Westin Crystal City, VA (was Sheraton) [Master Thread]
Dec 18, 2017, 10:07 pm
#61
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Planet Earth
Programs: SPG, AA, B6. No longer "still CO to me" with account spent down. RIP CO.
Posts: 653
The Hilton rooms are nice. When there I'm usually in meetings/otherwise out & about all day so it's really only ever about the room. Sometimes the rate at the Westin makes no sense. Probably split my stays slightly in favor of the Westin, but it's never that much better that rate worth it to me
Nov 18, 2019, 2:58 pm
#63
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Houston
Programs: AA EXP; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, UA 1.56MM (fmr UA1K)
Posts: 5,770
Anything recent here? Considering a stay here in a couple weeks after after a not so great stay at the Westin Alexandria a few months ago. Specifically interested in what the elite breakfast is like?
Nov 18, 2019, 6:41 pm
#64
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Bonvoy titanium
Posts: 537
cons
lobby is pretty lame and small. Bar area almost non existent. Restaurant is small but food is good. There is no lounge but elite breakfast is in the restaurant and half decent. They also put two bottles of water in your room
pro
hotel is clean
i would try one of the other bonvoy hotels in the area
Nov 18, 2019, 7:49 pm
#65
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Planet Earth
Programs: SPG, AA, B6. No longer "still CO to me" with account spent down. RIP CO.
Posts: 653
It's fine. Lobby is weird but as a base for easy DC exploration, it suits my needs. I tend to go with whichever is cheaper though, there's nothing special about this one. Didn't have the breakfast
Jul 25, 2020, 10:38 am
#67
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: W29
Programs: It's Complicated...
Posts: 6,819
I stayed here recently and thought I would give a quick update and provide some updated photos of the property.
We just live a little over an hour away and like to get away to the Crystal City area on weekends as it is usually relatively cheap, has easy access to public transport to get around the city, has nice trails nearby with good views of the airport, nice enough dining options nearby and free parking on the weekends.
Pre-arrival I called to see what if any breakfast offerings they would have. They were doing a custom grab and go breakfast. You filled out a form the day before of the items you wanted and you just picked them up from the front desk the next morning. They had a microwave for the breakfast sandwiches which appeared to be Starbucks sandwiches and were pretty good. They had a coffee and hot water tank out also.
Arrival was uneventful with a friendly and helpful check-in person. They always seemed to be very friendly and helpful which says a lot for people that have public facing jobs these days. I give significant credit for that alone.
There is a bar and lobby area right as you enter the front door with a restaurant area just the other side of a wall. They were closed and cant imagine it is that great to hang out there when they are open. They are the kind of bar and restaurant that serves their purpose of having something in the hotel and nothing more in my opinion.
The room was ok, seemed well cleaned with some alcohol wipes provided. Plenty of power and usb ports by the bed at the desk etc. They gave us a room with a xx02 room number which seemed to have a nice enough view of the airport area and could see Washington Monument also.
Metro is a block away. One of the free evening and weekend parking locations is just about 1-2 blocks away. You have restaurants in on Crystal Drive, the Pentagon Mall area and 23rd st which are all about 10 minutes walk, give or take. I actually prefer the Renaissance from a hard product perspective but they were playing some bait and switch games with booking which I didnt like so I will never sty there again. I also like the Marriott Crystal City which is a couple of blocks away but they were doing nothing for breakfast options and were more expensive during my dates. I was going to try and consider the Marriott Gateway but they did not pick up the phone when trying to call multiple times, there were indeed open it appeared so wrote them off this time.
I say the effort that the Westin is making during these more difficult operating times give them an edge on future bookings.
We just live a little over an hour away and like to get away to the Crystal City area on weekends as it is usually relatively cheap, has easy access to public transport to get around the city, has nice trails nearby with good views of the airport, nice enough dining options nearby and free parking on the weekends.
Pre-arrival I called to see what if any breakfast offerings they would have. They were doing a custom grab and go breakfast. You filled out a form the day before of the items you wanted and you just picked them up from the front desk the next morning. They had a microwave for the breakfast sandwiches which appeared to be Starbucks sandwiches and were pretty good. They had a coffee and hot water tank out also.
Arrival was uneventful with a friendly and helpful check-in person. They always seemed to be very friendly and helpful which says a lot for people that have public facing jobs these days. I give significant credit for that alone.
There is a bar and lobby area right as you enter the front door with a restaurant area just the other side of a wall. They were closed and cant imagine it is that great to hang out there when they are open. They are the kind of bar and restaurant that serves their purpose of having something in the hotel and nothing more in my opinion.
The room was ok, seemed well cleaned with some alcohol wipes provided. Plenty of power and usb ports by the bed at the desk etc. They gave us a room with a xx02 room number which seemed to have a nice enough view of the airport area and could see Washington Monument also.
Metro is a block away. One of the free evening and weekend parking locations is just about 1-2 blocks away. You have restaurants in on Crystal Drive, the Pentagon Mall area and 23rd st which are all about 10 minutes walk, give or take. I actually prefer the Renaissance from a hard product perspective but they were playing some bait and switch games with booking which I didnt like so I will never sty there again. I also like the Marriott Crystal City which is a couple of blocks away but they were doing nothing for breakfast options and were more expensive during my dates. I was going to try and consider the Marriott Gateway but they did not pick up the phone when trying to call multiple times, there were indeed open it appeared so wrote them off this time.
I say the effort that the Westin is making during these more difficult operating times give them an edge on future bookings.