I booked the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport (HWDA) as a last-minute hedge against predicted bad winter weather the morning of my Boxing Day flight to Las Vegas. It showed up as a $49/night option on Expedia's list of mystery hotels, and that made it a good buy among the few possible 3.5-star Dulles-area hotels. At that rate -- which turned out to include free internet -- the HWDA was an impressive bargain. I liked everything about the hotel and my room, so much so that I'd consider staying there again and commuting into Washington and Maryland to see family!

Location -- it's an airport hotel, and it's just a couple of miles south on Dulles, right off Rt. 28 (Sully Rd). Very easy to drive to, and the HWDA also had a free airport shuttle (which I didn't use).

Room -- excellent: spacious, modern, very clean, and well equipped. The brand-new LCD TV seemed huge (was probably 42" but may have been 47"), worked perfectly, and had a great selection of channels. The king best was very comfy, with tons of pillows. Hilton does beds very well. The bathroom was a treat -- narrow but very deep and spacious, with a big shower/tub and a shower-curtained rod that curved out. The coffee maker featured Lavazza coffee -- my favorite, and a nice touch that Hilton seems to be putting in all of its self-named properties. My first room was very hot, and the heating seemed to be stuck on 85 degrees. A call to the front desk -- and this was late at night -- brought a bellboy with a key to an adjacent room within minutes. He'd checked that room and found it to be much cooler; indeed, the thermostat and fan worked just fine, and I was glad to take that room for the night. (The HWDA rooms have fan settings separate from the temp. control, so one can leave the fan on continuously -- I appreciate that and always give points to hotels with this in-room climate-control setup.)

Parking and check-in/check-out: all a breeze. The HWDA was very easy to access, park at, and check in and out of.

Summing up: The HWDA is a great choice for an IAD-area hotel, and I liked it so much, I'd even stay there for a future cheap alternative to overcrowded family digs in DC and MD. Very well done, Hilton.

Was reading the Tripadvisor reviews for a place to stay as I prepare to go back on road in the new year, and was struck by the ranking of hotels in the Herndon area where a hotel with under a 100 reviews was ranked number one in the area versus a hotel with 333 excellent and very good reviews was ranked lower. Decided to rebook at the Hilton Dulles based on the total number of positive reviews, amenities, location, and staff. Have found that there may be a problem or two in a high volume hotel but they are easily reconciled. If you are having a bad day go to the Cardinal Lounge and grab a drink or have a meal to relax...anchored by the senior member of the staff at the Lounge, Winston, you will find that the entire staff is friendly and courteous.just like the other personnel within the hotel.

My husband and I stayed here due to a flight layover. The shuttle was right on time and the hotel a short drive from the airport. We stayed on the executive floor. The room was clean, comfortable, spacious, and most importantly, quiet!
The floor offers a private lounge (think living room, not bar style) with snacks, coffee and drinks at half the price of the main floor hotel bar. The woman working was very friendly and emphasized Hilton's interest in customer satisfaction. In the 30 minutes we spent there, twice guests made special trips by the lounge to personally thank her.
We later found out that she indeed deserves a special thanks because we received a bucket of champagne with glasses at our door shortly after we left the lounge. While talking with her my husband mentioned we were taking our belated honeymoon. She had called the concierge to arrange the champagne for us!
The breakfast offered everything one could want. Although you can choose to eat in the lounge if staying on the executive floor, the main floor breakfast had many more options.
We would stay here again as our first choice in the DC area.

stayed here for one night while putting my daughter on overseas flight. maria at the front desk was fabulous...she checked me in early so my daughter could re-group before heading to dulles. moustafa was our driver to the airport and what a kind man he is!!! he took us to the upper level so we wouldn't have to haul the very overweight luggage from the lower level. that was a life (and back) saver. in the past i have stayed at a hotel closer to the airport but this was perfect. i shall return!! a great staff always pays off. thank you.