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Lorien Hotel & Spa

Lorien Hotel & Spa

Alexandria, VA
4.8 out of 5 rating, 55 Reviews
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    We would do it again!

    Everything at the Lorien was incredible. We chose the venue because hospitality was our priority; we wanted good food and excellent service. The Lorien surpassed every expectation that we had.

    My aunt was our florist and did the decorations, she has raved at not only how helpful staff was in setting out the decorations, but how creative! Kat and her staff came up with creative solutions to unforeseen problems. They responded with professionalism at every turn, making what easily could have been a stressful day smooth and fun.

    Our families and friends enjoyed chatting with the bartender and a number of the staff working the event; and felt that their enthusiasm and personalities added to the fun and atmosphere of joy of the evening. The venue was creative and perfect for allowing dancing and conversations, and mingling among guests.

    So many of our guests have complimented that this was the best wedding they have been to and we agree; if we did it over again, we would not change a thing.

    Lorien Hotel & Spa's reply:

    Thank you so much for sharing Rachel! It was a pleasure to work with you and Justin and so thrilled to have been part of your special day!
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    The Lorien is beautiful, their staff is wonderful, and the food was great!

    Our wedding at the Lorien was STELLAR. I loved working with Amanda, she was very responsive and flexible. The service we received from the front desk staff, catering staff, housekeeping, and valets throughout the weekend was impeccable. We appreciated the big and little things the staff did to make our wedding memorable.... like taking such good care of our parents when checked in to leaving a plate of cocktail hour apps on our sweetheart table since we were taking photos during cocktail hour. The space looked amazing... we had our ceremony in the courtyard, dinner in the Liberty ballroom, and dancing in the Freedom room. Our guests raved at how beautiful the space was (the courtyard with the fire pits!) and how tasty the food was. We truly appreciate their efforts to make our wedding day so spectacular.
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    Karen Sent on 07/28/2018
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    From the minute we met Donna Vaughn, we knew this was our venue. Old Town Alexandria charm was perfectly captured at the Lorien. Having Donna and Kathryn for planning and executing was just icing on the cake. They expertly guided us on this adventure, keeping things simple and elegant. The day of is full of surprises and nerves but like pros, they didn't allow my nerves to mess things up! My last minute request to alter the order of events was met with smiles and zero issues. Every person on the staff was fully committed and engaged to make our night exactly how we wanted it to be. From the valet driver to Ms. Eleanor in housekeeping. Family and friends were impressed with location and those who stayed the night were welcomed by Julie and Ashley and made feel like they were home. I can't say enough about how wonderful our special day was. The food from Brabo was amazing and everyone said so. The cake was from Fluffy thoughts and it was to die for besides gorgeous. The chef also surprised me with a small pineapple cake on the side, because I mentioned I wanted one. That was a special detail they went out of the way to provide and it was such a personal touch, and greatly appreciated.

    Thank you Donna and staff for taking us in like family. Seriously... Donna held my hand when I was woozy before first look. Who does that?! Donna does, because she rocks!
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    We had a fantastic night! Donna and the team made it very special. They were very accommodating.

    We had an intimate November wedding for 26 guests and they all said it was a great venue.

    The food was smashing!

