Barnes & Noble

Great book store, but they need to price match with Amazon. Most books very expensive and over price !

I went on line and had 2 books put on hold. I received confirmation and went to pick them up within hours, only to find out they didn’t have either. I was in a jam and bought one of their staff member’s recommendation as a replacement. I later found out that it wasn’t of interest to the person I gave it to (and not even close to what I had put on hold). When I tried to return it, I was told it was passed the return date! It was obviously not read and even had the receipt and bag! Never again — Amazon from now on!

The Tyson’s center location is the best in the DMV area because it’s clean and since its in one of the best shopping malls in the area. It’s a two level store with magazines, vinyl, and games on ground floor while the top has the coffee shops and the majority of the books.
The other Barnes locations in the DMV worth visiting in order of importance (high-​low)
Clarendon
Potomac Yards
Bethesda
Rockville
Seven Corners.

Barnes & Noble at Tyson’s Corner, what a great store. I’ve been a Customer at Barnes and Noble for over 10+years. The customer service has always been outstanding. Today I purchased two items. WordPress magazine and Web Design for beginners. Yes I am going to build a new travel blog website.

Visited for some gift books for a 7-​year-​old boy but left with much more. Not only did I stumble upon beginning readers for two other children, but also the 2016 edition of Amazing Facts on a table display, and one of the last astronaut themed Lego sets for the under 10 age group. Naturally, I couldn’t leave the store without something for myself as well, so I a picked up a design magazine from the hundreds of choices on display.
This location has wide selection of book titles with children’s books and toys upstairs. Books are organized by category on the first floor, along with calendars and notebook-​type accessories for aspiring writers. employees though, are few and far between. The manager I eventually spoke with certainly tried to be as helpful as he could, but he was clearly over-​worked. There just weren’t enough store personnel for a store of this size.
I miss not having a bookstore close to home, so I visit this one whenever I can – Like all booklovers, I don’t think there are many places quite as soothing as a well-​stocked bookstore. Sometimes you get lucky and find a bargain book you meant to read earlier, or run across an unfamiliar title by a beloved author. Upstairs you’re welcome to relax over coffee/​tea and a sweet baked item with a friend, or settle in with a new book in their pleasant café. This store is really an asset drawing more people to the mall.
TIPS: Parking is across the street in a free, multi-​level (but dark) garage with spaces too narrow for full-​size SUVs. The store offers discounts if you join their B&N club, but offers no senior discounts (though half of the customers browsing would have qualified).

Millions of books from numerous categories. My favorite book place! The café staff is awesome, however what needs further improvement is their choice of music which is too noisy and volume is too loud for those who prefer a relaxing reading environment, electric outlet is limited.

The sign of any good bookstore is that it allows its patrons wander and sit freely when reading. That is not the case of this particular establishment. I just left this store after being asked to get off the floor while reading (and making a final decision) about purchasing a vegetarian cookbook when I was asked to get off the floor. I understand that sitting on the floor is not the optimum idea but when you have extremely limited seating outside the café, which is already packed by the way, what other choice do you have? As a patron who greatly enjoys long visits/​shopping trips to bookstores I do, on occasion, like to sit for a bit and if their chairs are full then the floor it is. I’m not above sitting on the floor. Maybe I should scoff at sitting on the floor as we are in Tysons…
Now I will say that this is a decent store in terms of selection and when checking out, the service has minimal delays. All in all, my biggest complaint is lack of appropriate seating.

I’m giving this place two stars this time because I enjoyed looking at some of the cool stuff they had.
The staff– still the same, no one bothered to say hello, do you need any help? Nada!
The store– still confusing. It’s big and nice but it’s a bit confusing. I wish they were set up like the other Barnes and nobles.
Starbucks– didn’t try it out but the face on their mermaid was missing as you walk in the store? Where did she go???
I love books so I will continue to go in here but they really need to get it together.

I wish I could spend every day here. I love reading and looking through countless books. This store is always clean and the staff is very friendly.

I visit the café upstairs to read and update my Barnes & Noble Nook OS as needed. Wide variety of pastries plus healthy lunches. Plenty of tables but they almost always seem to be occupied during peak hours. Good to know there is at least one book store left in the region. Nice large store covering two floors with expansive inventory of books, music, magazines, writing accessories, etc…

Great Barnes and Noble in McLean! The café is spacious with plenty of seating. The selection is on par with most large Barnes and Noble stores. We also came here for a signing, and the store managed the queue exceptionally well, better than any other place I’ve been to! The only downside is the employees. Many of them seem disinterested and like they don’t want to be there. Either B&N needs to have more customer service training or hire better people. If you just want to browse or know exactly what you want, though, this B&N is a good place to go!

Lots to choose from and a great kids section upstairs. Pros are not a lot of chairs or none placed throughout the store like other BN. Restrooms were a mess too. Aisles scattered with fallen books, toys, and litter. Definitely bring anti-​bacterial wipes cuz you never know who was last reading the book you picked up-​gross!

Great location for this Barnes & Noble at Tysons Corner! It’s two floors and very open. Its great that you can make your purchase on either the first floor or the second floor. The magazine section is huge, as well as the café. The café has a lot of seats, but there’s always a lot of people there, and I’ve always had trouble finding a seat there.

A really extra large book store that is well stocked with books and games for people of all age. The staff are very helpful, friendly and respectful as they do their essential jobs and tasks. Both levels are extremely clean and well organized by category. Very good indeed.

One check out open 25 people in line — sucks!!! After 20 mins in line this is were stores fall down — where is the manager? In the back shopping online at Amazon– the end of retail.

Great bookstore. Good collection. The coffee shop is a good place to enjoy a good book while having a cup of coffee.
It is huge. they have lots of seats. I can always find a place to sit down. I see that it is also a great place for the little one. The children section is really good although it could get too noisy. If you need a quiet place, well stay away from the children section.
The staff is not helpful. They don’t know what is in stock and they took forever to look thing up.

A really nice book store where you can probably spend hours sipping, eating, surfing, reading, etc., but I kind of like my bookstores quiet.
This bookstore is very open, airy, and bright with a lot of hustle and bustle.

One of the last «bookstores». This location is large, clean, wi-​fi works fairly decently, and no riff raft hanging around to accost you for your change outside the doors.
Very large magazine section, small kid’s area, and large Barne’s Café’ make this a great place to kill a few hours while Jason’s mommy goes shopping in Tyson’s
Do the place a favor and buy something occasionally… I love AMZN, but don’t want BN to go out of business!

This B&N is a book lovers delight. You can browse this 2-​level location for hours.
But just about every other time I’ve been in here its been for something very specific and the store’s organization does leave something to be desired. Don’t stand around aimlessly looking for and employee either — you might grow old waiting to spot one.
Do yourself a favor and just trek on over to the customer service desk which thankfully has always been staffed by at least one person every time I’ve dropped in. They are very helpful there (as well as present) and can quickly point you toward the area you need to look in for whatever, as well as looking things up on the computer to see if its even in stock.

Your normal B&N store, located in the Tysons I mall over by the restaurants. Parking is such a mess during meal times and especially during the weekends. A «meh» selection of books, but I do like how there’s a decent sized seating area on the 2^nd floor by the Starbucks.
If you’re ordering online and doing store pick-​up, please note that the price online will be significantly more expensive! It’s seriously a dumb system; I might as well just call the store and have them hold the item for me, dur.