Homewood Suites

This hotel is a quiet and quaint establishment. Upon arriving, I was surprised and pleased to see different types of customers present including families and children. This gave me the impression that it was a good hotel well enough to have children running around, families in leisure time, or strictly work related. The environment is warm and home like. It isn’t greatly fancy nor outdated but rather neutral. They have a small gym equipped with an elliptical, two treadmills, and a dumbbell rack. Breakfast for my stay was complimentary and was exceptional; no complaints. My only issue was in my special requests, I asked for a a room not on the ground floor but get I was placed just a stroll away from the front desk. Additionally, it wasn’t a huge displeasure but i was given a handicapped equipped room which was odd. The bathroom was larger but I cousin figure out how this room was chosen for us as we didn’t require this type of room. Overalll, four stars with the exception of the room placement. The workers were very polite and kind and the overall environment was warming.

Sitting here writing this during a fire alarm after we spent 2 hours trying to get our kids to sleep. I don’t entirely blame the hotel for the entire building being woken up just because the front desk burnt popcorn. But it’s sort of the straw that broke the camels back. After a half hour and no response from the fire department, reassuring as that isn’t, waiting while the ear-​piercing alarm continues to go off we weren’t actually notified of the false alarm status. We had to go downstairs.
So that aside, it’s filthy. Giant white stains on curtains, mystery smells, I’m not looking forward to finding out what else is in store since we’ve only been here 4 hours. Never again staying here.

I’ve hit two Homewood Suites so far while working in the east. The Dulles location is a nearly identical experience to the last one. The staff are pleasant and they offer a free evening reception with snacks (no booze here) as well as a breakfast, neither of which I had time to enjoy.
The star of any stay with HS is the full kitchen. I love having a regular sized fridge with a freezer at my disposal and a two burner stove is just killer! In IAD in particular this means I can raid Wegmans and enjoy it over a few days. The kitchen time didn’t seem to have as many pots and pans as the other one but I only stayed one night. Avoiding restaurants while traveling for work is practically an art form these days, so it’s especially enjoyable that a chain like this one exists where you do feel so much more at home than at a Doubletree or a Hampton Inn. If you want a high brow experience, go to a Hilton.

This hotel itself is nice. It’s about what you’d expect from the chain. However, the pet fee here is $ 125! More than the cost of my room. Now a quick overnight trip 40 minutes from home with my 6 year old 10 lb dog has cost me over $ 225!
I have stayed in much nicer 4 star hotels that charged maximum $ 50 or $ 75 for a dog. $ 125 is basically their way of saying «we’re pretending to be pet friendly, but don’t bring them» Had I had another option I would have absolutely chosen to stay somewhere else.
My apologies to the poor front desk staff and maid that were on the receiving end of my anger. I don’t know who Homewood Suites thinks they are; but they are a mid range hotel catering to families, travelers, and business people– many of whom have pets.
UPDATE: The GM called me in my room this morning bc she heard I was upset. She let me know the fee exists because they have to «shut down the room and deep clean it» after a pet stays. Why not follow suit with other hotels and have pet designated floors? Also, thanks for calling me and offering no resolution but just telling me «Well, it IS on our website». Your website also says «pet-​friendly», which you clearly are not. I usually appreciate a personal call but this was basically «sorry, not sorry».

If I could give this hotel zero stars I absolutely would. I have never experienced such horrible service in this line of hotels.
Firstly– I was checked into a dirty room. We’re talking bed still a mess, hair in the floor, dirty towels all over along with trash and other items strewn about. The front desk called to my room and asked if it was dirty and sent someone to clean it. I sat there and watched them take a whole 10 min and clean the room in such a lack luster manner I went out and bought Lysol and bleach myself. I understand mistakes happen but that was the first impression. Regardless of if it was «fixed» or not first impressions set the tone for the trip.
The guests at this hotel are 75% underage or are mentally of the age of 15. These children have such a lack of manners I’m surprised they haven’t been taken for a heard of wild rhinos who decided to stampede; except instead of an open field they are running down the hallway and my door is the tree in their way. Yeah those were great nights. Thanks guys a lack of sleep and working with knives is seriously a great thing.
The kitchen is a decent size but they didn’t provide me with pots or pans to cook. Upon calling the front desk they said that «there was a large party currently using all the pans» which confused me as to what a large parties dinner had anything to do with the pots and pans that were supposed to be in the room… but Regardless– my call at 6 pm turned into a follow up at 7 pm, followed by a lovely movie on HBO. At 9pm I found myself with a lack of pans or pot. I repeated my inquiries only to be told the maid put the pans in the wrong room to which the woman at front desk then said «would you still like us to bring you a pot or pan?», I promptly hung up because there’s just not enough words to express my annoyance.
The second and third nights were filled with more parties until 1am filled with running in and out the exit doors making sure that they tried to break the hinges, loud music and general yelling. Calling the front desk meaning they were going to hang up the phone with me and return to their crossword puzzles or something clearly more important than their job. Actually, that’s a lie, the third night the guy at the front desk proceeded to ask me (as I’m in bed in the dark trying to sleep because I had work in the morning) to get up and find out exactly what room was making the noise so he could them go and talk to them. I don’t even have words again…
The front desk and management seem to have such a lack of consideration for anyone paying a decent amount of money. They have a lack of communication with the guests an well as with their fellow staff members. Djuana at the front desk was super helpful and seemingly the only person in the entire hotel to have an ounce of consideration and customer service skills in the place.
At this point I’m exhausted from the other guests at the hotel, afraid to touch anything and now I’m hungry because I can’t seem to find wood to start a primitive fire. It really has been an experience. Rather– it currently is as I am stuck here for another week.

