Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
There is a Residence Inn in Pentagon City and a Hyatt in Rosslyn in addition to those that others have mentioned.
BTW, I'm a retired USAF officer who has attended his share of funerals at Arlington. It's a very dignified ceremony, to say the least. At graveside, you will see a woman, accompanied by a soldier, whom you won't recognize. She will be the wife of an active duty general or other senior officer. Years ago, the wife of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, the first USAF Chief of Staff, was walking on Ft. Myer and saw a funeral procession with no mourners. She went home and told her husband what she had seen. She contacted some of her friends who also lived on Ft. Myer and they decided that at least one of them would attend EVERY funeral at Arlington to ensure that there was at least one American honoring the deceased veteran. 50+ years later, this tradition continues. In addition to greatly expanding the list of volunteer wives, the only change was to include a male soldier to accompany the wife, so as not to give the impression that the woman that nobody knows could have been "the other woman."
Thanks for the additional suggestions -- and for the fascinating story!