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Courthouse hotel sold to become 180-unit multifamily building

Published July 7, 2026 at 10:00AM

The current hotel at 1200 N. Courthouse Road (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

A hotel in Courthouse has been sold for conversion into multifamily units, the latest in a series of adaptive reuse projects around the county.

Arlington Court Suites, a Clarion Collection hotel, will be closing at 1200 N. Courthouse Road following a $35 million sale to GoodHomes Communities, the real estate brokerage firm KLNB announced yesterday (Monday). The conversion project, which will turn 187 hotel rooms into 180 multifamily units, was approved by the Arlington County Board back in October 2020.

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Arlington’s hotel occupancy rate, revenue increase slightly year-over-year

By Scott McCaffrey

Published June 19, 2026 at 8:30AM

A 2025 view of the lobby at the then-new Hilton hotel in Rosslyn (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Recent trends in Arlington’s hotel-occupancy and room rates are pointing modestly upward after a downturn in 2025.

For the first four months of 2026, the county’s hotel-occupancy rate was up 2% year-over-year, while the revenue per available room was up nearly 6%, according to new data.

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New ‘land and sea’ restaurant opens next week at Crystal City hotel

By Katie Taranto

Published June 12, 2026 at 9:15AM

Crabcakes at Stillwater and Stone (courtesy of Stillwater & Stone)

A new restaurant promising “elevated American coastal cuisine” opens next week at the Westin hotel in Crystal City.

Stillwater & Stone, a new “land and sea”-inspired restaurant and bar, will hold its soft opening starting Tuesday, June 16, on the ground floor of the recently renovated Westin hotel at 1800 Richmond Highway. It’ll be open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails, offering a variety of meat and seafood entrees.

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Westin hotel in Crystal City celebrates completed renovations and new restaurant

By Katie Taranto

Published May 29, 2026 at 10:00AM

Staff and local leaders cut the ribbon at the grand reopening of the Westin Crystal City (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A Crystal City hotel is celebrating its completed redesign and a soon-to-come “land and sea”-themed restaurant at the property.

Local leaders and staff at the Westin Crystal City cut the ribbon on the hotel’s overhaul yesterday (Thursday) at 1800 Richmond Hwy. The project redesigned the hotel’s 223 guest rooms, refreshed common areas with new walls, floors and furnishings, and will soon introduce Stillwater & Stone, a new restaurant and bar.

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Ballston Holiday Inn closes, preparing for 504-unit redevelopment project

By Katie Taranto and Dan Egitto

Published April 23, 2026 at 10:00AM

Fencing around the Ballston Holiday Inn hotel site in April 2026 (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A Holiday Inn hotel in the Ballston area has closed and is now fenced off, apparently in preparation for a redevelopment project approved back in 2023.

Multiple tipsters contacted ARLnow this month after the hotel at 4610 Fairfax Drive closed its doors. The hotel has left IHG Hotels and Resorts’ system, a spokesperson said, although they did not say exactly when the location stopped admitting guests.

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Proposed towers at Key Bridge Marriott site would reshape Rosslyn’s skyline, public space

By Dan Egitto

Published February 11, 2026 at 3:45PM

Conceptual renderings of the proposed Potomac Overlook project at 1401 Langston Blvd (courtesy of Quadrangle Development Corporation)

Six proposed towers on an undeveloped plot of land in Rosslyn could bring a significant shift to the neighborhood’s character.

Plans for the Potomac Overlook development call for public space in about two-thirds of a vacant 5.5-acre lot at 1401 Langston Blvd — acting as “an extension” of neighboring Gateway Park, Chris Gladstone, president of D.C.-based Quadrangle Development Corporation, told ARLnow.

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Anti-ICE protesters target North Arlington home of Hilton CEO

By Dan Egitto

Published February 5, 2026 at 10:00AM

Protesters at the North Arlington home of Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Banging drums and shouting into megaphones to the blares of a trumpet, protesters broke the stillness of a sleepy morning in a North Arlington neighborhood today (Thursday).

The crowd of about 50 anti-ICE activists arrived at the home of Hilton President and CEO Christopher Nassetta around 7 a.m. They were protesting the hotel chain allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to stay at its properties in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the country.

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JUST IN: New plan for Key Bridge Marriott site calls for 1,775 residential units and a hotel

By Dan Egitto

Published January 6, 2026 at 3:50PM

Rendering of the Key Bridge development proposal (courtesy Quadrangle)

Plans for five residential buildings and a new hotel have been filed at the vacant Key Bridge Marriott site in Rosslyn.

The proposed “Potomac Overlook” development at 1401 Langston Blvd, announced today (Tuesday), would include 1,775 residential units, a 200-room hotel and underground parking on the empty 5.5-acre lot overlooking the Potomac River.

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Long Island man, 20, charged with seriously injuring hotel employee

By ARLnow.com

Published January 5, 2026 at 2:40PM | Updated January 7, 2026 at 12:43PM

Person on stretcher during response to assault at Westin hotel in Ballston (via Dave Statter/X)

A 20-year-old man is behind bars after police say he seriously injured an employee of a business in Ballston.

The assault happened early Saturday morning on the 800 block of N. Glebe Road, according to the latest Arlington County Police Department crime report. Initial reports suggest the business was the Westin hotel and the victim was a 60-year-old employee, who was left bleeding from the head.

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Decline in visitors at Arlington hotels raises concerns for local economy

By Scott McCaffrey

Published December 3, 2025 at 3:15PM | Updated December 4, 2025 at 12:23PM

Street view of the new Hilton hotel in Rosslyn (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A drop in occupancy rates at Arlington hotels is raising concerns about how long a rebound might take and the ripple effects it will have across the county’s overall economy.

Vacancy rates are “the biggest challenge” among local economic indicators at the moment, said Kate Ange, acting director of Arlington Economic Development.

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Demolition concludes at former Key Bridge Marriott, leaving empty lot worth $47.5M

By Dan Egitto

Published November 25, 2025 at 3:45PM

The former Key Bridge Marriott at 1401 Langston Blvd (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

The former Key Bridge Marriott building is no more, leaving behind a void on a piece of prime real estate in Rosslyn.

Virtually nothing remains of the notorious closed hotel at 1401 Langston Blvd, which began demolition in February after being declared a “public nuisance” in May 2024.

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New 36-story hotel opens in Rosslyn with an American restaurant, ‘Locket’

By Katie Taranto

Published August 27, 2025 at 11:45AM

Street view of the new Hilton hotel in Rosslyn (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A new high-rise Hilton hotel opened for business yesterday (Tuesday) in Rosslyn, bringing new events spaces and an American restaurant to the former Holiday Inn site.

Guests are now welcome at the 36-story Hilton Arlington Rosslyn The Key, equipped with new amenities including a bar and two eateries: the Locket restaurant and Scott’s Coffee Shop & Mart.