Name: Candlewood Suites Alexandria - Fort Belvoir
Address: 8847 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, 22309, US

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

D'Angela

The stay was WONDERFUL! Will recommend this place to everyone.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2026

Theodore

Na

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Valencia

Great

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2026

Pierre P

The AC/heat exchanger was noisy. Although the front desk said it was fixed it was still making a loud humming noise.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Eliseo

Yes

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Irene

Everything was excellent!!!!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2025

Frank

yes

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2025

PATRICK

Good clean satisfy

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2025

Jesse

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Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2025

Richard

Well appointed room, very comfortable. Full kitchen!

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2025

Dorothy

Nice, clean property, close to many food options, and where we were headed to

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

Betty

Staff was very friendly and the rooms clean

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2025

Johnny

Good value for money

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Rachelle

Front desk manager was amazing

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

25 Aug 2025

Thomas

The front desk person couldn’t give me a straight answer when I asked why the credit card # on my reservation was different from mine. Mgr on phone said 3rd party (Expedia) does it that way. Sounded shady. I cancelled my reservation. Went to different hotel. Could not talk to a human at Expedia. Horrible.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2025

Lonna

It was very quiet & bed was comfortable

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2025

Ellen E.

The staff was very friendly and helpful. The location is perfect for visiting Mount Vernon and anything in the DC area. The rooms are very nice and have everything you could need for a comfortable stay. The local area has great restaurants. The grounds were well kept and had great space for traveling with pets.

Leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

Brandon

I had no problems with the hotel itself, but the surrounding area is definitely not safe. My first morning after checking in, I look outside to see some person strung out on some sort of substance on their knees in the grass by the road in front of the hotel screaming nonsense into the sky then curling up on the ground, over and over.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

30 May 2025

Eric

PROS: The room was nice. This exrended stay had a good supply of dishes, etc. The coffee in the lobby was fresh brewed and really good for \"hotel coffee\".
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CONS: No housekeeping. No hotel breakfast. (Just free fruit.) The walls were paper thin so I could hear slamming doors, feet stomping above me, crying babies next door, music from across the hall, and dogs barking from a room halfway down the hall. I was surrounded the entire time by a constant barrage of noise.
When I ultimately complained, the desk clerk was sympathetic and contacted the dogs' owners and the barking stopped, but there wasn't much she could do about the rest so I will NOT return to this hotel because of the noise factor due to the 'thin walls'.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2025

Richard

Very kind and friendly welcoming , offers of assistance as may be necessary .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

Sydney

Wonderful clean stay!

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2025

Jaeda

Great stay!

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2025

Teri

There were ants in the bathroom. Everything else was awesome.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Mar 2025

Eric

Clean, decent place.

Nice place. Computer problems at Check-in. Not sure if it was the Front Desk Agent's inability or not. She kept saying, \"This computer hates me.\"

Also, hot water issues. We had to notify the Front Desk of the problem. It was fixed in a timely manner.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

Imani

I had a great experience and a feeling of home away from home. I felt safe, the rooms are well updated and clean.
I appreciated the no extra fee for washing my clothes! Will stay here again when I return to the states!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2024

Gwenzetta

Enjoyed my stay!!!!

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2024

Kimberly

Friendly staff

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2024

Roman

nicw

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2024

Lisabeth

Problems with the Bill

There was a problem with the billing. I had to call the hotel with questions about the bill that appeared on my credit card account. The general manager Oscar fixed the major problems but I still have a $5.34 charge on my bill that is unexplained. This took away what was otherwise a wonderful stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2024

Dubi

Good for the value

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

Kelly

Thank you!

After a 13 hour drive and a heck of a scare after realizing the original hotel we book was a filthy cesspool, the clerk who greeted us at 9:30pm 5-19 was an absolute angel! She was friendly and welcoming and most definitely calmed my nerves. The rooms and property were clean, comfortable, quiet and safe! I’m sorry I didn’t catch the desk clerks name but she turned our entire trip right side up and I thank her! It was my first stay at a Candlewood Suites but not my last!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

07 May 2024

Taniqua

I drove very far with reservations an wasn’t allowed to check in . The employee was very rude .she left me at the door for 5 minutes an she was looking at me trying to get in it was locked

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2024

Justine

Thanks to the staff for letting me stay an extra hour so that I could attend my virtual meeting- at the last minute!

