Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel

This is a nice place to come for a break but make sure you are a Marriott Rewards Member so you can get one of the last minute specials. This hotel looks like a 5-​star hotel. However. It gets a 4 because their pool is not heated and there is no hot-​tub. One of the things I need on a sabbatical is a hot-​tub. All Courtyard Marriott’s has heated pools & whirlpools. Other than that flaw, this hotel gets an A+ on décor, toiletries, and proximity to public transportation & the airport. Super accommodating staff, nice restaurant on site, and a cute coffee shop called Illy. I got a sweet deal on my room rate! I encourage you to fully take advantage of all the hotel has to offer if you cannot afford to.

This is a great hotel within the Marriott brand. I’m a huge fan of Renaissance Hotels. Majority of them have undergone reservations, ushering in sleek lobbies; larger, more comfortable rooms with tasteful decorations and top-​notch bed linens and high-​range bathroom amenities; great eateries accessible to all and an all-​around great atmosphere.
The Renaissance Capital View in Arlington is definitely worth checking out. The rates aren’t as high as the Rens located right in the District of Columbia — but you’re still getting amazing ambiance.
I didn’t check out the Illy café or the Italian restaurant but I’ve heard they’re quite nice. The lobby is a great spot to hang out with friends or after a date. If you know the Rens in D.C. you’ll know they’ve undergone million-​dollar makeovers to have more ‘inviting’ communal spaces — play a game of chess, read a book from the mini library, chat with friends. Very nice atmosphere.
I found the service wasn’t as top-​priority as it is in D.C. I had to twice request small amenities. The lovely concierge made it her personal duty to have the items delivered the same afternoon I requested them. Yet it left me wondering — I ordered them through the app. Why was my request ignored?
The hotel is a stone’s throw from DCA. You hardly ever hear the planes. You’ll hear the rumble of the odd freight train. I never heard them at night.
Speaking of hearing things — it’s either the walls are thin or the kids staying with their parents next door are first class screamers. I don’t know WHAT was going on but those imps were screaming and hollering at 2 a.m. It was highly annoying. C’mon, people. Put the kids to bed!
Other than that mishap — I had a great stay at the Renaissance Capital View. Best sleep I’ve had in months. I need one of those king beds.

awesome stay! We had a great time during the holidays. The front desk staffs were amazingly professional, friendly and hospitable.

So I debated for a good three minutes on whether or not I wanted to rate this hotel 3 or 4 stars. The main deciding factor? Whether or not the room key issues really bugged me that much. I travel frequently and never had so many issues trying to open my door than I did with their doors. Apparently you require some special kind of finesse with the key cards (and I’m far from coordinated and lack finesse). The front desk didn’t offer much sympathy, but rather ‘lessons’ on how to ‘properly’ put a key card into a door. Now if that doesn’t make you feel like someone is calling you stupid, I don’t know what will.
The rooms themselves are impeccable. Mine was clean, updated, and spacious. I loved how they had the smaller vanity mirrors for makeup – that’s such a small feature that makes many women happy! I was mainly impressed by the gym and laundry facilities. Since we were there for almost a week, the laundry facility was a great way to inexpensively clean our clothes; a much appreciated option outside of having the hotel professionally clean/​press them. The gym had your typical cardio and weight training machines. They had a good array of free weight options as well. My favorite part of the gym was the power rack; yes, a power rack! For all of you weight lifting and power lifting junkies, this hotel is for you! The only downside was that I now had no excuse not to do any weightlifting during my vacation.
We didn’t eat at the restaurant while we were there, but I did have a few drinks New Years Eve at the bar downstairs. The gentleman working was in a great mood! He was very friendly and worked quickly, considering the amount of people he was working to serve.
I did have an issue the day we checked out, but it was fixed by the management on duty. There was a long line for people to get their cars from valet. When I dropped off my ticket to retrieve my car, they gave us an estimated time of 20 minutes. This was fine, as it still gave me time to arrive at the airport on time. However, 30 minutes later I still had a handful of cars in front of me. Instead of getting overly frustrated while waiting, I asked to get my car myself. Turns out a few other patrons liked this idea and followed suit. Upon retrieving my car I asked a young woman in a green blouse and black jacket if they could remove the valet charge from my bill since I had to get my own car in order to leave on time for my flight. Without hesitating, she immediately agreed that was fair and took my room number down. The man working the valet even apologized for the backup. Great experience with their customer service!

