We went away for two nights for our 15 year wedding anniversary, and chose this hotel based on using a certain amount of marriott points. This is a great place location whise because your drivable distance to an enumerable amount of things for sure! But it doesnt end there, in fact it gets better...much better then what I was reading reviews whise propr to my visit. This hotel must have been revamped since last someone reviewed (which I believe was a year ago or so), because it HAS been updated at this point! Not just the lobby slash sitting area slash eating area...but the rooms and hallways as well.
Upon check in on Yelp, the yelp app stated that when I checked-in, I could get two free tickets to the "Air and Space Museum" which is only minutes away?! You need only save that on your Yelp app, and show it to the Air and Space Museum Ticket Counter staff upon entry....free outing?! Say what?! We not only used it, but it added to our wonderful stay in the Hampton, VA area of Hampton Roads.
The hotel has a pool and hot tub, but we didnt use it. However, it did seem clean and popular by the other patrons staying at this establishment. The rooms were clean and had a comfortable bed....it was like Goldilocks stated, "this one is JUST right", not too hard, not too soft....PERFECT! Now to me personally, a great bed is no small deals. I am not that old yet, but somehow feel like "the princess and the pea" (sorry all the fairy tale usages but they fit) and so many hotels just get beds all wrong! I mean seriously wrong! But this hotel got it VERY right, so right that I had two nights of a good night sleep, no back or neck aches, and the sheets and blankets were up to par as well.
They had lots of options for breakfast, which included but was not limited to: biscuits and gravy, turkey and pork sauseges, eggs, waffles, fruit, bagles, bread, coffee, tea, juice, cereal, oikos greek yogurt, pastries, and oatmeal. I could have missed a few items, but the two days we were there, these were most of our options. The kitchen staff did a great job with keeping things filled and ready for each round of patrons that came down for breakfast, and the front desk did an equally great job of helping patrons check in quickly, helping with questions we had, and just overall great service. The room staff did a great job with our room, and upon entry found it fresh and clean. They provided everything we needed upon request as well.
If there is one bit of advice I would give, it would be that when you are a Marriott Rewards member and setup a reservation in advance, you are able to make specific requests and notes to the Hotel Staff prior to even checking in. What that meant for us personally, is that when I set this reservation up, I stated I wanted extra towels, extra pillows, a pac and play, and let them know it was our 15 year wedding annviersary get away..which to me is a pretty big deal as well! When we checked in, they pulled up our reservation, and the staff member stated nothing about any of those items already being taken care of (of which I assumed would be done already since we called in advance to let them know we would be checking in at 3pm). He was a very nice employee, but never once referred to or stated any sort of congratulations about this being a very special stay for us....I mean I know 15 years may not be much to some of you wonderful yelpers out there...but still felt this was a very special occasion that was worth mentioning, and felt he should have stated something in reference to that. When we arrived in our room, none of the special requests were filled. I did however see a cleaning lady down the hall, and obtained the extra towels that I needed that way. I called the front desk to obtain the needed pack and play, and they were timely on bringing it up to us. However, I would say that taking a bit more time on reviewing reservations in advance for the day and having things setup accordingly for your patrons coming in would have meant a lot to us personally epsecially since we dont get to getaway all that often by ourselves...well the baby was with...but I think you know what I mean! At the very least just having staff slow down and reviewing the reservation in full so that everything is taken care of and personal remakrs about a persons stay could be made at that time.
Overall though, this really is a great hotel! They have made some vast improvements since last others reviewed this place a year ago, and really are doing a great job! I feel like they can easily change the above listed item/conern/issue...and only mentioned it because I know its an easily correctable item that can be worked on with the staff who check-in their patrons. Please don't let that item deter you from the fact that overall this truly is a great place to stay, and with points, a good usage of making your points stretch even further...especially for this area that has so much to offer! read more