Clarion Inn Historic Leesburg

This is an old rustic hotel. It’s not the Four Seasons, it’s a budget inn. It is clean, the staff is very friendly. The outside is in need of a face lift and some other repairs but you are not staying outside. It seems the staff is genuinely interested in ensuring your stay is comfortable and your room is pleasant. They offered a free dinner on Wednesday evening from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM it consisted of fettuccine and spaghetti with garlic bread and fresh baked cookies. There is a restaurant attached to the hotel. The restaurant name is silk Indian restaurant and it is a must try. I enjoyed it so much I went twice this week and very much enjoyed my leftovers!

My 80+ year old stepmom and I checked in at 3:30 pm and they did not have a room in the front near the lobby. They directed us to drive toward the rear of this L shaped building with an entrance that was icy and dangerous. When I asked the maintenance worker about it, he said you should have seen it earlier. There were no defined steps, just a carved out icy trail on the grass. We were going to a wedding nearby and it was challenging even before changing into a dress and heels. We were running late. Otherwise we would have changed hotels.

The staff at the Clairon Inn (specifically Mary Beth and Aaron) were very accommodating and gracious. Unfortunately, we found the hotel to be a bit dirty. The hallways looked liked they weren’t vacuumed on a regular basis. We needed to change rooms because the room originally assigned to us had a very dirty AC unit and the room had an overall dank smell. The second room was a bit better, but just didn’t feel 100% comfortable. I wouldn’t stay here again.

My room didn’t have toilet paper or tisues it makes me think did they even clean it? The only good part of our stay was the shuttle driver. Honesty motel 6 is more accommodating

We flew in to Dulles late and got there about 1:30 AM. 1^st and 3^rd day the maid failed to do our room. When I mentioned it to someone up front it was suggested I left the do not disturb tag on the door. NO WAY! We were up and out at 11:30 on the 1^st day and I spoke to the maid who was just down the hall in Spanish (her native language), «habitacion 130 está disponible para Usted» (room 130’s ready for you). 2^nd day she cleaned, the 3^rd day she didn’t – again and I’d spoken to her again, much earlier that day when we left, about our room being ready.
I spoke to Gil (who seemed to be the mgr) and on check out day told him I’d bring my bill up and he could adjust it a bit for the 2 days missed service. He nodded. When I came back in a half hour he’d gone home and the gal on duty, who does NOT know how to smile (seems very uptight and tense – doesn’t belong at any front desk) said «I’ll reach out to Gil and call you within 20 minutes.» She never did.
So I went to the front desk with my bill just before we left and a VERY NICE LADY was more than happy to give me a reasonable amount in consideration of 2 days with no maid service.
Our room went from $ 93+ to $ 111+ depending on day of week.*
We were there at a very humid time and the room was humid, but it was clean, as was the bathroom. TV was good and they had my fav channel, MSNBC, so all was good.
Dulles Airport is 14 miles east via a privately owned toll road. It’s like $ 5.40 each way. Very convenient.
*Your room charges do NOT include breakfast. The photo on this page showing a breakfast buffet no longer applies. It’s extra in a restaurant which is attached. One morning we ate there, both ordering «western omelettes» which were full of chopped fresh veggies and ham chunks, very tasty!
BTW the shuttle service (mentioned in other reviews) was no longer available on the date of our stay (6÷9−6÷16÷2015). I would stay there again.

Ok, so the rooms are old and the restaurant’s a bit musty, but the sheets were crisp and clean and the reception staff were supremely courteous and helpful. The shuttle driver, Ralph, was also a pleasure to meet.

Worst hotel in town. Was previously a Holiday Inn which had smoking rooms. Rooms still smell of smoke. My room had a broken window and part of the carpet was missing. Exterior doors do not close so a safety concern as anyone can enter the hotel from the back doors. Desk staff was rude and defensive. Never again!

Had a great experience this past week at the hotel. Very clean rooms, courteous staff, great wait staff, and booked a great weekly deal through
. Highly recommended hotel.

