One Loudoun is packed with loads of excitement during the spring/summer and holidays. It's ideal with diversity in restaurants and shops. We must not forget the doctor's offices that are wedged in between restaurants (my first visit 🧐😆). OL has a certain amount of character around the holidays with all the lights that you should see at least once. For the moment OL is still in hibernation. Give it another month or so.. and OL should be back to life..
However, I've noticed on a personal note.. One Loudoun's structural layout isn't necessarily friendly to a handicap/temporarily impaired person (imo).
From the experience with my parents.. and having a certain family member on crutches. One Loudoun is one place I will avoid during peak & holiday hours if I have my parents with me or a family member that is temporarily hopping around.
Factors such as no close parking for disabled, limited areas to walk due to side walk variations, walking contraints, and the inability to drop them off right near the designated location without causing a massive backflow of traffic. Otherwise, they have a few handicap spots available in the parking garage (1st FL) if needed. Overall though One Loudoun is low-key a good time to be had with fun memories.
I'll admit I didn't pay attention to the mobility of a location.. Or if a place had handicap spots within reasonable walking distance. Now I pay a little more attention to certain accessibility and if a place is user-friendly for all generations alike. Eventually, we will all be in the same boat- Tbh, everything and everyone can became a hazard when your on...
Read moreOne Loudoun is one of our favorite town centers in the northern Virginia area, as they have many of our go-to spots all in one place. Alamo Drafthouse is the perfect place for dinner and a movie, the food never disappoints and there's also beers and cocktails to enjoy. The Meadows is a wonderful ice cream custard spot with plenty of flavored custard prepared fresh daily. Nando's Peri-Peri has some of the tastiest chicken in town, with great options for family dining. Great Gatherings has a vast collection of interesting furniture, like billiards tables and arcade cabinets, it's always fun to look around for some inspiration and ideas to decorate your home. The Fitness Equation is our home gym, there's free classes and just about every piece of equipment for any workout imaginable, not to mention a nice beauty salon and spa where they offer amazing massages and up-dos. Finally, a brand new Barnes and Noble just opened with one of the first every B&N kitchens in the US, offering yet another option for dining in the area with locally sourced ingredients. There's so much more to discover here for everybody of every age. Also,...
Read moreA lot of good places here like a place to shop the site see some very good stores some very good family oriented restaurants and the place looks very nice they are doing lots of different work and different areas around here at one loud however there's still a lot of nice places to go to and visit and this time of year is very even more plentiful a lot of the shopping centers and stores are starting to set up for the holidays and stuff and they have a lot of nice outdoor setups that they'll be putting up and a lot of places to see just doing a holiday time Thanksgiving and Christmas time is very special we do recommend taking a drive up here for the whole family you know right around after they skip before and after Thanksgiving and you will see a lot of festive things going on around a lot of shopping centers and and the strip malls and everything and they do a lot of good decorating we highly recommend it's a nice...
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