Looming over downtown Alexandria is this beaux-arts beauty, a stately mix of tall cornices, extended eaves, pale limestone and Ionic columns. The building screams wealth and history; indeed, the Bentley was built by timber baron Joseph Bentley and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Rooms are relatively simple, with white linens and some historical accents.
Bentley Hotel
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