Awful, dirty and unacceptable as a HIExp hotel. Public spaces were dirty. After our check in, I used the bathroom adjacent to the restaurant and its counter was littered with dirty/​used paper towels. TWO days later, same bathroom still had towels… just more of them piled up!
Our room was not cleaned for two of the three days that we stayed there. The day it was cleaned, beds were not changed, just made.
Breakfast buffet was a series of poorly reheated food.
Shuttle service so poor, some family members nearly missed wedding events because they didn’t get pick up as promised.
One excuse after another by staff and management. «Short staffed today.» «Restaurant is separate from hotel, and not in our control.» «We are having some personnel issues.» Only person that had any customer service was one of the male managers, who had to bring towels to our room because we had no cleans ones.
We considered moving to another hotel, but our entire group of family and friends were staying at this hotel for a wedding. After the stay, we heard that several family members had fraudulent charges which I now see is a problem that they’ve had before.
Holiday Inn revoke this franchise license. Bad news.

I stayed here back in September for a wedding. it was the last week of the month and I believe there were 3 other wedding parties staying here. Anyway, the grounds were very pretty. I loved the southern plantation feel you got from it. The rocking chairs along the front porch were a nice touch. We had to wait a little bit for our room, but that is to be expected when you are aware of a booked weekend. Our room was decent, sure it was a little outdated, but it’s an old hotel. The first night was busy with the rehearsal and later that night the bar stayed open late for a meet and greet with the other traveling guests. That was really nice. We got back to our room late and were exhausted. I will never ever forget the feeling I had when I walked in the room. I got very cold, and the lights went on and off… not flickering, on and off! Then to top it off, the toilet wouldn’t stop flushing! I panicked and freaked out! I called the front desk, and they were able to move our room. It was after 1am, so we had to carry our bags ourselves, which was fine because we just wanted to get the hell out of there! The other room we went to was fine… no sudden chills or lights going on and off or running toilets! In the morning, I had gone to the front desk to ask a question, and had said our room was changed. I explained what happened and the front desk didn’t seem alarmed, as a matter a fact they informed I had a visit from Agnes! Yes, Agnes… the resident ghost! Apparently back when this hotel was an actual plantation, she was a housemaid who had an affair with the master and when his wife found out, she murdered Agnes in the basement! she continued to tell me that Agnes isn’t a mean ghost, just simply say «Agnes go away» and she will leave you alone.
I’m really surprised that no one else has mentioned her on here.
At checkout we were told the manager would be contacting us about our inconvenience, but no one ever called.
It was an ok hotel, despite the haunting!

The first set of rooms we got did not smell very good (smoke). To their credit, management did comp one of the room nights and give us better rooms the next day. Breakfast was decent and complimentary. Overall, it wasn’t terrible, but I wouldn’t stay there again. Subsequent to our departure, some people in our party had fraudulent charges on their cards.

The hotel is nice, but not great. The decorating has aged, the carpets need replaced, and the lighting is dreadful. The worst part however, is the people. I’ve never found a hotel (I travel a LOT) where the employees seem more bent on doing absolutely NOTHING about anything ever. My wife and I just had our wedding at a vineyard in Leesburg and decided to reserve rooms there for our guests. After we had our reservations complete for 33 rooms, we never heard from them again until I drove up to complain! They never called us back for questions we had about catering and sales.
The only reason I’m giving them any stars at all is because the catering manager finally called us back and tried to make things better. One motivated person is not enough to compensate for an experience like that.

One of the crappiest holiday inn i have stayed at. The ac is extremely loud, the décor looks like a cheap motel and the rooms have a funky smell…

For history lovers, it’s a nice place to stay! The site is beautiful and the rooms are spacious. They have a couple on-​site restaurants but no complimentary coffee or anything.
What I didn’t like: My room was next to vending so I heard the ice machine all night long. Also, I ordered room service breakfast and I was called early in the morning to be notified that they were completely out of everything I asked for. I wasn’t offered a discount, comp or anything.
Nice hotel for adults, not so much for kids. Convenient location if you enjoy downtown Leesburg.