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    Ginger Sent on 10/19/2017
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    Donna was amazing to work with - extremely reassuring and informative, and very thoughtful. She helped us pick delicious options for our dinner and cocktail hour, and set everything up beautifully. Donna was so considerate, and helped us create a welcoming and warm environment for all our guests. The venue was a perfect fit for an intimate, family-centric wedding. It was a unique set-up, and looked beautiful.
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    By far the best experience to work with the Lorien and especially with Donna! Our day would not have been the same without her passion, dedication and keen eye for detail! If you are looking for a unique, elegant and culinary experience for your wedding, look no further than the Lorien. Donna, Director of Catering took care of every detail big and small to make our wedding day the perfect day for us. We cannot express how beautiful everything was, how delicious all the food was and how everyone at the hotel took care of us. Thank you Donna and your team!
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    Beautiful space, excellent food, perfect location, roof-top terrace is wonderful, and we cannot praise the catering staff enough! It was the perfect selection for our simple, yet elegant wedding ceremony and reception.
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    The Lorien Hotel in Old Town Alexandria was a wonderful choice for our wedding reception. We had 40 guests and that is a good size for this venue. The food is prepared by the chef at Brabo and it was superb. The setting and decor were beautiful and exactly as we requested. And the staff working the day of the event were very professional and helpful. Thank you!
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    I've always wanted to get married at the Lorien, but our wedding guest list pushed us over the 100 person max... all is not lost though, and we are looking at instead having our REHEARSAL dinner at the Lorien - catered by the AMAZING Brabo restaurant, the value and options are 5-star... we cannot wait! Plus Kristin has been super generous and has helped us feel completely comfortable with our options and the event space. We are putting down our deposit in the next few days and are thrilled!
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    Lorien Hotel & Spa! You went beyond that level of excellence. What an amazing wedding day. How incredibly amazing!
    The Kimpton hotel had a wedding expo in which we toured three of their properties in Alexandria. When entering The Lorien Hotel & Spa and knew it was the perfect fit for us after months of looking at different venues in surround area within the tri-state.
    Kristen Alley Corrigan led her staff who provided such an facinating and captivating experience. From meeting with Kristen in the planning stages I knew everything would go well. Onsite restaurant, 'Brabo' by Robert Wiedmaier, would provide the catering for the evening. Being one of Northern VA Best restaurants, we knew the food would be amazing.
    Our ceremony would take place on the 6th floor terrace and later reception would continue downstairs in the living room, Liberty Terrace w/firepit, and independence room.These rooms had a wonderful flow that made it feel like home. Dinner would be served in the Liberty room. Everything would be set up as planned.
    We arrived the night before at The Lorien Hotel & Spa Reservation desk made the first impression with such professionalism and were ready with answers to any and every question. We were escorted to our suite. The next morning went to the Spa for much needed message. Once we left the spa and reached our rooms we were ready for the rest of the days festivies. It was clear that the staff was prepared and ready to go for the days events. Our vendors were well taken care of as they arrived with their services. Kristen greeted us and continued to ensure everything went well during the evening. I was able to breathe easier knowing Kristen and staff had everything under control. I just released and enjoyed our day.
    What an amazing wedding day. Our guests are still raving.
    Lorien Hotel & Spa, Brabo Restaurant, Kristen Alley Corrigan and staff! How Magical! What an enchanting evening you created for us! For our Special Day!
    Thank you! Thank you!
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    The Venue and the food were fantastic. Kristin was always helpful and made sure everything went great on our day. Everybody who attended had glowing comments about how helpful Kristin was to them during our event. If I had to nit pik on anything, the A&V guy who set up the sound system was not that knowledgeable - but it was fine. Definitely recommend Kristin and the Lorien.
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    Farrah Sent on 10/26/2015
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    I hosted my wedding here on Saturday Sept. 5, 2015. It was a brunch style intimate wedding (reception started at 11 AM ended at 3PM) with 75 guests on Labor Day weekend. I was really nervous about the space because it does look small but after seeing it set up for another event I knew it would work. Plus, reading the reviews from other brides having small weddings helped ease mu anxiety.
