Oakwood Apartments

I stayed here for about 5 months while relocating to the area. The location is perfect for commuting and very convenient. During a very cold winter, I was grateful to walk to the Metro indoors. I found the staff to be helpful and kind, and I appreciated the free coffee. The rooms are not fancy, but they had everything I needed and were very clean. The maid service is a plus. I had few maintenance issues, all of which were addressed promptly. We only lost power once, and that was due to the Marriott. The hot water was better at the Oakwood than at my new apartment. I stayed during a time when the building was not as busy, but the rates I paid were reasonable. I recommend this location highly to anyone in need of a furnished apartment in the area.

I stayed at the Oakwood Crystal City for 3 months on TDY. I only had a few days to find a short-​term apartment within in the immediate DC area. The apartment was clean but dated and showed wear. The staff was always nice and handled issues quickly. The building also offers housekeeping service and one parking spot at an additional cost. The location is ideal if working in DC or the Arlington area. The Crystal City metro stop is a 5 minute walk from the building (no need to walk outside). There is also a mall (10 minute walk) and a variety of restaurants within a mile. I am sure that better/​updated apartments could be found for the same rate; however, I would stay at the Oakwood again.

We were lucky enough to crash at a friends place so I cant really complain too much about the apartments here. I have used Oakwood before though for multiple TDYs so I definitely know about all the billing issues and the wear and tear of the conditions of the apartments that people complain about. This apartment complex isnt any different. It’s an older building so dont expect anything fancy. The good thing is that the hot water comes on relatively quickly (when there is water or hot water running). I had heard complaints about how the building did not have hot water for 2 days in the month of December. The lights out in front of the building were also broken so the entire outside was black. Very dangerous as a pedestrian! The location is great though. The building is connected to the Marriott so there’s no need to expose yourself to the elements to go outside to shop or take the metro. Some of the staff here is nice but others seemed apathetic. They also have a secured parking garage here which is nice.

I stayed here for five months while I was TDY. For the price that they charge you could easily stay somewhere else that is much nicer and newer. Pros and cons listed below.
Pros:
Location! It is directly connected to the Marriott (which is connected to the underground) so you don’t ever have to walk outside to go shopping, to dinner, or to the metro. It was also within easy walking distance of Pentagon City.
Speedy maintenance. When things did fall apart they were very quick and friendly about fixing it.
They gave good notice about anything that would affect residents (maintenance to water, parking garage, etc). When something did affect us negatively they apologized profusely and would buy pizza for the building.
They had coffee and pastries in the morning M-​F and they would have a free weekly dinner for the residents.
Cons:
The gym is ridiculously small compared to other buildings. They have two treadmills, two ellipticals, two bikes, one stairstepper and some handweights. If you go at a busy time of day there may not be a machine for you to use at all.
It’s old! We had several things fall apart while we were there just due to age. It doesn’t look like it was even constructed all that well and the contractors got sloppy on the finishing touches (our kitchen floor tiles had big gaps in them).
They constantly screwed up our bill so we would have to go down and get it fixed. This wasn’t a major hassle but it got annoying to do their job for them every month.
They kept turning the water off! They usually did this during working hours so it didn’t effect us very much but for others at home during the day or on the weekend it would be very annoying.