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Washington: The Five Best Hotels Just Outside of Washington, D.C.

KatieK — 2009-11-13T16:00:19-05:00

<![CDATA[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 suburbs-serving Metro, and suddenly it makes sense why so many D.C. tourists actually spend the night in a neighboring city (where, ahem, the residents have the right to vote). Of course, this is hardly a secret; so if youre looking to the suburbs for a no-frills deal, stick to family-friendly classics. Otherwise, here are our picks for five convenient suburban DC hotels that offer more than just a free (stale)

Ashburn: Aloft Dulles Opens For Inauguration But All Rooms Are Booked

juliana — 2009-01-05T10:27:45-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/aloftsignage.jpg" class="top"> Standard Aloft Signage (Not from Aloft Dulles North.)It's been a while since we reported on an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20hotels">Aloft Hotel</a> opening but that's because those hotels are opening up seemingly every week across the country. However, the most recent opening in Washington D.C. (ok, scratch that. We mean Ashburn, Virginia) has us wondering if there are any rooms open for Barack Obama's Inauguration. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Aloft+Dulles-North/local/1350">The Aloft Dulles North</a> opened its doors to guests just before Christmas and will hold it's officially opening party on January 15th. Unfortunately, when we plugged in prime inauguration stay dates (Jan. 18-21st), the online reservations system had nothing for us. Null, in fact was the term that came up. Still the Aloft might

Ashburn: Aloft Dulles-North Will Open in Time for Inauguration

KatieK — 2008-09-30T10:37:59-05:00

Is it just us, or do Aloft hotels make anyone else reminisce about the old-school cartoon show "Animaniacs," with Pinky and the Brain on a persistent quest for world domination? The dialogue writes itself:

Brian McGuinness, vice president of Aloft: Gee Frits, what do you want to do tonight?
Frits van Paasschen, CEO of Starwood: The same thing we do every night--try to take over the world.

And in spite of a few documented setbacks, Aloft gets one step closer January 1. Aloft Dulles-North, located near Washington Dulles Airport some 30 miles from our fair nation's capital, has rescheduled its November opening for one (presumably) well-timed with inauguration mania.

Dulles: Hotel Blog Watch :: Aloft Washington-Dulles North

Jenna — 2008-07-14T10:35:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/aloftdulles.png" class="imgborder">With the<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20hotels"> Aloft</a> hype machine in full-effect as Starwood begins to close in on world domination, it's refreshing to see an Aloft property that has taken things (albeit ever-so-slightly) into their own hands as far as making the hotel feel a bit less, well, corporate. The Aloft Washington-Dulles Airport, which is slated to open in early November, has their own <a href="http://aloftdullesnorth.blogspot.com">blog</a> and, honestly, we're really happy it exists, if only because it doesn't look like it was created by the<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/28/161712/600/hotels/Aloft_Hotels_Unveils_New_Pink_Website"> pink-loving</a>, sometimes slang-abusing Starwood marketing squad. While a good bit of the content on the blog is no more than copied-and-pasted press releases, some of the stuff is very honest-to-goodness, community-specific news and updates on