    This place is really a little gem tucked away off of busy King Street. The entire hotel has a very earthy yet sophisticated and elegant feel. Perfect for those who don’t want a hotel venue but don’t want that hotel feel if you get my drift. The main entrance has brick everywhere which gives the space a lot of character and is great for pictures. Each conference space adding a different feel and we loved the fact that our wedding wasn’t in one big conference room. Our elderly guests enjoyed the comfort of the library, the young crowd loved the outdoor patio, and other guests mingled in the different rooms. The layout provides a whole different feel which made it that more intimate and unique.
    The wedding was catered by BRABO and it was amazing!!! I was nervous about having a “brunch style” wedding but it totally worked and all of our guests commented on the quality of the food. We had the typical breakfast food but also did salmon and salads. Our guests loved the uniqueness our reception offered and many commented that they had never had a brunch at a wedding. To top things off we also had a belini and mimosa bar which was a big hit!
    We experienced a few hiccups however the general manager Tobias Arff personally apologized and remedied the situation. Overall I was pleased with the staff and I am so happy we chose this venue. It was perfect for our small yet intimate wedding and you will not be disappointed. Special thank you to Nakena Griggs the Sales Manager who worked with our wedding planner and really made this a successful event.
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    Lisa Sent on 07/01/2015
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    The Lorien Hotel & Spa was the perfect venue for our wedding (we had a little over 75 guests) and we would highly recommend it to those looking to have a well run, low stress wedding day! Particularly, Kristin, our venue coordinator, was amazing and I don't think things would have run as smoothly that day if it wasn't for her. She helped us to keep on schedule and told us where to stand and when. She knew and helped us prepare for all the little details that one doesn't really think of until the moment comes. The food came out perfectly and the staff was very attentive. It's definitely worth every penny and I'm so glad we were able to work with Kristin and have our wedding at the Lorien.
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    We had our wedding reception at the Lorien in May 2015. It was the perfect size venue for our group (65 guests). We were drawn to the Lorien because of the location, and, in fact, after the wedding, many of our guests told us how much they enjoyed visiting and exploring Old Town Alexandria. We also loved the Lorien itself because of the unique layout of the reception space. Instead of just one large, impersonal ballroom, you get 4 beautiful spaces, including a comfy “living room” area and an outdoor patio. Another perk is that the Lorien has a contract with an event furniture/décor rental company, which made it fairly easy to rent the items (including chairs, linens, and tableware) that we wanted to customize the space and create the atmosphere we were envisioning for our reception. The food is catered by BRABO, the adjoining restaurant. Everything was delicious and our guests raved about their meals! All of the staff were wonderful, especially Kristin Alley Corrigan, Wedding Specialist/Director of Catering. It was such a pleasure working with Kristin- she is kind and always made us feel like she cared about us and our celebration. She is professional and great at her job – she took the time to meet with us on several occasions and was always responsive to phone calls and emails. She assisted us with selecting our menu and even worked with the catering staff to create a custom appetizer and cocktail. She also created a reception timeline for us which was very helpful. On our wedding day, she was there throughout the day as our vendors made their deliveries and did their setup. She also stayed late into the evening to make sure everything was going smoothly and, perhaps most importantly, make sure that WE were happy with the food and venue. Everything exceeded our (high) expectations!
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    Dominique Sent on 07/02/2015
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    Kristin is a pleasure to work with from beginning to the end. We had a lot of details for our wedding and even more decors to decorate our event and the entire staff was very accommodating. There was a stressful moment during the reception where a few guests were not on the guest list and did not have seats on the table. The Lorien Staff took care of the situation right away with poise and speed that the other guests did not even notice there was a problem. Food was amazing and the ambiance is perfect. Me and my husband highly recommend this vendor.
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    Edward Sent on 07/06/2015
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    My wife, Connie and I were really happy with the wedding and reception we had at the Lorien on April 18. Of course the hotel, the food, and the venue in general were great. But what really made this such a wonderful day was all the work and planning and actual execution of every detail concerning the event. Kristin Alley (now Corrigan) was an absolute joy to work with. From the first time we met her, when we were looking at different venues, we knew that that the Lorien would be perfect and that Kristin would be great to work with.

