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Here is a hotel that is right just off the interstate 495/95 near the Van Dorn St. Metro Station:
Comfort Inn (VA403)
5716 S. Van Dorn St. , Alexandria, VA, US, 22310
Phone: (703) 922-9200 Fax: (703) 922-0750 http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/HotelInfo?hotel=VA403&sarea=20983&sname=Alexandria&sstate=MD&scountry=US&sradius=40.23&slat=38.8047&slon=-77.0472&schain=CI&exp=&scity=Alexandria&sort=&sid=U15sg.j8WUMg01k.1

I don't know if they have a shuttle to take you the 1/2 to 1 mile to the metro, but I would hope that they would.

Other hotels or motels to consider, in no particular order are below. Most of these are closer to the Springfield-Franconia Metro Station, which has more parking, than the Van Dorn Metro. However, you should probably check to find a hotel that has a shuttle to take you to Metro Station.

Hilton Springfield
6550 Loisdale Rd, Springfield, VA
(703) 971-8900

Courtyard by Marriott: Springfield
6710 Commerce St, Springfield, VA
(703) 924-7200

Days Inn Springfield
6721 Commerce St, Springfield, VA
(703) 922-6100

Best Western Springfield
6721 Commerce St, Springfield (washington Area), VA
(703) 922-6100

Hampton Inn Springfield
6550 Loisdale CT, Springfield, VA
(703) 924-9444

Comfort Inn
6560 Loisdale Ct., Springfield, VA
(703) 922-9000

All of the above places should minimize your driving in the immediate DC area, but make for a longer subway ride into DC. If you wanted to be closer to DC, I would recommend going the extra about 10 or 12 miles north to Crystal City in Arlington, VA, staying for example at the Crystal City Marriot or the Crystal Gateway Marriot. Just a short subway ride to DC, which is highly advantageous if you wanted to go there repeatedly to see different tourist sites on different days.