I haven't paid the final lodging bill yet, but I'll post my reviews:

Udvar-Hazy Center: if you love aircraft or spacecraft, or the way they fit into history, A+.

TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Chantilly, VA: A+. These folks are very nice. The room we had--a studio--was clean, well laid out, and nicely appointed (complementary coffee, coffee maker, dishes, etc. in the kitchen), complementary coffee in the lobby all day, danish in the morning, cookies in the evening, and food you can buy, from noodles to main dishes, for eating in your room. The staff was friendly and helpful; I asked for two more pillows and a blanket at nine o'clock at night and we had them within five minutes. They gave us directions to the nearest Metro station. They're under the landing pattern to Dulles airport, but are so well insulated you can barely hear the aircraft. Plus: they take pets, treat animals with friendliness, and dogs/cats may stay locked in carrier in the room unattended, unlike Motel 6.

Bob Evans, Lee Jackson Highway, Chantilly, VA: B+. Bob Evans was in walking distance, so we ate there every morning and night. This is a chain restaurant. Like Shoney's or Friendly's or any of the innumerable similar places, it's not haute cuisine and doesn't claim to be. The food is plain ordinary food and what we ate of it was good. I don't recommend the open-face roast beef sandwich, but the turkey and dressing is good (I don't recommend much dressing/stuffing because a lot of it is bad, but this was good; it's not as good as the Colonnade in Atlanta, but nothing is) and so are the pork chops. The French toast is great and they don't burn their bacon. James recommends the pot roast omelet, the sirloin steak and noodles, and their biscuit and gravy. And thank God it's not noisy with long waiting lines and overpriced food like those Yuppie chains Chili's, O'Charley's, Cheddar's, etc. The service was fabulous. When we staggered in after nine on Saturday night and told the waitress we were starving and thirsty, she had drinks at our table in under five minutes and some rolls in five minutes. Our dinner was out in fifteen minutes, hot and savory.

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I can also recommend the Grilled Chicken and Sizzling Shrimp "Dinner Sensations Combo" at the Bob Evans. It really hit ths spot though I may have been overly influenced by hunger.
--Rodney

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