Business

6/10

Pleasant

24 Nov 2023

angelique

Staff was good and helpful. Still undergoing renovations so microwave did not work in room and only channels 3-14 worked. Loved amenities and cleanliness. Would definitely stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2023

Rocco

The concierge was amazingly friendly and helpful. The suite was exceptionally clean and in new condition.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jun 2023

Beth

Property is under construction. No coffee/water or snacks available in lobby. Just a room. Zero amenities

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 May 2023

Jacquelyn

The property was undergoing renovation. I wished we had known this before booking. I am sure the renovations are necessary and will make a nicer property. However, we drove nearly 10 hours to get to this property and had less than an ideal experience due to the renovations.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2023

Kathleen

Not a good experience

Walked in and noticed that the area was being renovated. The beds were relatively comfortable. The bathroom smelled a bit of mildew. There were only two working dim lights. The kitchen light didn’t work at all. No breakfast or any snacks available at all. Had to go get extra wash clothes and towels. The worst was that when we got back from going out to have breakfast, we had been locked out of our room and hour before the check out time. All of our luggage was still in the room. No one ever showed up at the
front desk, so the housekeeper let us in. Luckily, we made it to the airport on time. One good thing was that the gal at the desk was terrific when she was there.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

08 Apr 2023

Tayler

The entire lobby was under construction. Loud sawing and due to construction they took away all dining options. Front desk staff was accommodating, but there was no notice anywhere in booking about all the construction.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2023

Verified traveler

Our stay was pleasant, however my husband and I thought that housekeeping was included not that we had to request it for the price we paid.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

28 Mar 2023

Larry

Noisy, noisy, noisy.

The hotel is currently remodeling the hotel, so have constant banging upstairs 24 hours per day.
Until the remodeling is complete, I would NOT stay in this hotel.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

27 Mar 2023

Cassandra

never was told construction was being done. shower was broken. room flooded.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2023

Melissa

This was disappointing. Our room had an odor. The person who checked us in barely spoke two words. No explanation of where coffee was, etc. the back door was propped open several times. I had to hunt down clean towels on day 2 even though we had been out of the room all day it was not cleaned. Our keys stopped working on day 2 and because the front desk was mainly unattended people were left outside unable to even get in the lobby early in the morning. This hotel needs a major update, furniture was peeling and scratched. Super disappointing for an IHG property. Also I did not get any ihg points for my stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2023

GARY

Came to visit my son in the Army. Was here for one night. Didnt see if anything worked or didnt work. It had almost a full kitchen. Didnt need to try any of it though. Price was right.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jan 2023

Verified traveler

Not the best, but not the worst

Staff was great. Friendly. No complaints there.

The room… not so great. I can deal with the banged up, slightly outdated furniture, and not so comfy mattress… for the price, none of that bothered me. But two of the main reasons I chose this room (instead of the Hampton Inn next door like I normally do) is because it had a kitchen and a bathtub. However, the stove didn’t work, the coffee machine was missing the actual coffee pot, and we had no chairs (like pictured, just an office chair and the table is connected to the wall so to eat together, we had to eat in bed…. (Which, I guess was okay since the stove didn’t work anyways and we couldn’t cook a decent meal that would be better sitting down)…..and the bathtub didn’t have a drain plug… A couple of the lights did not turn on, and fan in the bathroom didn’t work, but I will say, unlike some other reviews, it was clean and we did not see any bugs or have any issues like that…. Also, the water was hot. So no problems there either…. I was only there 2 nights and didn’t realize half of the other issues until well after being settled, and I’m sure they would've accommodated me (staff was friendly for the short time I had to deal with them ) , but it was a short trip and I didn’t have time to be “that” customer….. yes, I would stay again if I wanted a cheap, but decent enough place to stay that’s clean with hot water…. At the end of the day, that’s what matters for me when I’m on a quick, last minute trip like this was.

