I thought this place was lovely. The place was comparable to some of the chains, but the chains…read morehave never been this clean, this friendly, this cute, or this thoughtful.
I'm traveling alone and decided to stay here due to its proximity to where I need to be, as well as the price. I tend to stay at the chain places because there is always an 800 number to call if something goes wrong but decided to give this one a try anyway. So glad I did.
The room itself was very clean, very comfortable, and very well-appointed. Due to the nature of my visit, I really liked having a desk with a comfy chair as well as a very comfortable lounging chair with foot stool. I would say I spent a good amount of time utilizing those, but not nearly as much time as I spent using the comfortable outdoor pavilion area. It was a sunny 85 degrees when I got down here so sitting at the table under the pavilion to work with the nice breeze going was heavenly. Even better though was sitting out there to FaceTime my family to say good night later in the evening when it literally seems like paradise. Gentle lighting, a fire pit, comfy chairs, balmy weather. You can also borrow outdoor games from the front desk! Obviously the hotel can't control the weather but if they could... They also have a lovely pool area that I didn't use but BONUS POINTS! It has an accessible chair lift for wheelchair users. I do not think I have EVER seen a hotel with one. My gym has one. My physical therapist has one. But a hotel for traveling guests?!?!? Amazing.
Breakfast was a lovely and welcomed addition, especially included in the price and I found there to be enough options that pretty much everyone could find SOMETHING to munch on. I don't know if it changes, but today there was fried eggs, bacon, hard boiled eggs, assorted cereal cups, milk, bowls of oats with some spices and stuff to jazz them up if you choose, fresh apples, assorted juices and water, light & fit yogurt (my favorite!), bagels with cream cheese, bread and butter (and the toaster for them - which is not always a given, trust me!), some donuts, peanut butter and jelly packets, a waffle maker with batter, syrups and whipped cream, and coffee/tea/hot water. I thought it was a great assortment and anything I could think to add would just be nitpicky. They covered pretty much something for everyone.
Everyone I talked to was super friendly and lovely and very helpful. The front desk is willing to stop and give you tips about the area, people performing maintenance or housekeeping stop to greet you. The people were all great. I also like that there is a lot of dining within walking distance. If you have been on a plane and in a car all day like me, you can easily walk across the parking lot or across the street to so many different restaurants for dinner.
I also liked that they give you a little slip of paper at check in with times to remind you of breakfast time, cookie time, quiet time (which I really appreciated).
There are a bunch of designated smoking benches and areas, but I do wish there were more no smoking areas throughout - being a non-smoker myself - it did get somewhat annoying that the pavilion is a smoking area so people out smoking there sit with the people just trying to enjoy the evening breeze, and a lot of people just step out onto the balcony outside of their rooms, so you walk the cigarette gauntlet every time you come and go, but I just leave the pavilion when the smoking gets to me and come back later.
This would 100% be the hotel I stay at any time I am in the area.