The only «complaint» that I have is that we couldn’t do a late checkout. However, that was because we were checking in for New Year’s Eve and the hotel was full. The staff was friendly, accommodating and professional. Evelyn helped us at the front desk and she was very impressive. I used the gym and it was bigger and nicer than I expected. Very well equipped if you’re into working out, you will appreciate it. The room on the fifth floor had a great view. The room was clean and the bathroom had nice touches like a really hot shower and great mirrors. I could not recommend this hotel highly enough.

I stayed here for two nights.
New hotel, so everything is up to date, quiet, and comfortable. Great beds! I found my room to be very quiet, although the train going by bothered me a bit early in the morning.
Nice gym in the facility, and restaurant/​bar. They also have a coffee bar in the lobby.
Shuttle is available from Reagan to this hotel and the other near by Marriott options. I found that it was only a 10 minute ride from the airport, and about 10 minutes early in the morning too.
I will definitely be staying here again when I am in the area.

This place was beautiful! I don’t really have anything negative to say about the place. Parking was very convenient and the atmosphere was great!

Incredibly comfortable stay — from a frequent business traveler. Convenient location — can comfortably even walk to Reagan. Clean — quality décor. Welcoming staff — charming front desk. Nice bar and concierge lounge. I look forward to my next stay here!

I do not have one complaint about my stay here. I have avoided Renaissance properties in the past, but booked here due to Unilocal reviews.
Location is great, right next to Reagan Airport and close proximity to Alexandria. The lobby is beautiful, and the rooms were very bright, and clean with a great view of the Potomac. The service was fantastic throughout my entire stay. Between the front desk, the restaurant staff, and valet.
Speaking of the restaurant, Socci, I ended up having breakfast and dinner here during my stay. Great selection of food, great quality, and like I mentioned, the service was fantastic.

We’ve stayed here a couple time and Ave been impressed both times. The food at the bar is amazing. We have breakfast this morning and it too was delicious. This is now our go to when flying out of DCA

Very nice modern, clean hotel. The hotel was easy to find, the location is nice. Checkin was easy and quick. The staff is very helpful and friendly. The rooms are very clean. The only problem we had was with the parking garage. We tried to use our room key to get out but it didn’t work. We needed to get help to get out. They made a new key for us. I would definitely come back to this hotel.

Not a bad place at all. I’m sitting in the bar having a beer as I write this review. So far every single person who works here has been so nice. One person who stands out it’s David the navigator.
I’ve never been to this area of the country and his help had me on the subway going all over the place. Great guy who really makes this place stand out.
Now for the restaurant. We had dinner here and it’s not at the level of a Ruth Chris but for a hotel restaurant I would say it’s way above average. Towards the end service got a little slow but over all my food was good. My chopped salad was good and the steak was very good.
My wife had soup and salad. She told me hers was good as well. If I could make one suggestion. Use filtered ice. My jack and coke had that bad water taste. Still this was not a big deal as over all I liked this place.
Our room was nice. No fans in the bathroom good thing my, we’ll never mind that.
There was a thunder storm while I was here California is in a drought and here it’s storming. Go figure. David the navigator told me to put my shoes on the sun deck. Good call thier dry and on my feet again. I think I’m going to come back on a vacation rather then a work trip like this and stay here again

I have traveled to the DC area many times over the past year for conferences, and this hotel has been the best hotel yet! I loved my stay at the Renaissance for this most recent work trip.
From the moment I checked in, I instantly received tremendous service. Everyone in the lobby was friendly and helpful. They helped me check in to my room by carefully selecting the room that best met my requests. While we were working on the check-​in, they also brought apple juice out for my 2 year old son. The staff had recommendations for places to eat and visit. Overall, it was great service that was deeply appreciated.
Beyond the great service, the accommodations were equally wonderful. My room was nice, clean, and spacious. The conference centers were good as well. The food provided during the conference was delicious; they had great spreads that met a wide variety of tastes or dietary needs.
I highly recommend this hotel to anyone staying in the DC area. It had great service, was very clean and spacious, and appeared to have a price point that couldn’t be beat!

What a beautiful hotel!
This hotel is chock full of amenities: futuristic looking bar, pool, restaurant as well as a cool room.
Check in was a breeze. Once I was given my room key, I threw all of my stuff in my room and jumped in the pool!
The pool, its inside on the 8^th floor. There is no jumping or diving, the deepest part is 4 feet. its still refreshing, if you want to dry off outside and sit in the sun you could but no smoking is allowed.
The rooms are also top notch. The bed sheets have a high thread count, the pillows and mattress have a nice quality feel and the bathrooms look very contemporary.
I would highly recommend the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel

I make it a habit to stay here with my wife for special occasions. I’m a Marriott platinum member and I found this hotel to be one of the best. The concierge room has an amazing view of the city that cannot be explained in words. I also put out of town work associates in the hotel and they are all equally impressed with the staff, food and location. Furthermore, this hotel knows how to host a wedding/reception…I attended a friends event a few months back and it was «stunning!»

