Days Inn Arlington/Washington DC

This hotel is a mixed experience. Let’s start with the good stuff:
–The staff was helpful and professional.
–The room was clean and the bed was comfortable.
–The air conditioning worked.
–The hotel has a free shuttle to the Rosslyn Metro. There’s also a bus stop across the street whose bus goes to the Rosslyn Metro.
–The location is good, as within a short walking distance there are restaurants and a convenience store.
OK. Now for the bad stuff:
–I think there might be a problem with their credit card system. I have my receipt and the hotel staff confirmed they approved the transaction. First, my account balance from my bank’s website showed the charge. But now, it doesn’t show the charge and has my original balance before checking in. I’ll need to watch the account and make sure they charge the card and that they don’t end up charging me twice (or not at all).
–I actually stayed in two of this hotel’s rooms. In the first room, it looked like the carpet may have been rotting away in one corner. Also, after a few days, I developed either some sort of rash or bug bites. Having checked the mattress, I didn’t see any signs of bedbugs, so this could be anything from mosquito bites to mites to an allergy to the detergent used to wash the sheets.
–This hotel is in bad need of repairs and refurbishment. I requested another room after I started getting the rash or bug bites, and in this new room, there were times where I could hardly get the door open to go out. It seems to me that the owner of this hotel has just simply neglected it.
–In some of the electrical outlets, my cell phone charger wouldn’t stay in.

ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE
I stayed here in an emergency because a lot of neighboring places were full and I couldn’t stay in my condo. Not a good idea in any sense of the word ever.
The staff here are rude and out of it. It’s clear they don’t care, and simply took my money and pointed me at a room. The price was rather high — north of $ 150 — so I at minimum expected some decency.
Nope. Here’s some of the «features» my place had:
— Someone trying to break in at the middle of the night
— Bedbugs
— A persistent disgusting mildew smell that permeated my clothing
— A tube television that was so broken it could barely show anything
— A hole in the floor for a drain in the shower that made noise all night
— A ridiculously small bathroom and shower that had not been cleaned well at all
— A shower that I could not control the temperature of
— A temperature somewhere in the range of «vaguely uncomfortably hot»
And that’s just scratching the surface.
Run, don’t walk, ANYWHERE else.

My husband had to stay there for a few days for work and he got bit up so bad fr bed bugs that I had to take him to the emergency room. Rooms weren’t very clean. And manager was extremely rude about this sitauation. I don’t recommend them to anyone.

The health department, BBB or some irate guest will likely close the place down… WiFi, TV etc do not work, filthy, poorly maintained are good words for what Days Inn should be ashamed of… avoid if you can… front desk guy really nice however and apologetic from word go…

Horrible hotel, poor conditions. Electronics are not functional.
More worse, the reception desks are rude and impatient. One of them is a racist!
中国人最好不要订这家酒店，那个印度接待非常不耐烦不友好，见到白人又一副哈巴狗的样子。

Very bad experience! On our first night, the bathroom got clogged after my son and husband took a shower, just two people! I decided not to take a shower for fear that it might overflow. Second night, my son planned to work out in their so-​called «fitness room» but everything was not working, the threadmill and elliptical! Everything! Tried to get some coffee but the coffeemaker was out of order. On our second day, we waiting for their shuttle at the bus stop to take us back to the hotel, we kept on waiting but the shuttle was not coming so I decided to call the front desk. You guessed that right… the shuttle broke down. I asked him if the hotel will pay for our taxi, he said it is not really expensive so we can just pay (later on, he changed his mind and send another Days Inn shuttle to pick us up). Awful service!

If your looking for a quick nap after a long drive, this is the place. If your looking for anything more then that look else where. Hotel is very out of date, the «restaurant» is only open for breakfast. Wifi is a joke on the rooms themselves. Heater in the room sounded like it was leaking, bathroom door wouldn’t lock and the parking lot was pretty rough too. The only good thing about the hotel was that the staff was nice. Other then that, nothing

This a good hotel for a low price… The carpet, the old-​fashioned TVs and the bathroom’s tiles may be a little bit corrupted, but that is what you pay for the price! Besides, the breakfast and other structures are quite comfortable!

My Boyfriend and I planned a roadtrip one morning just waking up looking at each other and saying: «Hey, let’s go to Washington, DC for a few days!» We had no reservations anywhere and off we went. so we completely went off and just checked into hotels along the way.
Wow! This place was actually comical. After check in we were greeted walking to our room by 4 police officers asking if everything was okay. AHM, we just checked in. They were really really nice. But, obviously there was some sort of ruckus going on before we got there and it didn’t stop all night. Our room was super old and pretty outdated. The sheets were dirty and pretty gross. Luckily, there were two queen beds so we slept in the cleanest of the two.
Luckily, we didn’t notice any bugs like the other hotel guests. But, I definitely would never stay here again!!!

One star is generous for this place but I suppose it is better than sleeping on the streets of DC.
Our room smelled like a musty basement, the remote control didn’t work, WiFi was spotty at best, the TV was an old Zenith box number with a blown out speaker, there was a fly buzzing around the room that I had to stalk with an old sauce-​stained pizza menu that I found on the nightstand and last but not least whore outlets. Outlets so loose, your device won’t stay plugged in unless you tape it to the walls and ALL the outlets in our room were like this.
Overall not a good idea unless you’re pretty desperate.

