I stayed at this hotel for an extended period of time because it was the only extended-stay hotel in Cullman. However, I would never go back.
I have stayed at a lot of Home2 Suites hotels. This is one of the worst. The rooms are poorly constructed. The hotel was not much over a year old when I stayed there, yet the floors were already settling (sloping) to such a degree that the bathroom door got stuck on the floor. Bathroom tiles were loose, and the grout was crumbling. Bits of it came out from between the tiles and got stuck to my feet whenever I used the toilet.
There were large gaps all around the heat/AC units under the windows. On cold, windy days, strong drafts blew into the rooms (I stayed in a one bedroom suite), making it impossible to stay warm. These gaps did not appear to be the result of damage, but rather poor construction.
The hotel hallways have powerful ventilation units in the ceilings. One of these was located right outside my room. According to hotel maintenance, these units blow outside air into the hotel. Unfortunately, people in the neighborhood like to start large outdoor fires, especially at night. They do this frequently. These fires create a lot of smoke, and the hotel ventilation system blows this smokey air into the hotel. The door to my suite was loose in its frame, and there was nothing I could do to prevent my living space from smelling like smoke all night. It was unpleasant and definitely unhealthy.
Whenever I ran any of the water -- faucets, toilet, or shower -- and it was cool outside, a terrible, literally eye-watering stench rose up from the drains. I think the cause was poorly installed plumbing vents. I've never experienced anything like that at any other hotel, apartment, or house in which I've lived. I reported the problem to maintenance, but apparently nothing could be done about it.
Speaking of maintenance, it's hotel practice for them to "clean" the parking lot every few days. By clean, I mean that they blow the dirt off the pavement and up into the air with a leaf blower. Then they hope it blows onto someone else's property, but in practice, a lot of it ends up on the parked vehicles of hotel guests. I made repeated requests to maintenance not to blow dirt on my car, but to little effect.
Finally, most hotel staff are rude (for example, the general manager and the man who cooks breakfast) or indifferent (almost everyone else). Marichu, who worked the front desk, was very nice, as was the housekeeper who worked on my end of the 4th floor while I was there. Unfortunately, a couple good employees cannot make up for the problems at this establishment. read more