Partner

2/10

Poor

21 Nov 2022

Kelly

Bugs.. what appeared to resemble cockroaches in the room!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Nov 2022

Cassaundra

The room was Smokey but the staff were very friendly and professional. Hospitality was on point.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

24 Oct 2022

Rebecca

Extremely disappointing for a candlewood. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a location in need of improvement as much as this one. It did appear to be clean as well as they can clean it with how ruff they furniture and stuff is. The staff was friendly that was about the only plus.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

14 Oct 2022

Linda

Exhaust fan in bathroom didn’t work, peeling paint on ceilings in bathroom, sticky floors, phone didn’t work, headboards and chairs peeling, a/c not cooling properly, hallway smelled of marijuana the entire stay, overall just not a place I would recommend.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

21 Sep 2022

Brian

It was fairly clean and the WiFi worked reasonably well. It’s very run down and in need of major overhaul. Lampshades were broken, light fixtures in the bathroom were rusty, chair was threadbare, TV outdated and poor quality.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2022

Albert

Great overall experience . One that I would highly recommend

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Sep 2022

Verne

The carpeting, room furniture and other items were a bit tattered and dirty. The room was not cleaned by the staff on the overnight stay. I noticed the same dirt and debris from foot traffic when I arrived and departed two days later. They seemed understaffed, as the desk managers were cleaning and folding laundry at the check in/out desk. I expected better.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2022

Juan

I was very satisfied

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2022

EDWIN

no pool, no free brefest

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2022

Napoleon

Very nice property, the front counter folks are very unwelcoming.

They dont greet you at ALL.... just NO & Yes.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2022

Annette

Excellent

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Jul 2022

Chad

No hot water. Bugs in the bathroom. Floor was dirty and sticky.
The personnel at the hotel were very nice and helped us to remedy the situation.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

19 Jun 2022

Alyssa

It would have been nice to have not only got water to take a shower with but also a 24hr handyman in case the current one was unavailable until Monday. You never put a guest in a room with a water issue.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2022

LAURENCE

Not bad
will reserve my comment in case this was a
one time incident
staff was pleasant

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2022

LAURENCE

No bad wrong type of room but was corrected after the first night
staff was extremely helpful

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

31 May 2022

Akpovoke

old ragging property, old furniture's,

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2022

donald

great place

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

15 May 2022

Victor

We checked in late in the night only to find out there was this intense cigar and smoke smell inside the room. We opted to change to another room, but the hotel was fully booked. But the General Mgr mad e few calls to find us a room in another property, which she eventually did. We do appreciate her help and support

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

07 May 2022

Michal

The type of room I reserved was not available. The hotel canceled the reservation.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2022

Abiy

The cofee machine was broken down but still i love to come back

6/10

Pleasant

02 May 2022

Amanda

Clean room with a small kitchen and comfortable bed, only issue was the shower only had two temps freezing cold and boiling hot.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2022

Larry

Quite and good location

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2022

Glorimar L Rivera

There GM 😊 saved their day. Hotel room nice and clean spacious. I down fall they have a creepy maintenance man who lives in the hotel who can make you feel very uncomfortable with his comments also the back door was broken had to do the walk around everyday. Other than that the rest of the staff are pretty nice. Manager nice lady she cared for me to have a good stay she saved my stay since she send creppy staff member somewhere else for the weekend.

Business Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Apr 2022

Katherine

The staff was wonderful. They were friendly and greeted us with a smile. Upon entering our room, there was a weird smell permeating from the room. There was a half eaten Subway sandwich left in the refrigerator. I booked a room with queen beds but our room had 2 full beds. When I asked at the front desk, the gentleman said that they had just reopened and he did not even check on the computer or my confirmation email on my phone to see if there was a mixup.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2022

Celeste

Really enjoyed the shower.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

19 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

The property is a homeless shelter. It is no longer a hotel

Leisure

2/10

Poor

22 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

It was closed and your company took my reservation I will never use Expedia again

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2020

Shannon

Transferred us to Townplace suites

So a few weeks before our trip to VA I received a call from the hotel to inform us that our reservations were being moved to a different hotel. I was skeptical until we arrived and everything for my reservation and my uncle's was flawless! The service and staff were awesome and the hotel seemed like new. We were visiting family and the rooms were plenty large enough for all if us to visit and eat together without worries of facemasks. Thank you so much for a wonderful effortless stay!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2020

Verified traveler

Staycation

Professional and efficient with every request. I appreciate the quietness throughout the property. Will surely consider again. Thanks for all that you do!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Friendly staff. Great amenities, clean room and great parking but Noisy and squeaky bed

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2020

Christina

My favorite place... absolutely beautiful room... great staff... and free laundry wash!!!!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Very clean hotel and great location as well!
You have access to restaurant just few minutes away

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

The location of the property is very convenient and is very clean!

