I spent the last 17 nights at the Dunn Loring, VA Courtyard. Only reason I stayed there is proximity to the Metro. My wife spent a week there with me and I had to explain her that I get breakfast at any Marriott I stay at except Courtyard. We got breakfast sandwiches one morning and they were lousy AND overpriced. I'd rather eat my client's cafeteria...

The bar area is not particularly inviting IMO. I would never sit down and have a drink -- it just seems very odd. Kind of like it's a cross between a real bar and a retail counter which makes me feel very uncomfortable and not someplace I want to sit down and have a few drinks.