This place is great, have stayed many times and will again… but be prepared for poor internet service. Not sure why but it’s sad. You may not notice, but since I’ve been using this hotel as a get away when I need to churn major projects out (kind of a professional hideaway) I certainly notice. During my last stay I couldn’t even reliably stream audio (much less video) via the connection.
Internet service aside this is an excellent hotel. It’s a touch older, but it’s clean with comfy beds, friendly staff, with excellent dining and shopping options nearby. It’s also about the only hotel in the area so it’s a good thing I have nice things to say about it. While you can stay near Dulles, etc if you’re looking to actually spend time in Leesburg and points west this is really your only option because traffic to all points east can be a beast depending on the time of day (which is the case anywhere in Northern Virginia).
Parking is ample and if you’re lucky you’ll catch a glimpse of one of the many Indian weddings that happen here. In fact, in addition to the standard American restaurant there is an Indian restaurant as well. I’ve not eaten at either, despite repeated stays, but perhaps next time I’m there I will. There are so many good places to eat in downtown Leesburg however that I’m generally drawn away from the hotel.
Overall, I’d give it 5 stars if not for the painfully slow internet (equally bad over the course of my past 3 – 4 stays).
Edit: As you can see from the owner response below they are super responsive. Highly recommend staying here.

Room 119 bath is deplorable for a hotel and does not appear to be cleaned. The room was reasonable.
I booked with IHG priority points and IHG booked me two days ahead of my arrival in error. I arrived and found no reservation. The night manager was not helpful and only would tell me they grabbed the points for non arrival and if I wanted to stay I would need to pay.
I booked the room on my Amex and when checking out found I was charged full amount for two days and four nights if pints for two days. Hotel said tough IHG is still trying to negotiate with hotel for IHG mistake but I have been charged twice for room.
Not happy. The hotel was far from worth the value which is unusual for a holiday inn. And the night management made it worse.
Update IHG made good on points. At best this hotel is not high on the list of Holiday Inns. I stay in them weekly. Cross of my list sorry

After the struggles with the shuttle and the posting of the previous review, the management team did make an effort to make things right. They covered the cost if the cab and their sales director called to personally apologize.
During our departure on Sunday, we arrived in the lobby at 12:15 for our 12:30 shuttle appointment. At 12:50 we were told the shuttle broke down and the mgmt team called us a cab. Overall fine, but I would continue to recommend that convenience travelers to this location pony up for a taxi vs relying on the shuttle.

