Anonymous
05/19/2026 14:22
Subject: Dulles Airport Marriott (IAD)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is about the on-airport Marriott, not about any other property.
I find this to be the saddest Marriott and one of the saddest on-airport hotels. Even after the renovation a few years back, it so obviously is in a 1960s motel time warp. Guest rooms are large, but not well laid-out.
I really wish Marriott and MWAA would reach an agreement to demolish and replace with a mid-rise tower with a modern layout and interior and also meeting space.
A nice feature of many other on airport hotels is a good meeting setup, so people can fly in, attend their meetings, and then fly home.
Is it really an "on airport" hotel? Yes legally the land is owned by MWAA, but it's not connected to the terminal. That's my definition of an on-airport hotel- you can just walk to it from the terminal.
From a normal travelers perspective it's no different than the other 15 or whatever hotels you need to take a shuttle to, it's just that the shuttle ride is 5 minutes shorter.
Legally and officially, yes, it is an on-airport hotel - because it is inside the IAD airport perimeter and is on MWAA controlled land.
It is an airport shuttle van to main terminal, fair point, but in my experience it is 10 minutes shorter than the (closest alternative) Hyatt Dulles or the off airport Marriott in Herndon or the several off of Va-28.
Also, the on-airport Marriott hotel shuttle ran every 15 minutes last time I stayed there, versus every 30 minutes from off airport properties. So it does have some real advantages.
I guess the SFO Hyatt does not meet your definition either. It is an Aerotrain ride away from any SFO terminal. Not walkable.
MWAA views the main terminal at IAD as "signature architecture". They will NEVER let a hotel connect directly to that building in any visible way (maybe they would allow an underground connection).
I just wish we could replace it with a modern mid-rise hotel after 60+ years.
Okay fair point on the walkable point- something like the SFO Hyatt that is a free 5 minute train ride, and the train comes every 2 minutes, qualifies in my book as an on-airport hotel.
And yes agree MWAA will not allow anything connected to the terminal. One thing that I could see them doing is putting a hotel directly north of Parking Garage 1, so you could have a covered walk all the way from the terminal, around 10 minutes. Right now a few random office buildings and surface lots there.
I just don't see how the average person cares specifically about this random Marriott because it's a slightly shorter shuttle ride.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 12:51
Subject: Re:Dulles Airport Marriott (IAD)
come on it is ABSOLUTELY walkable to the terminal just not covered entirely - you have to cross the street and then between buildings uncovered. on a good day it's a brisk 8 minute walk to the lower level security checkpoint entrance.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 10:48
Subject: Dulles Airport Marriott (IAD)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is about the on-airport Marriott, not about any other property.
I find this to be the saddest Marriott and one of the saddest on-airport hotels. Even after the renovation a few years back, it so obviously is in a 1960s motel time warp. Guest rooms are large, but not well laid-out.
I really wish Marriott and MWAA would reach an agreement to demolish and replace with a mid-rise tower with a modern layout and interior and also meeting space.
A nice feature of many other on airport hotels is a good meeting setup, so people can fly in, attend their meetings, and then fly home.
Is it really an "on airport" hotel? Yes legally the land is owned by MWAA, but it's not connected to the terminal. That's my definition of an on-airport hotel- you can just walk to it from the terminal.
From a normal travelers perspective it's no different than the other 15 or whatever hotels you need to take a shuttle to, it's just that the shuttle ride is 5 minutes shorter.
Legally and officially, yes, it is an on-airport hotel - because it is inside the IAD airport perimeter and is on MWAA controlled land.
It is an airport shuttle van to main terminal, fair point, but in my experience it is 10 minutes shorter than the (closest alternative) Hyatt Dulles or the off airport Marriott in Herndon or the several off of Va-28.
Also, the on-airport Marriott hotel shuttle ran every 15 minutes last time I stayed there, versus every 30 minutes from off airport properties. So it does have some real advantages.
I guess the SFO Hyatt does not meet your definition either. It is an Aerotrain ride away from any SFO terminal. Not walkable.
MWAA views the main terminal at IAD as "signature architecture". They will NEVER let a hotel connect directly to that building in any visible way (maybe they would allow an underground connection).
I just wish we could replace it with a modern mid-rise hotel after 60+ years.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 10:40
Subject: Dulles Airport Marriott (IAD)
Airport hotels are usually sad. I never use them no matter how early the flight.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 10:38
Subject: Dulles Airport Marriott (IAD)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is about the on-airport Marriott, not about any other property.
I find this to be the saddest Marriott and one of the saddest on-airport hotels. Even after the renovation a few years back, it so obviously is in a 1960s motel time warp. Guest rooms are large, but not well laid-out.
I really wish Marriott and MWAA would reach an agreement to demolish and replace with a mid-rise tower with a modern layout and interior and also meeting space.
A nice feature of many other on airport hotels is a good meeting setup, so people can fly in, attend their meetings, and then fly home.
Is it at least soundproof?
The rooms I have stayed in were not sound proof. I only use it if I have a dawn (or earlier) departure from IAD.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 08:58
Subject: Dulles Airport Marriott (IAD)
Anonymous wrote:This is about the on-airport Marriott, not about any other property.
I find this to be the saddest Marriott and one of the saddest on-airport hotels. Even after the renovation a few years back, it so obviously is in a 1960s motel time warp. Guest rooms are large, but not well laid-out.
I really wish Marriott and MWAA would reach an agreement to demolish and replace with a mid-rise tower with a modern layout and interior and also meeting space.
A nice feature of many other on airport hotels is a good meeting setup, so people can fly in, attend their meetings, and then fly home.
Is it really an "on airport" hotel? Yes legally the land is owned by MWAA, but it's not connected to the terminal. That's my definition of an on-airport hotel- you can just walk to it from the terminal. From a normal travelers perspective it's no different than the other 15 or whatever hotels you need to take a shuttle to, it's just that the shuttle ride is 5 minutes shorter.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 07:56
Subject: Dulles Airport Marriott (IAD)
Anonymous wrote:This is about the on-airport Marriott, not about any other property.
I find this to be the saddest Marriott and one of the saddest on-airport hotels. Even after the renovation a few years back, it so obviously is in a 1960s motel time warp. Guest rooms are large, but not well laid-out.
I really wish Marriott and MWAA would reach an agreement to demolish and replace with a mid-rise tower with a modern layout and interior and also meeting space.
A nice feature of many other on airport hotels is a good meeting setup, so people can fly in, attend their meetings, and then fly home.
Is it at least soundproof?
Anonymous
05/19/2026 07:56
Subject: Dulles Airport Marriott (IAD)
This is about the on-airport Marriott, not about any other property.
I find this to be the saddest Marriott and one of the saddest on-airport hotels. Even after the renovation a few years back, it so obviously is in a 1960s motel time warp. Guest rooms are large, but not well laid-out.
I really wish Marriott and MWAA would reach an agreement to demolish and replace with a mid-rise tower with a modern layout and interior and also meeting space.
A nice feature of many other on airport hotels is a good meeting setup, so people can fly in, attend their meetings, and then fly home.
I find this to be the saddest Marriott and one of the saddest on-airport hotels. Even after the renovation a few years back, it so obviously is in a 1960s motel time warp. Guest rooms are large, but not well laid-out.
I really wish Marriott and MWAA would reach an agreement to demolish and replace with a mid-rise tower with a modern layout and interior and also meeting space.
A nice feature of many other on airport hotels is a good meeting setup, so people can fly in, attend their meetings, and then fly home.