I have mixed feelings. Let's talk about the good- this is a fairly new hotel so things are still nice. The room is spacious, the towels are plush although they're a polyester mix, the bed is comfy, they have various styles of pillows so you can find the one you want, the room has a mini fridge, parking is free and right outside the hotel there are a ton of nearby spots. The lobby has coffee and water at all times. And best of all- breakfast is ready EARLY! They say 6:30, but I've found it pretty much ready to go at 6:10. Other hotels will say 6:30 but they don't even have everything out on time. This place- the best I've ever stayed in regard to breakfast being ready EARLY so I can grab something before I leave.
As a Marriott bonvoy member, I was pleased that I was greeted warmly and offered the welcome gift of a chilled bottled water and my choice of sweet or savory, local-made popcorn!
Now, the pitfalls. The AC doesn't cool well. I am hot all night and it runs and clicks on and off but is it really 67? I'm hot. Also, the door does not shut behind you when you enter your room. The lock jams up sometimes and anyone can enter! (See pic). I tried to take a shower and wash my hair- well the conditioner was almost completely empty! I got one squirt out of it. Then I disassembled the apparatus to flip it over and get whatever was left out of it. I left it on the counter, see pic, and the cleaning staff didn't even think to refill it or replace it. What?!??!! They made my bed, sort of, see pic, I could do just as good. They took my hung up towel and the shower floor towel and did not replace it. I thought the hanging towels were for environmental respect- to use again? And where is my shower floor towel? Now the floor is soaked and I don't have a towel to throw down there other than my bath towel. So I called to complain. The lady at the desk said the cleaning staff just throws out the trash, changes towels and makes the bed. No vacuuming, no replenishing, NADA. She said i could request a deep clean. No. I don't need a deep clean. I just need the empty conditioner refilled, and if you don't do that on an interim Cleaning service, then it should've been done before I checked in! It should have been refilled when you did the deep cleaning from the prior guest that stayed in this room. This is all very simple stuff.
So I would say the lady at the desk does a nice job checking people in and greeting you and wishing you well when you come and go. The hotel itself is fine. The breakfast crew is doing the Lord's work. But the cleaning crew needs to step up their game . There are plenty of hotels in Grand Rapids. If they improve, I would give them five stars.
UPDATE. I stopped by the lobby to get conditioner. The desk attendant apologized and gave me four small travel size bottles. We chatted awhile and I found out their management is focused on cleanliness and many team members are high achievers.
I stopped by the gym. This gym is better than any gym I've seen at springhill suites and town place suites. It's spacious and has more equipment.
The pool is heated! It had some green lighting underwater. Looked very clean. The whole place lit up when I entered. With the overhead lights off, the green pool lights looked like a dance club. Ha. There's a shower off area and a water fountain. Plenty of towels. Lots of chairs. No loungers. But then again, it's indoor. A window faces the back parking lot.
Again, I'm pleased with the hotel. I love that third shift gets the breakfast out early, and the staff members have been so kind. read more