My fiancé and I recently had a terrible experience dealing with the Holiday Inn in Leesburg for our wedding block. We highly recommend that everyone reconsider when looking to do business with the folks at the Holiday Inn in Leesburg.
We reached out to the hotel to reserve a block of rooms for the weekend of our wedding. We worked directly with Shamika McGee. From the beginning, Ms. McGee was very unresponsive — it routinely took several emails/​calls to get her to return one of our queries. When we finally did speak with her, we reserved 20 rooms for our wedding weekend. After quickly realizing that wouldn’t be enough, we updated our room total to 40 via email with Ms. McGee, which was confirmed via email.
Several of our guests complained of difficulty in booking their rooms — the hotel had told multiple people that the room block didn’t exist. For our guests that did book, several had to call multiple times to finally get a room reserved. In May, we learned from a guest the hotel told them that not only was our block full, but the hotel was also at capacity, therefore not taking anymore reservations. We didn’t think it was possible that all 40 rooms in the block were already booked, so we contacted Ms. McGee. We learned that she never updated the room block in the system even though she confirmed our increase via email. Instead of helping us find a solution to her mistake, she told my fiancé that «she couldn’t find us any other rooms» and «we should probably start looking for additional hotel options.»
We asked Ms. McGee for the number of guests that booked a room in our hotel block, and she was unable to give us a straightforward answer — she came back to us several times with several different numbers. When we finally asked for a list of those that had booked, she emailed us a list of 17 rooms — meaning that not only did the hotel not update our initial request for 40 rooms, but they also didn’t even honor our initial request for 20 rooms.
We contacted the general manager, Jay Javid, to express our frustrations with Ms. McGee and the entire process. Mr. Javid was very nice in our initial conversation. He assured us that he did not want to lose our business and he would take care of our wedding block. He said he needed to look into a few things and would call us back. We waited the rest of the week (4 days) for him to call us back. At the end of the week, we contacted him again and left a voicemail. We waited 3 more days and left another voicemail — again, we heard nothing back. As of today, it has been a total of 2 weeks since our initial conversation, and Jay Javid has not returned one of my phone calls.
As a result of the incompetence by Holiday Inn Leesburg and the lack of a response from anyone at their hotel, we decided to switch hotels. We had to redo the following tasks and incurred the following incremental expenses:
— We had to find a new hotel that could accommodate all of our guests. Since there are not many hotels in Leesburg, we had to reserve a block at a hotel in Reston, VA — a 25 minute drive from Leesburg.
— We had to contact all of our guests and tell them of the hotel change. Those guests that already booked their rooms had to cancel their reservations and make new reservations at the new hotel.
— We had to cancel our rehearsal dinner in Leesburg and find a new rehearsal dinner location closer to our hotel in Reston.
— We have to obtain an extra shuttle to take guests to/​from the wedding location in Leesburg on the wedding day. This is the biggest cost, since each shuttle is over $ 1000.
Since I was not able to get in touch with anyone at the Holiday Inn via phone, I emailed their customer service page explaining that I’d like to cancel after we secured the hotel above. I then received a phone call from June Priesner, who works at Baywood Hotels — the parent company that owned the Holiday Inn in Leesburg. Ms. Priesner was nice on the phone and wanted to get to the bottom of the situation. She offered to provide a 10 – 15 person shuttle for us free of charge. While a nice gesture, this wouldn’t help us, as we need two 50 – 60 person shuttles to transfer all of our guests to the wedding, so we turned down the offer. She explained that she would not provide any financial assistance for the additional shuttles we had to purchase, which was unfortunate.
It has become increasingly clear to us that the Holiday Inn Leesburg doesn’t care about our business. If they did, they would have treated us right the first time or at least contacted us back to correct their mistakes. While Ms. Priesner’s offer of a shuttle was nice, it was far too little and too late. One 10 – 15 person shuttle wouldn’t put a dent in the number of people we needed transferred. Additionally, I shouldn’t have to write a nasty email to customer service to get someone to contact me.
If you are looking to book a room or a block of rooms in the Leesburg area, do yourself a favor and stay away from the Holiday Inn Leesburg.

Weirdest ‘Holiday Inn’ ever. First of all, good luck getting to it or finding it. It’s right off Route 7, but you have to be going westbound to even turn into it. Otherwise, you have to take an exit, circle around, and get back on the westbound side of the highway. The Holiday Inn sign is PAST the hotel, so you may end up doing that rigamarole more than once. Additionally, there are lots of signs on the buildings around the parking area, NONE of which say Holiday Inn. But that’s it, the combination Indian restaurant/​catering company/​hotel. And therein begins the weirdness.
The place looks more like a series of Native American longhouses with cheap additions built on through the years than a hotel. It may have the Holiday Inn name, but it’s NOT one essentially. The catering is done by the Indians who run the restaurant, so the wedding reception I attended there had a buffet of samosas, basmati rice, etc. That was actually a pretty good mix-​up for a boring white people wedding, but it’s the most mediocre Indian food I’ve had. It’s owned by Angheeti, which I have also eaten at in Herndon, and they are definitely at the bottom of the Indian restaurant list in the northern Virginia area.
The catering group also only had one bartender for a party of about 100, and just to get a can of Diet Coke you had to stand in a loooong bar line. The DJ played music so loud that everyone got a headache, no one could talk, and most people left early to save their sanity.
Personally, I would recommend not picking Carradoc for a party/​catering/​restaurant. I did not actually stay in the hotel, so this review applies only to the location, etc., not what the rooms are like. Oh, also, the parking lot was dirty, smelled like something dead, and had shattered glass bottles ALL OVER IT. Very trashy. Hope I didn’t puncture a tire.

The hotel service was great, but for a Holiday Inn, it is very grungy and dirty. It is very loud with kids running around. I was there for my girlfriend’s wedding, and it was difficult to get any sleep. The Indian restaurant across the way reminded me of something out a horror movie. It was completely dead.