Holiday Inn Rosslyn Key Bridge
- jj2
- First Reviewer
- 4 out of 5
- Avg. Member Rating
- 42
- Reviews
Convenient, Comfortable, & Clean
- April 20, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Great location, just a short walk to the metro. The room was spacious and clean with a great balcony view of Georgetown. Customer service everwhere was excellent. They were happy to accomodate our housekeeping requests and stored our luggage until our evening flight out. The buffet breakfast is free to Priority Club members, so make sure you join before your trip. Kids eat free. After 8:45 am or so, breakfast was quite crowded with wait for tables, especially on the weekend, so it paid to get there early. The pool was very small, but the kids enjoyed it fine, and there was a lifeguard. The only negative was the small variety of restaurants within walking distance. Eat before you come back late from sightseeing. I highly recommend this hotel for families who plan to use the metro and want something more affordable than the downtown hotels.
close to metro
- April 19, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
the location is very close t the metro. we only stayed one night, so it was fine for what we needed. they had been working on the road right outside and had recently placed a metal grate on the road. Every time a car went over it, you heard the thumping sound. I didn't sleep well because of it. If we had stayed longer,I might have asked for a room on the other side of the hotel.
Fantastic Hotel
- April 17, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Clean room. Only 1 block from the metro to to into Washington DC. Would absolutely stay here again. Staff very helpful. McDonald less than 1 block away. Free parking!
Perfect Location
- April 15, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
After spending months reading A LOT of reviews and looking at other hotels in the surrounding DC area, my fiance and I finally selected Holiday Inn @ Key Bridge. This hotel was perfect and was definitely the right choice! Great location, subway is literally a 3 minute walk from hotel. When we were planning the trip we questioned the safety of the area. We were shocked by the cleanliness and safety of the Rosslyn and DC area. We walked around late at night with no fears at all. There is also free parking in the parking garage that is incredibly convenient. There are many restaurants and eateries in the Rosslyn area. The metro only takes a few minutes to get to DC and at $1.35 per trip it beats trying to find non-existent parking in DC. The hotel was very nice, offered free breakfast to priority club members (make sure to sign up in advance to your stay) and most of the staff were very courteous. I would recommend dealing with the afternoon/night staff if you have any questions. Overall, we were so happy with our stay that we asked to stay another night. The manager even let us keep the same rate which was less than half the cost for the additional night. We are already planning another trip to DC next year and there will not even be a question where we will be staying. I would definitely recommend this hotel.
Worst stay in a hotel EVER
- February 1, 2009
- Rated 2 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Least family friendly hotel we've ever stayed in. Restaurant hours listed in info guide not reliable. Kids menu listed in info guide no longer applicable. They stopped serving breakfast at 9:30 (for those traveling from the West Coast, where the time is 3 hours behind, this is difficult to understand). The only restaurant was overpriced and dinner was "fancy" food, like steak and lobster and service was horrible (we ordered food 3x for our kids and it never came). The coffee shop also had weird hours and served stale pastries. Closest restaurant was 3 blocks away and the Metro is also 3 blocks (in the freezing cold, with small kids this is a problem).
No fridge in room. Pool did not have steps (just ladder) and was too deep for kids. Also, "heated pool" means barely tepid.
One wall in our room was all glass, with sliding glass doors to a balcony. However, it was not insulated glass and we felt a constant cold breeze in our room. Also, because the glass is not double paned, noise was a major issue. The expressway is right next to the hotel and outside noises are easily heard. The last night of our stay a hotel employee was out shoveling ice and snow at 1AM! It last over an hour and was so loud, we all woke up and our kids didn't go back to sleep for hours. We complained repeatedly and were actually treated like we were the ones making their lives inconvenient. If it hadn't been our last night there, we would have found another hotel. Also, the bathrooms are miniature, have NO vents, and you can barely shut the door if you're helping your child. We will never stay at a Holiday Inn again.