After the poor customer service which we experienced initially, the event manager, Matthew contacted me this week and has more than made up for our poor experience.
Matthew was very understanding, friendly, and helpful which I appreciated greatly after we had been blown off last time. I wish we had been able to deal with him three years ago as I’m sure our experience would have been 100 times better!
As a result of his excellent service, we have decided to host our son’s Christening brunch here in a few weeks and our guests will be using the Renaissance for their hotel stays. Matthew also referred us to the catering manager Stephanie (the catering manager at Socci) to help us with our meals and she has been fantastic. She has been wonderful, responsive, and extremely helpful which we greatly appreciate.
We would definitely recommend Socci for your catering needs/​events and the hotel overall (it is new, modern, and beautiful), especially since their customer service has improved significantly over the past few years! The hotel provides an airport shuttle which is crucial for our out of town guests. A few small gestures go a long way, Matthew and Stephanie have made us fans of the Renaissance once again!

This was my first time to stay here. I was here on business for a recent conference that lasted for 4 nights. The entrance and lobby area were very sleek, modern and welcoming. I arrived early so my room was not immediately available so I staked out a comfy chair in the lobby to work on my emails for about an hour.
My room 1223 was on my preferred high floor or the 12^th floor. My room was $ 179 or $ 202.27 with all of the taxes added.
Being a platinum member I had access to their club lounge, which is typical of other Renaissance clubs, which are superior in the variety and quality of the snacks, food and service. I was here every day for breakfast and evening snacks.
When I checked out I found some minor miscellaneous charges on my folio, which were quickly removed by the front desk without question.
I would recommend this hotel to anyone visiting the DC airport or area. It is definitely one of the better hotels in the area.
Check out my pics of my room.

I had the chance to stay at The Renaissance for a conference that I attended.
This hotel is part of the Marriott. The hotel is new and modern. The lobby is rather small. They have a bar and restaurant in the lobby area. The front desk is also very small. It can get crowded easily when there are 6 to 7 people waiting in line to check in for a room with their luggage.
This hotel is very close to the Ronald Reagan airport in DC. It is about a 15 minute car ride. This hotel also provide free shuttle services to and from the hotel.
I stayed in one of the rooms with a king size bed. The room was a decent size. The housekeeping did a very good job in keeping everything immaculate and organized. I love how the hotel is new because I hate staying at old creepy hotel rooms especially if I am by myself. The bed was so comfortable. I wish I could have slept in longer! The restrooms are clean, they have Aveda products for your use.
There is a coffee maker in the hotel room this is a great plus for coffee drinkers like me. Wifi isn’t included with the room. It costs about $ 12.95 — $ 16.95 a night depending on the speed you want.
This hotel is great for events and conferences. The second floor is dedicated to events and conferences. There are many rooms with great facilities. They also do catering. I had breakfast, lunch, and dinner here and all the meals were quite delicious!
I wish I had a longer stay here to check out the amenities. They have a fitness room and pool. It would be great if I had time to work out!
I was very happy with my experience at The Renaissance, I would highly recommend it!

If I could give this place a negative 2 stars I would.
We were told our rooms would be ready by the time we got there around noon, as long as we did the phone call check-​in or whatever it was. Well the person who made the call was promptly told that we had to be there in person. We arrive after awhile in person and go to check-​in, they asked why we didn’t use the phone service. Not happy about that one.
They also lied to us about the shuttle situation. They said it would take 15mins for a shuttle to arrive. It didn’t arrive until 40mins later.
Then there was the WiFi. They lied saying we had it in our room and because of there stupidity with our reservation name and the names of the people in the room we were unable to access the WiFi. If I wanted to do something with the WiFi, I had to go down to the lobby and log in as a guest to use the internet.
Finally, they lost half of our reservations. We got that situated after a bit. However, they did not give us any indication when one of the rooms were going to be ready and had to move us extremely far away from the rest of the group.
With all these issues, we were not given any discount on our room. Nor were we given any reason to come back. Next time I come out to the DC area I will not be staying here.

AMAZING hotel for a great price! We stayed here for a wedding, and I was amazed at the amenites for the price. The ballroom is gorgeous. The chandeliers are different from anything I’ve seen before. Such a great venue for a beautiful wedding. The rooms were large, and the view was awesome. Our window looked out over the DCA airport, the Potomac river and a bit of downtown DC. The bathroom was large and the Aveda products were nice.
The lobby is beautiful, with a large bar and restaurant area. Having an illy coffee shop in the lobby is icing on the cake.