Stayed at this Travelodge during our trip to Alexandria. Hotel was basic but met our needs since we really were only sleeping there. Room was outdated but clean and had comfortable beds. Coffee maker was included. Shower worked well. Staff was pleasant and efficient. Parking was free (a bonus in this area), and we could walk to the metro and King St. Didn't see any bugs of any kind.

Free breakfast was included but extremely limited with only sugared cereals and tiny bagels or white bread for toast. One healthy cereal or whole grain bread would have done it for me. But it was free, and you don't have to eat it......

Overall, a very good deal in this pricey area.

This hotel was exactly as a expected. It is a Travelodge. The room was old and outdated but it was clean, bug free, and the bed was relatively comfortable. They also provide free parking. The free breakfast leaves a lot to be desired...I would skip it unless you are in a hurry. The best part of this hotel is its location. It is about 5 blocks from the metro station (make sure you walk down Wythe, Madison seems a bit unsafe) and close to numerous bus stops. You can be in heart of DC in about 20 minutes. Old Town Alexandria is also close about 1/2 mile and is a great place to spend your evenings. They offer free parking to out of town guests and a free trolley down King Street (their main downtown street). Overall, I would go again.

I took my family to Alexandria to visit old town and D.C. and we loved it. I was concerned about staying at this hotel because of all of the bad write ups about bed bugs and knocking on doors in the middle of the night and generally not a good location. Well, I must say that we had a positive experience, the hotel was clean and we didn't experience any bed bugs or any bugs at all. We walked all over Alexandria and visited with lots of people in and around the area and we seemed pretty safe. The office guys helped us straighten out our reservation, my fault for last minute cold feet, but overall it worked out fine. We stayed at this hotel for six days and nights and the only complaint was that I have never seen such a small pillow, I would suggest you bring your own to make a better night sleep. I did have the middle in the night knock on the door on our first night and I laughed it off as being a ghost knock in the middle of the night. All in all it was very inexpensive and allowed us to spend our money on more important things like dinner and souvenirs.

The best thing going for this motel is that it is in Old Town Alexandria just a short walk to the Braddock Metro, King Street shops and a dizzying number of restaurants. It certainly makes up for the lack of luxury and the overly firm beds we had to sleep in for two nights. Other than that, the room was quite clean with two queen beds and VERY spacious–disproportionately so given the bath / toilet room is the size of a closet.

The motel itself has seen better days, I suppose, but it was well-priced considering the location. I went for a jog the first morning and found that a Starbucks is just across the street and next door to the Burrito Grill where I picked up a large sausage and egg burrito for $3.50 that I shared with one of my kids. Trader Jo is actually just a block down and around the corner. How can you go wrong?

There's a very basic continental breakfast with your stay. I hate cold breakfasts but if free is what you're after, go for it. the "dining room" is not in the front lobby. It's behind it. Ask the front desk how to get in there. We found that there's access from the street but I would think you could get in there from the lobby. We just didn't bother to look further.

I'd give the service high marks too just because the manager was kind enough to let us leave our car in their lot on the day we checked out while we went on a day cruise to Mt. Vernon. He didn't have to do that given that checkout was at 11am and parking is a premium in Old Town.