We booked here through a third party and so didn t...

We booked here through a third party and so didn t get free breakfast or free wi-fi, which seems to be standard at most other hotels, including every other Marriott we stayed at. However, the hotel is set up a bit differently, with two full-service restaurants. The daily buffet breakfast was typical fare, but rather pricey at $18 per adult. We did get the Wi-Fi free, but had to join Marriott Rewards to do so.
The hotel seems older and it shows in various ways, especially the bathroom, chiefly the older bathtub tile, drop ceiling, poor ventilation, and nowhere to hang a towel. The pool was also dated. The room was smallish with full-size beds (not queen), but the TV worked fine and there was in-room coffee and fridge, but no microwave. The beds were quite comfortable. The location was good, about 10 minutes from the Rosslyn Metro station and downtown Arlington, although the overpass system is cumbersome (especially with suitcases) if you want to avoid all the traffic intersections. It is a bit away from all the downtown tall buildings, so most rooms likely have good views we overlooked Georgetown and even saw the President s helicopter from our sixth floor room.
The room was quiet, with two big caveats the HVAC had an annoying drone (but you could turn it off) and the hotel is on the flight path for Washington National Airport. I was awoken by the roar of jet engines every morning at 6 am. (I would guess the jet noise will be an issue for most Arlington hotels.) On the other hand, I was the only one in my family that was bothered by the jets.
What overrode any of these nitpicks were the staff. They were great. Everyone (except the guy who answers the phone) was wonderful, smiling, pleasant, friendly, treated us like gold. Josie and Keesha went out of their way, especially for our kids, to make our stay there just a wonderful experience.