This hotel is not much to look at. It's small and relatively old. The room air conditioner worked, but it sounded like it was near the end of its life. The continental breakfasts (served in the small lobby) were poorly organized the days we were there - they ran out of food and the milk was warm. However, the convenience factor makes up for the shortcomings! The hotel is right off of I-66 and just a 5 to 10 minute walk to/from the Falls Church Metro Station. If all you want is a place to sleep while you tour DC on foot, this is a good deal! The staff is friendly and our room was clean.

We stayed at the Econo Lodge after a tiring day in Washington, DC. I called the hotel first before checking in because we booked 2 rooms and we wanted the rooms to be beside or across each other and we were not disappointed. The receptionist was very nice and acknowledged our request. The rooms were ready when we got there, very nice and clean. It wasn't noisy even if it was close to the highway, we had a really good night sleep. Good breakfast in the next morning, bananas, muffins, bread, coffee, juice, cereal, milk etc. Parking is right in front of the hotel. We would definitely stay again.

Our family experience agrees with other recent reviews. As long as you know what to expect from Econo Lodge (clean room, small bathroom, no closet, etc) you will be pleasantly surprised. As stated in other reviews, the hotel is right off Route 66 (like RIGHT off Route 66, it was a little tough to find the entrance to the parking lot because it came on us so quickly). Once we parked the car we never used it again during our stay. There is a nice French bistro next door and across the street is a Bear Rock Cafe for breakfast, lunch, and light dinners. The metro accessibility is the best part, located on the orange line and about 9 stops from Metro Center.

The desk staff was very helpful, there as a flat screen TV in the room, and round the clock coffee available. We can easily recommend this hotel to others who plan to spend their time visiting the sites in DC and not sitting in a hotel room.

I stayed at Econo Lodge Metro for 3 nights. I was a bit nervous before I booked the hotel because I think Econo Lodge is usually one of the cheapest ones in the chain hotel so you can't expect much. I did a lot of research and decided to take my chances even though the pictures of the outside of the hotels were not very good. Besides the looks outside, everything else is great. I mean, I don't really care what the hotel looks like outside as long as the room is nice. It turned out the room was very nice, flat panel TV, looked very stylish. The hotel was very clean (my number one priority). There is continental breakfast in the lobby which you can just take back and eat in your room. The hotel is next to I-66 so very convenient if you are driving, and only 5 minutes walk to the metro. The walk to the metro is very safe as well. Overall if you want to visit DC or stay around DC, I recommend this place very highly.