes sense that Kimptons new Lorien Hotel and Spa in Alexandria, Virginia, would be the purveyor of such an idyllic scenario. After all, lest you forget, the Lorien is...
June 03, 2009
It's like Kimpton Hotels is peering into our lives lately or maybe they've just been reading our constantly updated Twitter feed. Either way, they seem to know exactly what we we're into these days. First, they started offering us the choice of continental breakfast or cocktails for only a...
April 30, 2009
We have to hand it to Kimpton for their newest hotel. Since opening Feb. 12, the Lorien Hotel & Spa in Alexandria, Virginia, has managed first of all to impress us (no easy feat). And now that three weeks have passed, we thought it high time to...
March 06, 2009
On Friday we unveiled a few photos of Kimptons newest hotel, the Lorien Hotel and Spa in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. All in all, were impressed by its, yes, dreamy details, from sweet clawfoot tubs to photography shot by the hotels iconic designer, Vincente Wolf. Today, enjoy this video of...
February 23, 2009
Yesterday we hopped down to Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, to tour the just-opened Lorien Hotel and Spa. Well have full coverage Monday, but for now, here are a few photos and our initial reactions of the Kimpton space. The Lorien radiates a sleek, contemporary, moneyed feel thats right on...
February 20, 2009
Proof that the recession hasnt yet hijacked the hotel industry: Kimptons newest property, the Lorien Hotel and Spa in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, opens today and right on schedule, we might add. Located just outside Washington, D.C., the $50-million Lorien is Kimptons 11th outpost in the area and...
February 12, 2009
We've been anticipating the opening of Kimpton's Lorien Hotel & Spa in Old Town Alexandria, VA (right outside of D.C.) for a while now, and it looks like the dreamy-looking "crown jewel" of the D.C. area is set to open up on February 12th (long after the smoke has...
January 12, 2009
Weve heard whispers about the new Kimpton hotel coming soon to the Washington, D.C., area, but weve now received official word (and an opening date!): the $50-million Lorien Hotel & Spa is set to open Feb. 12, 2009, in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Marketed as Kimptons crown jewel in...
December 01, 2008
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