    She was really excited to be helping us with the planning…everything from the menus to the appetizers to drinks, to little details like the unity candle and everything else that goes into it. She took her time with us and got to know us a little bit so she could better help us with the planning. She seems to really love her work…it was as if she was planning her own event!

    Once we settled on menu items and everything else, she made sure everything was confirmed and she personally coordinated setting everything up on the day of the wedding. She was very professional and detail oriented, yet friendly and down to earth. During the event she continued to make sure everything moved the way it was supposed to and insured that we were happy.
    We could not have been more pleased with everything!
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    Elisabeth Sent on 08/26/2014
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    The Lorien provided the most amazing setting for both my ceremony and reception! If you are having a more intimate-sized wedding you can't go wrong here. The rooftop terrace was lovely for the ceremony (such a nice option, and luckily the weather cooperated with us) and the reception spaces are beautiful. Kristin, the hotel coordinator/catering manager, is SO helpful. She answered my numerous emails quickly, and worked with me to make sure everything went the way we had planned. She was also there on the day of to make sure everything is running smoothly and on schedule, which was a plus for me since I didn't hire an outside wedding planner. The rest of the staff are great too! Also, the food is AMAZING. I can't recommend the Lorien enough.
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    Amy Sent on 06/12/2014
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    My wedding was this past Saturday, June 7th, and I can't say enough good things about the Lorien Hotel and its Director of Catering, Kristin Alley. Kristin was instrumental in making sure that our day went perfectly and that we never had a single concern. She is very friendly and very professional. She was so considerate in leaving us wonderful notes in our room along with food to make sure we had something to eat. We thought our whole cake was going to be needed to feed our guests, but we ended up not touching the top layer and so she put that in our room to take home with us. She even had to run an errand for us (unity candle mishap) in the middle of our wedding. So thoughtful! I would gladly work with her again if I needed to host another big event. Brabo catered the food and everyone raved about how good everything tasted. The hotel staff was also amazing. Dainte (spelling?) was such a pleasure with making sure we were happy through the reception and that we always had a full glass. :) Shane "Showtime" was wonderful with taking care of us throughout the weekend, especially the day after our wedding when he packed up our car for us. We are certain that wouldn't happen at just any hotel. Thank you again, Kristin and the Lorien Staff!!
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    Elizabeth Sent on 07/28/2014
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    Our overall experience with the Lorien in Alexandria was fantastic! Kristin was great at contacting us about updates and developments throughout the wedding process, and once we were able to figure out what our vision was for the wedding, Kristin did a fantastic job creating exactly what we wanted. Our wedding required a lot of detail as we tried to be creative throughout the process. We thought that breaking out of a "traditional" wedding would make the process difficult, but it proved to be something that we absolutely enjoyed! Kristin was great at making sure communication was open, so we never felt like we didn't know exactly what was going on. She did a great job in communicating with our vendors, as promised, and was able to work out smaller details that we had not thought about. On the day of the wedding, unexpected things popped up, but Kristin was able to accommodate and adjust as the day went on without breaking a sweat. The entire staff at the Lorien was so friendly and attentive to us and the guests throughout the whole day, and everything was set up beautifully and to our specifications. The catering done through Brabo was fantastic, and many of our guests told us it was the best food they have had at a wedding. We are so thankful to the Lorien and Kristin for working with us through the entire process and helping to create the perfect wedding day!
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    We held our wedding at the Lorien in April. Our wedding had about 50 guests. For smaller weddings such as ours, we can't imagine a much better location than the Lorien. We held the ceremony on the Freedom Terrace, our cocktail hour in the Library and the Independence room, and the reception in the Liberty room. Everything was done just as we requested. Kristin, the wedding specialist, was easy to work with and very attentive throughout the night. Kristen allowed us to modify the standard wedding package in several ways at no additional cost. The staff was amazing. We received numerous compliments from guests about how the staff was constantly on top of everything and very responsive to special requests. The food, prepared by the staff at BRABO, was outstanding. The total cost was less than we were quoted at several other places. Overall, we have no complaints, and feel that the Lorien did a great job with each portion of the night. We enthusiastically recommend the Lorien as a spot for smaller weddings.
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    We had an intimate wedding (50 guests) at the Lorien in April 2014. Kristin Alley was our event coordinator and she was a DREAM! I loved working with her. It's difficult to explain in one review how amazing our experience with Kristin was. She was kind, attentive, helpful, creative, down-to-earth, realistic and my questions/concerns (no matter how silly) never went unanswered. I didn't have a wedding planner, but I felt like I didn't even need one with Kristin's help. Our event went off without any problems. My guests were blown away by the food and venue. Kristin helped us with every detail (menu, timeline, pricing, décor, etc). Also, We really needed a place that could give us everything we wanted within a very tight budget. I was concerned that the Lorien might have been to pricy for our budget... but once again, with Kristin's help, we were able to have everything we wanted. We had the ceremony, cocktail hour and sit down dinner for a fraction of what I thought it would be. Our favorite dishes were the carrot-ginger soup (best ever!) and brabo chicken. To be honest everything we ate was phenomenal. My guests can't stop talking about how perfect our wedding was. I am so thankful to the Lorien, the exceptional staff and especially Kristin for making our wedding everything we wanted and more. If I could do it all over again I would do everything the exact same way.

