That was my first thought as well. I’ve stayed many times at the Crystal City Marriott, and always find it to be one of the best locations for decent price and great convenience. I love the combination of attached underground mall and metro station. Plus it’s only one Metro stop in one direction from Reagan National and one stop the other direction from Pentagon City and the Fashion Centre mall.
I’m more of a Crystal Gateway Marriott man, it’s also attached to to the other side of that underground mall. Both can be hard to get into when congress is in session or there’s an event in DC. Now, impossible.