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

We have stayed here a few times - traveling with our pets. Wish they had more around the country! Very nice, clean and comfortable. Staff is awesome - will not look elsewhere when they acomodate for everything :) Thank you!

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2019

Jane

Every employee at Candlewood I encountered was friendly and helpful. Granted it was Thanksgiving so occupancy was low, but it was quiet. We will definitely be staying here again when we visit the area. Thank you for a lovely stay.

Friends_and_family Pet

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2019

NIL

Staff was wonderful. Easy to get to from I-95. Lots of food choices near by. Pet friendly. Room needs some updating. Worn furniture and broken cabinet door.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

We enjoy this hotel chain, people and pet friendly!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Not great

No WiFi in the room, clerk at desk was rude (lady there the next day was nicer), and items in kitchenette dirty.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Free laundry, nice gym and a nice room. Kitchen surprised me.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Place is awesome the only problem is that I have a two year old baby won't weight enough to make noise and I can't keep my child tied to a chair Soo many complain but not the property issue I understand that but is vacation not a seniorsplace

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

The room felt quite tired, with a broken bathroom cabinet door and kitchen door handle. The utensils were ok, though the can opener was rusty and unsable, and the communal halways were in need of a vacuum.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2019

Neil

Good night

Good night.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

there was no breakfast or pool , staff was very nice . room was clean and nice

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

08 Jul 2019

andrew

Stay Away!

Worst hotel I have ever been to. Service was terrible, they even made me make my own bed since the sheets were dirty. I tried to leave the hotel after finding hair in the mattress and they wouldn’t refund me. They switched me to a different room which smelt like cats. And I saw the front desk associate make the bed back up that we were recently in with the exact sheets that we had slept in from before. If you are looking to stay in Alexandria avoid this hotel at all cost!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2019

Jean

Comfortable and clean

Our one bed room was more than adequate and clean and very comfortable. Surprising to find a full size refrigerator if you need it.

Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Jul 2019

KB

Not much, wasn't what I thought it would be in that area of Virginia .

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

The customer service at this hotel is above and beyond I must say. I had a wedding to attend with my family in the area and we arrived way before check in at 1pm, we advised the staff if we can check in early to get ready for the wedding, and they accommodated us right away with no issues. Room was very clean and had all the proper amenities. I would recommend anyone to this hotel!!!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2019

Charketa

Everything was great

Everything was great. I was able to wash clothes at no cost. I purchased some groceries and cooked everyday. Loved it there.

Family

2/10

Poor

14 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

The girls who checked me in first day were lovely , cleaning service terrible and the rest of the front desk not great either

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2019

Verified traveler

Good stay near Washington. We were visiting DC and this place is about 35-40 minutes drive from the National Mall. They have a decent kitchenette as well and staffs at front desk were very helpful. Very good stay overall

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2019

Verified traveler

It was nice that the washer and dryer were free xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

19 May 2019

Verified traveler

The room was pretty worn and overall looked dirty - particularly the recliner. The choice of trim colors didn’t help. The room looked sickly. The kitchen was nice though.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2019

Sylvia

We had a great stay. The staff was very friendly and professional. The rooms were clean. The rooms do need updating. They are showing signs of wear and tear.

Family

4/10

Poor

23 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

I booked a queen bed room. On checking in, the staff did not tell me the room was a double. When I saw the room and called the front desk, they replied- you get what we have left.
I had to stay- was with my family and we have a child- found a different hotel in the morning. We checked out but had to pay the full queen bed price for the double room. Expedia did not help!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2019

Mbee

Staffs are super nice service I front desk is fast. There is a little store for snacks and you can get coffee there for free.

Leisure Family