Marquis At Vienna Station

Because it is always so much easier for me to write a review on a place where I probably didn’t have a good experience, though it’s been about seven years since I lived at the Marquis, I have made it a point to post a good review given that I did have a wonderful experience here. Please note that I did not own a condo and that I was a renter for one year only, so I can only speak to my time here and from a renter’s perspective. I did not have any interaction with the management and cannot comment much on that. I rented one of the rooms within a 2b/​2b unit and really only had one issue, which I will address in a bit. As for the positives, it’s pretty much everything. This place is literally across the street from the Vienna metro station. At first, I was hesitant about the commute to the end of the orange line because I work in downtown dc and it was a bit far out for me, but at the end of the day it wasn’t that bad. Sure, because metro is unreliable, there were two or three times where I had a tough commute home due to orange line issues. But, you can walk to the metro, the views are pretty from what I remember, the gym is nice with ample machines, although some of them were coming due for an upgrade back when I was there in 2008, the residents mostly seemed nice, and I can literally count on one hand the number of times I spotted dog poop that hadn’t been picked up. Residents seemed really good about picking up after their pets. The building that I lived in was very quiet; at the time, I was younger so I actually found the lack of noise sort of eerie, but in hindsight, now that I’ve had my fair share of apartment living and know what it’s like to deal with noise from all angles at all times of the day, I would be more than happy to settle back at the Marquis. The amenities were very nice and the clubroom seemed very pretty. I would recommend this place based on my experience, especially if you are looking for a very quiet, mature experience. My only issue that came up toward the end of my term was actually noise-​related; the walls must be quite thin at this place. Someone that lived in a unit below near had left a long, embarrassing, accusatory note on the door outside of my unit accusing us of making loud sex-​related noises at ALL times of the day. On top of that, the person that lived below us would bang on their ceiling to signal that I was making too much noise. For the first complaint, I was really blown, hurt, and upset because wherever those sexual noises were coming from, it wasn’t me and I had gotten really defensive and was ready to break my lease and leave early, but we had gotten it cleared up. I know I wasn’t the culprit, and my roommate was hardly ever home, so it wasn’t her either. Note to anyone else who wants to leave such a open letter: it’s illegal to do leave an unsealed letter of that nature taped to someone’s door for the world to see, and you should talk to your neighbor first! As for the second person below me, I think I was probably creating an unpleasant rumbling from exercising and being a naïve first-​time renter that didn’t understand how jumping up-​and-​down on the floor can sound to the person below you. I had some growing pains on that front, but the management office seemed very cooperative with the woman who owned the unit that I lived in, and it was eventually settled (I think that individual with made the sex letter was a renter themselves and had caused some other issues, and was subsequently asked to leave). I should also note that there were a few times where I’d hear domestic disputes above me (and I actually heard sex in the unit adjacent to mine!); so again, thin walls, but these were isolated incidents and did not make up the whole of my year there. As someone from the management office said, in these buildings, the noises can literally be coming from anywhere and it’s hard to pinpoint and accuse someone. I did wish that some sort of grocery store was in walking distance; I didn’t have a car and would sometimes go shopping in Clarendon and use my cart to go back home. That part sucked, so this area, though close to metro, might be better for those with easy access to a car. Now that Zipcar is more common, maybe you can use that at the Vienna metro anyway. Again, I’d recommend the place without hesitation, and have mostly good memories from my stay.

I really liked living here…
only because it was super convenient to go out to DC.
At first I liked the idea of all the doors having the key lock that you had to scan in but it got annoying after awhile because of a visitor came you would have to open the door for them. The building was built like a maze so it’s kind of confusing finding certain apartments. I remember getting lost trying to find my mailbox when I first moved in and I didn’t know where the trash room was…
The clubhouse is nice. However, the management isn’t so nice. There’s a guy in front, he’s not very nice.