Archer Hotel Old Town Alexandria

The location was great and everyone was super nice.

The property is absolutely lovely. It’s modern, but comfy, not all glass and chrome. Every space made me want to sit and enjoy. They lit the fire pit for us and we had AKB delivered to us there. The entire experience made me want to come back for a longer stay.

The location was perfect-right in the heart of Old Town. Sophia at the front desk was wonderful-professional, very personable, and went out of her way to find us another room when the airconditioner was not working in our room. Nice fitness center and soap

Check through checkout was faultless

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Beautiful and convenient

Location. People. Cleanliness. View. Atmosphere. THE BED!!

So far the best place I ever been to! Super Friendly Staff, from Housekeeping, to breakfast Staff! Room always clean great location too!

Great location on King St, Old Town in Alexandria. Just two blocks from Metro makes it very convenient to reach DCA, city, etc. The hotel has the boutique charm with friendly staff. Rooms are well appointed. I have stayed at this hotel almost 20+ times when it was the Lorien/Kimpton. Sadly when it was IHG, it decreased its likeability. I am glad to see its regained its charm under Archer.

After reading all of the great reviews, we were excited to enjoy a weekend in Old Town with a great space, balcony and boutique-feel hotel. We were disappointed. Gave it a 3 stars because there were some good aspects, but we would not return.

Always start with the positives: The staff is attentive and cheery and tried to make our stay a good one, despite us not getting the type of room we were booking. The lobby and lounge are welcoming and a nice place to hang out. The adjacent restaurants are very good (not owned by hotel, but right there) and servers are excellent. The gym has all you need.

The Negatives: Valet parking is genuinely awful. It is billed as "24 hour access" and technically, it is, but we waited a half hour every time for one overworked gentleman to get all the cars at peak hours (hire an additional for peak hours). The area is not the best. We had a couple of negative encounters with individuals on the streets right outside the property and non-guests definitely were sitting/laying on the benches in the front area, one swearing and yelling at guests. Felt uncomfortable and not what we expected. The courtyard, part of the property, often had random people come sitting there and saw someone come in off the streets to get coffee from lobby. Didn't feel particularly secure.

Biggest issue for us was there was a miscommunication when booking our room and we did not get what we asked for and it impacted our entire stay. Our room was a "suite" but we fully expected, based on our conversation to get a balcony and spacious room. There was no space at all if sofa bed was open. We had a view of dumpsters (and noise from them being unloading) and some of the furniture and the vanity had stains. We booked based on the pictures and expectation of a spacious room with a balcony. We specifically asked for this and ended up with an overpriced, oddly shaped (not useful space) room with no balcony and a view of dumpsters. We were given a modest discount, but we were not happy at all. Also, random and odd - no top sheets were on bed and for pull out we had to ask for bedding and were given a bottom sheet and one blanket. Never seen that before!

We had a lovely stay at the Archer Hotel. We were in town for a graduation and enjoyed how convenient it was to everything we needed. The hotel staff were very friendly. I liked the refreshing spa water served daily in the lobby.
Our room was spacious and clean. We enjoyed the use of the outside courtyard space where we had food & beverages from the restaurant and played cards. The cocktails at the restaurant on site were amazing, but pricey. Our family enjoyed the breakfast of the Home-Grown restaurant on the property and said it was delicious.
The hotel is walking distance from the Metro. We took the Metro from Reagan International airport to the train stop and then walked with our luggage to the hotel. It was very easy to do.
We would definitely stay at the Archer again if in the Alexandria VA area.

EVERYTHING. Where do I start? The rooms are gorgeous with the sweetest little touches like books in the room & complimentary water. The location is fantastic. The front desk attendants Isabel and Elham were soo kind and wonderful. I stayed with my family on my birthday and they made sure to make it so special. I highly recommend this hotel and will definitely be back.