HotelChatter - VA

It's a Start: The Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington is Doing Free WiFi Days Next Week

juliana — 2012-05-08T16:30:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Connexion_Bar_Business_Setup_5910.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/marriott hotels">Marriott Hotels</a> have consistently made the "Worst" list on our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/4/5/21415/90173/hotels/The_2012_HotelChatter_Hotel_WiFi_Report">Annual Hotel WiFi Report</a> but one Marriott is trying to change that.<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+Key+Bridge/ian/106406">The Key Bridge Marriott</a> in Arlington, Virginia--Marriott's second and longest-operating hotel--let us know that the hotel is "finally moving into the 21st century" by joining with AT&T to put fast WiFi in all the guest rooms, suites, meeting spaces and the lobby. Due to the switch, guests can get online faster and have up to 12 times more bandwidth and reliable connectivity. To celebrate the new wireless provider, the hotel is offering free WiFi for all guests in the guestrooms on May 16 and May 17. The only catch is the WiFi will

Leap Into The Mountains of Virginia with this Leap Year Deal

ASchechter — 2012-01-02T09:15:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/cn_image_1.size.the_homestead_hot_springs_hot_springs_virginia_104889_2.jpg" class="top">Nothing says the mountains of Virginia like some floral decor!Yup, 2012 is a leap year, which means not only do we gain a whole day in February, but also that we'll be seeing hotel rates 'leap' down in celebration of the quadrennial occasion. Like at the 3,000-acre <a href="http://www.thehomestead.com/accommodations/guest-rooms-suites">Homestead</a> in Hot Springs, VA, where guests are being offered a buy-one-get-one type deal for all of 2012. With a booking period that lasts only from tomorrow until Friday January 6, anyone who books a room at the hotel will receive a second night starting at just $29. Gee, kinda makes us wish it was March 1 that's considered the leap day, and not February 29, so we could bring

A Look at Hilton's Brand New Technology Lounge

juliana — 2011-12-19T13:45:53-05:00

Back in April we learned that the Hilton Tysons Corner in McLean, Virginia was undergoing a massive renovation that would actually set the blueprint for all future new Hilton Hotels. Yay, new stuff!

The fruits of the renovation debuted five brand new design concepts from the check-in area to the restaurant and of course, up in the guestrooms. We were able to peep at some of the new designs via computerized renderings but we've only just noticed an actual photo of Hilton's new Technology Lounge pictured right here.

Would You Live In A Hotel If You Could?

ASchechter — 2011-11-01T09:40:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/BestWesternPlus.jpg" class="top">Making the internet rounds yesterday was the story of Joy Bricker, a 79-year-old woman who has spent the past ten years living at the <a href="">TownePlace Suites Falls Church</a>. And not 'living' as in, she commuted every week between the Virginia hotel and her home. No. The hotel itself was her home, and she loved it. As she numbered off to the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-hotel-room-of-her-own--every-day-for-10-years/2011/10/26/gIQAawkuJM_story.html">Washington Post</a> the perks of living in a hotelno utility bills, free breakfast, free wi-fiwe were suddenly struck with the idea that we, too, might enjoy the prospect of life in an extended stay property. For starters, the cleanliness! We'd never have to do another house chore in our life. And if we chose our

Josh Flagg Visits the Inn at Little Washington, Leaves a Cow Lover

juliana — 2011-09-07T12:35:38-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/innlittlewashroom.jpg" class="top">Our own Eloise, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/josh flagg">Josh Flagg</a> recently took a trip down to Virginia where he made friends with a very interesting hotel restaurant"employee." Read on to find out more! Have you ever met a cow by the name of Faira who serves you cheese table-side? Well I have! If you visit the uber-chic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Inn+at+Little+Washington/local/474">Inn at Little Wahington</a> (which incidentally is not in Washington D.C., but in Virgina), you will have one of the best meals of your life in this quaint hotel. The Inn at Little Washington is basically in the middle of nowhere. Driving there, I was sure I had made a wrong turn. Amongst all the goats and tractors, and old abandoned barns, I