My parents are timeshare owners through RCI, so they booked a room on our behalf. A total of seven of us (three couples and one toddler) stayed in three one-room suites, two of which adjoined and the other which was just down the hall.
When we first entered our suite, we were immediately impressed with the decor. It was beautiful, with rich colors and a patriotic theme. The furniture was high-quality stuff. The kitchen was very large, with tons of usable counter space. The bedroom was huge, with a luxurious king-bed and two sinks in separate, adjacent bathrooms (one with the shower and toilet, the other with the jacuzzi tub). As we've come to expect with Wyndham Vacation Resort properties, this place was clean, well-maintained, and beautiful.
Beyond the suite itself, there is much to enjoy at Wyndham Old Town Alexandria. The location is perfect, literally a two-minute walk from a Metro station. We were on the Mall in D.C. less than thirty minutes after walking out the door of our suite. The Wyndham is also right on King Street, which is a charming street that cuts down the center of beautiful Alexandria. We hiked up and down that street several times, enjoying many of the shops (from high-end boutiques and a Crate and Barrel outlet to cute little thrift shops and Ross). We took the free trolley on King Street when we were tired of walking, with a stop right in front of the Wyndham. At the other end of King Street is the waterfront, and we enjoyed the large art gallery in an old torpedo factory. On our final day, we walked down a few blocks to historic Christ Church, where George Washington and Robert E. Lee were both members. What a beautiful old house of worship!
Of course, there are a few things to critique. The key entry into the parking garage was extremely finicky, and when we went to the front desk to get our cards recoded, we were essentially scolded for not sliding the key card slowly enough, even though we tried about twenty times at every possible speed and angle. For whatever reason, all of the remotes in all three of our suites were unable to turn the TVs on and off, though they still worked for the channels and volume. There were very few plates and silverware in each suite, and since we ate all of our dinners in our rooms, we frequently had to shuffle stuff back and forth from one suite to another. For such a nice place, I was amazed that they did not have wireless internet access in the rooms, though we were able to find free wireless from the adjacent Hilton in one end of the lobby at the Wyndham. Finally, we encountered one pushy saleswoman in the lobby and had a moderately irritating sales pitch from the timeshare sales staff (which we admittedly volunteered to attend to claim $50 in gift cards).
These frustrations notwithstanding, we had a wonderful stay at Wyndham Old Town Alexandria. If we ever head back to the D.C. area, I'd be happy to stay there again and recommend it highly for anyone who wants a beautiful place to stay in a great location just outside D.C.
