My wife and I stayed here for a getaway weekend. We loved the fact that it was a more economical version than staying right in DC and tight on the subway system.. The hotel staff went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. From the desk help to the bellboys to the staff in the restauarant. Our room had a great view of the area and was very modern and smelled fresh. We had the breakfast buffet on Saturday morning and were so wowed by the food we decided to come back for dinner. We both had the crabcake special which was to die for! I would definitely stay there again.

I attended a scientific meeting over 2 days in this hotel and stayed one night. This Mariott makes me want to stay at more and ditch my Hilton Honors program. I stayed in a room that had access to the concierge lounge and the free breakfast was as good as some paid buffet breakfasts. The best part of this hotel is that every staff person you talk to were genuinely friendly and willing to go out of their way to help in any way possible. My company got a hospitality suite that was on the 1st floor that was perfect for a business meeting/ evening reception.
Location notes- accessible to the White Flint metro without crossing a street- the tunnel comes up in the hotel parking lot. McDonalds close. I did not have a chance to run, but I heard the hotel was across the street from a long jogging trail- accessible behind McDonalds.

For supposedly being a nicer hotel there was a lot about this hotel that was not nice at all. For starters when we tried to check in we were told that there was no reservation in our name. It turned out that they had spelled our name wrong, and they were not too pleasant while we worked to fix the error. Upon checking out we discovered that the first name was still spelled wrong even after the hassle at check-in.

There aren't very many extras at this hotel. Our room did not have a fridge. You have to pay to use wireless. We were asked if we would be parking on site, but we were not told that we would be charged to use the parking lot. We would have used it anyway, but they could have been more upfront about the situation.

Our room was clean and pleasant enough, but upon visiting another guest's room, we discovered they had really ugly, old carpeting and fairly shabby decor. The beds in both rooms were not very comfortable and the pillows were awkward sizes and shapes.

The high point was probably the bathroom. It was clean and the shower was nice. The staff (other than the front desk staff the day of check-in) was also pretty friendly.

I'm not too familiar with the area so I don't know what other options are available but I imagine you can find a better experience elsewhere.

Location is good because it's an easy walk from the metro, but not great because there's not much else within walking distance. There is parking available, but it's not free. There's wifi available in the lobby, but it's not free in the room.
The room was average but very clean, the bed and bedding were good. The staff was friendly and efficient. Overall very good but nothing that made it great.