FAIRFAX, VA. — Construction is complete for The Mason Inn, a $50 million hotel and conference center located on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University. The 179,000-square-foot project features 148 guest rooms. It also contains Boxwoods, a full-service restaurant that specializes in using seasonal ingredients, and a bar known as The Well. The hotel also contains a lounge that features floor-to-ceiling bookcases, hardwood floors and leather club chairs. Additional amenities include a 24-hour fitness center.
The conference center component of the hotel totals 20,000 square feet. It consists of 10 meeting rooms and two ballrooms that can be subdivided into smaller spaces. The project, which was designed by Gensler, is applying for LEED-Gold certification with the U.S. Green Building Council.
Additional project team members include master developer Concord Eastridge and general contractor Balfour Beatty Construction. ARAMARK Higher Education will be operating the hotel and conference center.
— Coleman Wood