I stayed here during a business trip to Alexandria; my husband came with me. The location is excellent for Alexandria itself--across from the metro (only two stops from DCA) and a short walk to the quaint King's Street area. The lobby area and lounge are very nice. As with other Embassy Suites, there is a manager's reception with complimentary softdrinks, beer, and wine; there is a charge for cocktails, but it is slight (something like $2.50). The breakfast buffet has a good variety of made-to-order options beyond omelettes.
The room itself is fairly standard for ES, with the bathroom being just slightly smaller than others I've seen in ES. I would consider staying here again for another trip to Alexandria. Since it is located across from the metro, it would also be convenient for DC.

We got a great rate for an overnight as our base for a visit to DC. Parked our car for $12/night using their special parking and room rate. Metro is across the street. Hotel is also within walking distance of many nice shops and restaurants on King St. Hot breakfast is very complete and tasty. There is a fee for internet access but I was getting free attwifi from somewhere while I was there.

Positive: Good location for the Metro & Amtrak; The Wharf & Flying Fish Restaurants.

Negative: Had to wait 45 minutes for a room even though I had a confirmed reservation since August '12. The room was FILTHY. Upon request, we received another cleaner room. On the 3rd night (of a 5 night stay), we were kept awake until 3AM by noisy teenagers. When I called the Front Desk, no one answered. Had to be up at 5:30AM to attend a 7AM business conference with only 2 1/2 hours sleep. After I returned from the conference, I asked for a room change & was rudely told that "I" couldn't keep switching rooms. I mentioned to one of the personnel that as a Hilton Honors member, I had never been treated so impolitely or disrespectfully. The other personnel said she located a room & we needed to move ourselves.
Beyond the room problems, the front desk seemed annoyed whenever I asked for directions to a restaurant/pharmacy/shopping/church. That really made a bad impression on this 1st time visitor to Alexandra VA. The pool is very small. The free breakfast & manager's reception are just OK. Will definitely consider other hotels, besides a Hilton, when making another reservation.

We got there Thursday afternoon, and chose this hotel because Amtrak was across the street along with Metro stop, and we were taking Amtrak next morning to Richmond. We loved this hotel so much that we cancelled our other hotel booked for Saturday night and changed it to come back to here. It was a joy to be able to walk across the street and hop on Metro. We brought our grandkids and daughter back with us for one night, and little ones enjoyed the indoor pool. Beds were extremely comfortable, room was very clean,and also like the fact that it is 2 stops from Reagan Airport. Irish bartender was a delight to talk to, and made great drinks. The atrium served us well in all just sitting around and talking. One thing to know. This hotel at the front desk has a list of rules, such as no loitering, no kids roaming around unsupervised, etc. It shows in it being a peaceful place to stay. We will stay here when we come back to DC, no doubt about it. Also can take Metro to Reagan airport, or a quick 17 dollar cab ride. Alexandria was also a beautiful area to stay in. Felt very safe.Also if you get a chance, Thiesmanns next door had wonderful food. The hotel also had good pizzas for the night we were there with grandkids, and 2 for 25 was not a bad price for hotel food. I would recommend this place to any of my friends if they were coming to DC to visit.