{"id":803,"date":"2013-02-04T20:58:52","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T20:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/blog\/?p=803"},"modified":"2013-02-04T20:58:52","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T20:58:52","slug":"lorien-hotel-spa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/index.php\/2013\/02\/04\/lorien-hotel-spa\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorien Hotel &#038; Spa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-804\" title=\"DSCN9110\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/hl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN9110-300x225.jpg\" \/>The Lorien would be the last of my eleven Kimpton Hotel stays that date back to December of 2011 when I began traveling into DC for work.\u00a0 One of the newest properties Kimpton has in the area, the Lorien was a new-build in the last half decade that brought its total collection in Old Town Alexandria to three.\u00a0 Each has its own very distinct personality.\u00a0 The Hotel Monaco has the most coveted location, in the heart of King Street&#8217;s shopping and dining corridor and the largest.\u00a0 It exudes the area&#8217;s history.\u00a0 The Morrison House is unquestionably the most quaint, built more like an inn than a hotel and right in the center of King Street.\u00a0 Lorien is almost the best of both worlds &#8211; an historic feel but truly a modern creation, an oasis of relaxation.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Lorien is also the nearest to the metro, just a three block walk to the King Street station which has quick service to the airport and reliable service into the city.\u00a0 One would think that would make the Lorien full of hustle and bustle and Alexandria traffic.\u00a0 Alas not the case at all.\u00a0 The moment one steps inside the Lorien, the hotel exudes relaxation.\u00a0 The pervasive smell is calming.\u00a0 The staff is approachable.\u00a0 The lobby is intimate and homey.<\/p>\n<p>Guest rooms are decorated coolly, with robin&#8217;s egg blue walls and white fixture.\u00a0 The bathrooms are spacious and well appointed and the products are top of the line spa quality.\u00a0 The hotel indeed has a spa on site, on the lower level adjacent to the fitness suite.\u00a0 Rounding out this full service boutique hotel, the hotel has not one but two dining choices.\u00a0 One is an upscale chef driven restaurant called Brabo, and the second is the Tasting Room where folks can dine on new and experimental items, and smaller plates, \u00a0in a more casual setting.<\/p>\n<p>Lorien is a very well kept secret &#8211; 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