LINQ group by expression syntax

Try this:

var rooms = from roomBinding in DALManager.Context.RoomBindings
                        group roomBinding by new 
                        { 
                           Id = roomBinding.R_ID, 
                           Name = roomBinding.r_name
                        }
                        into g
                        select new 
                        { 
                           Id = g.Key.Id,
                           Name = g.Key.Name,
                           Count = g.Count()  
                        };

Edit by Nick – Added method chain syntax for comparison

var rooms = roomBinding.GroupBy(g => new { Id = g.R_ID, Name = g.r_name })
                       .Select(g => new
                           {
                               Id = g.Key.Id,
                               Name = g.Key.Name,
                               Count = g.Count()
                           });