I stayed one night on 6-2-26, while relocating cross country…read more
Pros:
* Very clean: I didn't experience unclean rooms like others did below 1-3 yrs ago... maybe I just lucked out or maybe they did some renovations. My room was fairly updated & even though I left my slippers in the car & didn't want to retrieve them after 10-hrs of driving, walking with white socks didn't get them dirty, so the carpeting was nice & clean, too... rare, in my experience, no matter how upscale the hotel.
* There's a nice outdoor pool in the front of the hotel. Not big enough for laps but it is deep. The afternoon I arrived, it was boiling hot & filled with about 6 teen boys having a good time & a few girls soaking in the sun, so, it's nice that it looks as if it gets well used.
* I missed the 9am breakfast deadline, so don't know what they serve. There was probably coffee, but I didn't see any drinks at all & travel with my own espresso machine, cuz I'm fancy like that ;) so I had my own thermos of dark, boot-glue, black brew.
* Comfy mattress, lots of pillows. In-room m/w, mini-fridge & small coffee maker.
* Toiletries like shampoo, conditioner & body lotion are mounted on the walls, which is convenient. They're okay. Note that the tub is slippery, so you'll need to toss a hand towel on the shower floor as there's no mat.
* There's a Chick-fil-A & Whataburger just up the road & a McD's next door that you pass before getting back onto Hwy 65, if you didn't catch breakfast. I stopped at McD's for their $3/2 sausage McMuffins special, which was nice.
* It's a quiet, safe area, so you'll get a good night's sleep here.
Cons:
* Cost. It was almost $200/nt. I was told it was $160, which was higher than I saw online & the $30+ charges were for incidentals & would fall off in the morning, which didn't make sense cuz there are no mini-bars in these hotels. Turns out they're for all sorts of silly taxes... county, city, state & 2-3 more. I was a bit annoyed at being given the wrong price.
There was an older man & older woman at the desk. Seems like he was training her but he wasn't accurate & she kept saying goofy things, like saying the extra charges were in case I brought a giraffe into the room. He'd laugh nervously when she'd joke around, but huh? What are you on? I just wanna go to my room after 10-hrs of driving, hold the jokes & the personal q's, please. After I saw my bill, they also forgot to give me the 10% AAA discount, but it's too late now.
* Not a lot of TV channels. It's more like a Smart TV but you can sign into your YTube or Netflix account, if you have them.
Good to Know:
* The parking spaces are over a median & about 20-steps from the door. I saw an older woman with a full luggage cart moving slowly to the door. They have plenty of handicap spaces right next to the door but they were all taken by afternoon. Fortunately, the elevator is right around the corner from the front desk. You have to pass the front desk or enter through the back door where there's more parking to get to your room. Just an FYI should you be mobility restricted.
This was my 2nd stay at this hotel. I was passing through 3-4 yrs ago & stayed & it was equally as pleasant but not as pricey.
There are cheaper hotels in the area so if I passed through again, I would try another (I never want to pay $200/nt for any room, especially when I'm just showering, sleeping & leaving), although aside from price, the room/hotel is nice.
3* out of 5.
-1* for higher price.
-1* for the annoying front desk folks & their lack of correct info.
As an aside, I did speak to someone at the hotel's # when I called about my bill to enquire why the $30 "incidentals" charge wasn't refunded & the agent said she'd pass on my slight miff with their customer service & to address training. Will it be done? Who knows, but I'd recommend others do that, too, since online reviews are helpful to consumers but I'm unsure much of this info gets to corporate or the bosses who need to see it.