Stay away from room 300. It is supposed to be non smoking but the cigarette smell is horrible. The manager claimed that the smell was from welders staying in the room and that welders are inherently smelly people. Sounds fishy to me…

Quiet and very comfortable hotel. We stayed for a week and the location was great. Close enough to DC and close enough to other great VA attractions. Great breakfast and dinner right at the hotel (Included). I would highly recommend anyone going to the DC VA area make this a must stay hotel!

We had a enjoyable stay. Very clean modern, & affordable. Just a little over ½ hr from DC. & minutes from the new Smithsonian Air & Space museum. It was ½ the price of hotels closer to DC. I highly recommend this hotel.

This is a great little hotel, with good weekend prices (but high during the week because of business travelers). The rooms are spacious, and the amenities you have with it being an extended stay are great even for one night. The bed was comfortable, and I would recommend this hotel to guests needing a place near Dulles.
The complimentary breakfast isn’t small either. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, oatmeal, breakfast potatoes, cereal, fruit, an assortment of juices, etc.
They have an outdoor pool, but for the colder months you can use the indoor pool at the Embassy Suites next door that’s connected through a little walkway, so you really don’t feel you’re leaving Homewood Suites.
There are a few food options near by (Phở, Five Guys, and Moes are right behind the hotel) and then a large Wegmans you can drive to and stock up the full size fridge in the room. There’s also a restaurant in the Embassy Suites and room service.

I travelled quite a bit in the past and have started again for work. Have stayed many places and got quite a notion of where to and not stay. Have been to quite a few Homewood Suites locations and never been disappointed, however this location had alot left to be desire.
Not a bad room just a bad condition.
Stains on the carpet
Dirt on the ceiling fan
Missing door hook in bathroom
Missing amenities in kitchen
I have come to expect more from this chain than this.
I can tell you this location is off my list now.

My family and I stayed here for 4 nights, and thoroughly enjoyed our time at this hotel.
The quality of the hotel is exactly as you would expect from the Homewood Suites brand. The rooms were large and clean, the breakfast had a great deal of variety, etc.
One thing of note. on the web site for the hotel, it indicates that they have an outdoor pool (which they do, but for our stay in November it wasn’t going to work). There is also an indoor pool available, though. This hotel is right next to an Embassy Suites, and there is an interior corridor between the 2 properties. The indoor pool at the Embassy Suites is available to Homewood Suites guests. All we needed to do was show our keys at the front desk of the Embassy Suites, and they gave us a key for entry into the pool.
What really left an impression with us was the service we received. We had booked a room just a few hours before our arrival, and were unable to reserve a room with the bed/​layout we wanted. I indicated on the reservation our preferences, just in case another room became available. The general manager gave us an upgraded room at no extra charge! He even happened to greet us at the door and help with our luggage. Everyone else we encountered from the hotel provided us with the same level of service, which was beyond what we expected.

I stayed here for 2 months during a work training. It’s simple, warm, and the staff was always pleasant. They serve breakfast and dinner daily. While I didn’t try the dinner, they had a great breakfast spread which included waffles, cereal, eggs, fruit etc.
Each room comes with a kitchen and if you have a car there is a Wegmans and a Safeway a few miles down the road so you can stock up on groceries. The beds were comfortable and the walls weren’t too thin making for a quiet stay. One night my heater broke down and the front desk immediately sent a maintenance man to resolve the issue.
So let’s get to the good part…
There is no happy hour but they are connected to the Embassy Suites there an indoor walkway. You can wander over there for some beverages.
As for food, there is a plaza within walking distance. Here you will find some dining options such as Five Guys, Phở Bistro, Moe’s Southwestern Grill, and Bombay Club.

While they don’t have the nice flat panel TVs of the Marriott nearby, I’m partial to the Hilton brand, as you can probably figure out, and this is pretty much par for the course. We have the same very nice beds as all the others, and since I spend most of my time asleep, that’s what I’m in it for. We avoid addition to the «no ventilation» list, although… what there was is pretty weak. No matter — shower and toilet are separate from the sink/​mirror. I will say that the internet connection is pretty poor.
Breakfast is also the usual Hilton family breakfast, and I will say that they have some of the best hotel bacon I’ve ever eaten — or at least, they did the particular day that I sampled. It’s also walking-​close to several restaurants, nice when feel like grabbing a quick bite in the evenings. There’s supposedly food available in the evenings as well, but I didn’t see it. Then again, I also didn’t look.
All things considered, this is one of many very serviceable Hilton properties, so between my prior Hilton status and my favorite hotel beds, I’m quite satisfied.

I’ve stayed here too many times to count for work. It’s within walking distance of the facilities I frequent, and also some really tasty restaurants.
Every time I’ve stayed here it has been consistent. I like that. I know exactly what to expect and thus far have not been disappointed. Free WiFi always works, bedrooms and kitchenette always spic-​n-​span.
The gym is a bit lacking, so don’t go there expecting to experience a full workout every day. Some of the machines are in dire need of repair and maintenance, and the room itself needs a steam cleaning as it smells like my dad’s dirty socks.
I’ve had one problem — they double booked a suite and had no other available rooms. After some indifferent «oh well» type suggestions to tired travelers, the manager finally booked a room across town at a new hotel. It was irritating, but I’ve not removed them from the A list for now, as the convenience and consistency far outweigh the one error on their part.