Candlewood Suites Manassas

We have not traveled much this year and it was our first time in a hotel since COVID. We didn’t know what to expect. Staff was friendly and seemed to be taking extra precautions. Saw several hand sanitizing stations and the room was clean.

I was in town for a week for work. The kitchen was nice so I did not have to leave the hotel too much especially with the rising Covid cases. The staff was friendly. Most importantly the rooms were very comfortable and was very clean. Nice beds and pillows and hotel was quiet.

I had reservations for 15 days but left after the second night. The hotel was unbearable. I will echo other reviewers who said the hotel was dirty, and my experience matched theirs. Also, the review by the woman who liked the hotel because it was pet friendly should have been a warning because I saw a dried piece of dog crap on the carpet outside the elevator on the first floor after checking in. The room they gave me was on the 5th floor, which turned out to be the worst rooms. The 5th floor rooms were the smoking rooms of the hotel, and they have slapped no-smoking signs on the rooms but the stench remains. The rooms smell like a casino with the smell of cigarette smoke. Even worse was how dirty the room was. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses and hotels were doing extra cleaning to slow the spread of the virus. Not the Candlewood Suites hotel in Manassas. The room had some food scraps on the floor, which I had the bad luck of discovering when I stepped on it after taking my shoes off. The bed sheets and comforter had visible stains, which the hotel seems to ignore. There was dried toothpaste on the toilet tank lid, which was hard to miss unless the cleaning people just didn't bother to clean the bathroom. Of course, there was hair on the bathroom floors. The chairs in the room were worn and had tears on the arm rests. On the second day, I noticed blood stains the size of quarters on the bathroom cabinets, which explained the reddish smudges on the bathroom door that the hotel never bother to clean. If the hotel doesn't even clean blood stains in the rooms guests stay in, they're unlikely to be cleaning door handles, elevator buttons, or other often touched surfaces. This hotel is a good place to catch COVID-19 because it's filthy.

stayed for a week in March. Someone siphoned the gas out of my van, $70 worth. The owners hire non English speaking housekeepers that what? speak NO English and send them to rooms, to where they can't understand 'please wait 10 minutes'. IHG does NOT own ANY hotel under their umbrella except Holiday Inn Express. So when problems arise, they will NOT help you. Beds were hard, were refused new sheets, even though we were going to change the sheets ourselves. Not enough utensils in the drawer for a 4 person room. Have to put a hand towel on the bottom of the slippery tub for a shower. Toilet was almost on the floor it was so low. It was exceedingly loud when flushing, so don't flush at night. :( But the towels were fluffy. Now you KNOW they will come back with some comment about this review. I will not read it, nor reply. This was the worst experience of my LONG life in a hotel and I will NEVER stay at a non IHG owned property again.

This was a solo stopover back to NY... 1 mile from the national battlefield park. The room was spacious for one or two and would accommodate a family of 4 comfortably. The room and common spaces were clean and there was a utility kitchen for convenience and privacy. I did not notice any in-house amenities and local food options appeared to be limited. If you are looking for a clean room and some independence, I would recommend a stay here.