Free wifi but keeps losing connection. AT&T signal on my phone is spotty too. Found two cockroaches in the room (one already dead on the floor, another I killed on the sink area). The central air conditioning doesn’t really work (it’s set on the coolest setting already but it doesn’t provide enough cooling). There is only one small bar of soap for both the sink and showering. There’s an old bulky tv without a working remote (the remote has battery but doesn’t control the tv). The bathtub doesn’t drain well. No convenient store around (e.g., to get drinking water). I stayed in room 154, on the first floor. My colleague stayed on the 2^nd floor and he didn’t have as many problems as I did but he agreed that this is a one-​star motel.
One good thing so far. Decent restaurant across the street (Bön Chon chicken).

I’ve been here for 2 days so far. My husband is in the army and we recently moved to Virginia from California. This hotel isn’t too bad. It seems pretty close to everything and, most importantly, it’s literally right across the street from the army base. The people who checked us in were very nice and professional. The rooms are a little out-​dated but at least have a working television. The a/​c in my room clicks alllllll day and night, but it’s too hot to turn off. The bathroom looks like it hasn’t been updated in 20 years. There’s some mold on the ceiling of my shower. Hardly any soap or shampoo but I obviously brought my own since I’m not just visiting. They have a pool and breakfast in the mornings. All in all, it’s not horrible, but also not the most amazing place, but what do you expect for the price?

As Mr John K mentioned, the trip to and from the nearest metro station is quite straightforward, which makes the location of this motel rather handy.
LIKED
— Clean
— Helpful staff. Staff at check in even gave us an upgrade.
— Good location
— Good price
— Big room
DISLIKED
— Baby powder smell in the room
— Noisy next doors that made it almost impossible for me to sleep the first two nights: On night 1 it was the guy that made phone calls ALL. F*****G. NIGHT.
On night 2 it was the fiery couple who cried and fought ALL. F*****G. NIGHT.
— Bathroom was really cold, as the window wasn’t shut properly to keep the winds out.
We’d stay here again.

I only stayed here one night where I literally just slept. I showered, brushed my teeth, etc elsewhere.
For only sleeping, I woke up with a congested nose from the dust. And wherever my skin touched the bed sheets was covered with itchy bumps. One side of my face, my ankles, my wrists and the lower part of my back. Been three days since and I’m still itching up a storm.
Never ever ever ever again.

Wish there was an integer number of stars. Hella’ pricey. People weren’t friendly. Furnitures look like they came from a thrift store. AC unit had dust bunnies all over the grills. Dust was EVERYWHERE. Stains all over the shower area, mirrors were old and spotty. The worst part was that the wall paper by the back window was peeling. I pried it open just to see what was up. It was full of mold and a bug was living off of it! I wonder how many health codes they were breaking. We had to eject outta there ASAP.
I actually have a video footage of our observation. Pardon the fake Filipino accent but we had to relieve ourselves comically.

The worst, most disgusting hotel I’ve ever stayed in. I so regretted getting this hotel. It was so loud, dirty, old, smelly, nothing worked, and it seemed like a dangerous neighborhood. DO NOT STAY!

La chambre que nous avons loué est simple et vieillotte et le petit déjeuner est basique (céréales, café, lait, tartines, beurre, confiture et simili jus d’orange et de pomme). Le côté négatif pour moi est le service dans des couverts en polystyrèné. Ça fait vraiment très bas de gamme et ce n’est pas agréable alors que le petit déjeuner pourrait être correcte. Nous n’avons pas profité de la piscine (octobre) car elle était fermée.

Room and bed way too small. Not a room for two people. TV speakers were almost blown out. First shift representative not very friendly. Carpets dirty and bathroom extremely small. On a positive note: great location and price for the stay. Second shift rep very professional and friendly.

Good place to sleep, not so much to hang out. The furniture and décor are outdated, but the oom was clean and neat. The temperature was difficult to control– the room got VERY warm! The continental breakfast was okay– cereal, bread/​bagels, muffins, fruit, eggs.
You CAN walk to the metro– it’s about a ten minute walk to either the Clarendon or Courthouse stop. The hotel also has a shuttle to the Rosslyn stop (we didn’t utilize this, as we walked to the stop instead). Convenient to restaurants and stores in Clarendon. Try EatBar up the street on Washington Blvd for appetizers and drinks and Astor Mediterranean right next door to the hotel for dinner.
Fine place to lay your head for a very reasonable price with easy access to DC.

It is right next three great Asian restaurants, and Irish Pub, and Hot Dog restaurant. EVEN BETTER than that it is right next to a movie theater that serves food and munchies, beer, and cocktails during the movie. Awesome
Right next to the hotel is a bus stop that goes to the Pentagon metro subway that will take you to all the places you want to go in DC.

My brother, myself and our sons stayed at this hotel for a recent trip to DC and we thought that we were lucky to have found a hotel this close to town that was relatively inexpensive. We found out why, the rooms were old and the beds needed to be replaced. Although the breakfast was good, there was actually a line to get into the dining room to eat. They did offer a shuttle service to and from the DC metro station, but we seemed to wait longer for it that it would have taken a car to the station and parked… NOT WORTH IT !!! Spend the extra money and enjoy being closer to the city. It seems that misrepresentation of hotels is running rampart in the DC area. This is the second hotel that we were at that wasn’t living up to anyone’s expectations.