    *Note: The front desk, spa and restaurant staff were really adorable and friendly. Throughout our stay everyone always had a smile on their face and they were a pleasure to be around. Not to mention they have a complimentary wine hour in the lobby every night, brilliant to say the least.
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    The director of catering, Kristin, is absolutely wonderful! She is easy to work with, always organized, professional and friendly, and deals with every and any near-crisis with total ease and confidence. I cannot imagine how anyone could do this job any better than Kristin does it. If I had to plan 100 weddings, I would choose her to be on my team every time!
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    Courtney Sent on 09/14/2013
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    We had our wedding at the Lorien two weeks ago. The hotel is attached to an amazing restaurant, Brabo, that caters Lorien weddings. Our wedding was amazing and I know a lot of that is due to the staff at the Lorien & Brabo. We had our ceremony on the Presidential Suite terrace. The view of Old Town was lovely and having the beautiful blue sky in the background of our photographs is awesome. The wedding coordinator, Christina, and catering manager, Nikki, were amazing. They were able to keep my calm and answered all of my questions and never once seemed annoyed with my numerous emails. On the day of the wedding, Diante made sure everything ran smoothly and checked in with my husband and I throughout the reception to make sure we were taken care of. Every person we interacted with at the hotel was professional, courteous, and fantastic. I can't express enough what a great group of folks this is to work with. It really makes a difference on your wedding day to know there are so many great people there to make sure things run smoothly. I had an 11 page document with images and directions on how I wanted everything set up for the cocktail hour and reception. All of these were executed perfectly by the staff. I asked if they could fold the dinner napkins like pinwheels, since there were pinwheels throughout my decor, and they did! It was a nice touch for the table settings. There were so many details that I excruciatingly planned out and it was so amazing to see it all executed perfectly by the staff. It was a load off of my shoulders and exemplifies the quality of service you can expect at the Lorien. The food was AWESOME. I was told by several of our guests how wonderful the food was and that it was the best food they'd ever had at a wedding. If you are a foodie, then you should definitely consider Brabo as your caterer. The Lorien Hotel & Spa & Brabo Restaurant: AMAZING STAFF, AMAZING SERVICE, AMAZING FOOD. You won't regret it.
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    Alison Sent on 09/02/2013
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    The Lorien Hotel is a perfect location for a small wedding, especially if you want the ceremony in the same location. We had about 70 people at our wedding and the size of the venue was perfect. Our ceremony was up on a suite balcony. It was great to have 4 rooms to move about for cocktail hour, dinner, and drinks and dancing. The fire pit was on in the courtyard and the overall decor is wonderful for great photographs. The food was delicious - it has been almost 6 months and guests still rave about the pork shank and the chicken entrees. Christina was our wedding planner and she handled everything flawlessly. She was always quick to answer our questions or to modify details getting closer to the wedding day. On the day of, we weren't sure when the flowers were arriving, and Christina got that resolved very quickly. It was a beautiful day without any hiccups and I know it's because of the great work by Christina and the entire staff at the Lorien Hotel.
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