We booked a few rooms here for a weekend. Staff was friendly and the complimentary breakfast was…read moreadequate, but the stay was pretty meh. The free coffee/tea in the lobby is a nice perk, if you drink coffee/tea (I don't). The location was convenient for us (right off of I-95). The hotel is also across from a gas station (prices are high since it's right off the highway), and there's a small strip mall within walking distance (5-minute walk, but you have to cross the busy road and there isn't a direct sidewalk path). The strip mall has an Aldi where we stopped by for some snacks. There is a small snack shop in the hotel lobby that sells chips, candy, and drinks, but I didn't look at prices because I just assumed they have a high mark-up.
We stayed in December and the lobby was nicely decorated with Christmas decor. They also have a self-serve computer and printer to make up their "business center," but the computer wasn't working. Fortunately, the front desk staff was able to assist with our printing needs. The fitness center had a treadmill, elliptical, workout bench, bicycle, Pilates ball, and weights. They also had towels and a water cooler (my favorite refill spot when traveling).
Our room was not sparkling clean. The desk chair had several unpleasant stains and hairs on it, and the room had a slight smell to it (but the funky odor was not strong enough to make us request a different room). The room didn't have a traditional closet to hang coats, clothes, etc. Instead, it had a nook with some hooks to make a pseudo-closet. The bar of hand soap price provided was amiss... of the two boxes of soap provided (hand and body), the hand soap box was stained and discolored as if it had been stored improperly and something had spilled on it. The soap was melded to the cardboard box and paper was stuck to the bar... which is not pleasant since something to make you feel clean felt so dirty. As other Yelpers mentioned, the water pressure in the shower was weak. There were also large shampoo/conditioner bottles attached to the shower wall, but the pumps didn't work. Fortunately, they must be aware of the non-functioning pump bottles because they provided the small hotel bottles of shampoo and conditioner. Note that the community bottles attached to the wall aren't in lock boxes, so they could easily be tampered with... I'll stick with the mini shampoo bottles.
The tv worked and we liked that it had premium channels such as HBO, but the tv picture in our room was slightly discolored (blue tint that couldn't be fixed with the tv settings). The beds (mattresses) were lumpy and the heating/cooling system didn't regulate well. It would constantly pump hot air and didn't seem to respond to the thermostat adjustments. The hotel seems in need of some updates.
Breakfast was from 6-10am. They have plenty of seating. Selections were very basic, but what do you expect for free. They had one tray of scrambled (seemed like powdered) eggs and one tray of protein (one day was polish sausage and one day was Canadian bacon). They also had a DIY waffle station. I wish they had more accoutrements like cheese, salsa, whipped cream, chocolate chips, etc. There was also a bread station featuring bagels, English muffins, muffins, and white/wheat bread. They did have little packs of cream cheese, peanut butter, jellies, butter, and syrup. Packs of ketchup, hot sauce, salt, and pepper were located by the microwave, which also had a ice tray of Yoplait and Trix yogurt (I didn't realize they still made Trix yogurt) and a basket of apples. They had three cereal dispensers (Rice Krispies, Cheerios, and Froot Loops) with a pitcher of milk (unlabeled). Instant oatmeal packets were also available. They had a juice dispenser for orange juice, peach juice, apple juice, and water, but the juice flavor was very diluted. The staff was constantly checking and refilling the station. There was a steady flow of guests from 8-10am, and the staff did a group job of keeping things in stock.
Despite the qualms, this hotel was "good enough" for our needs but it's definitely not the "oh, this is niiiice" hotel.