The good: Large room (I had a suite), very clean. There is only maid service upon request, so no cleaning staff raps on your door in the morning or invades your privacy.
The "hot breakfast" was OK. Hot oatmeal, waffle irons for make-your-own, hot breakfast meat for that morning dose of artery-clogging animal fat, pre-fab warmed up "omelettes", cold cereal, yogurt, muffins that they might as well call cupcakes, maybe a few other things. And it started at 6am, which was convenient.
A short walk from the hotel to two large supermarkets, one of which is open 24 hours. There are many retail spaces in the development next door to the hotel, but I could not figure out what most of them were, lol. They were not restaurants, but there is a Chik-Fil-A nearby.
There was a digital clock next to the bed. Most hotels don't have these anymore, and I appreciated being able to check the time without looking at my phone. Of course, the clock was attached to the wall with a cable, like a pen in a bank.
The not so good: No fan in the bathroom. No walk-in shower, just a tub that drained slowly and left me standing in ankle-deep water while showering.
The annoying: Noise from doors slamming all night and early in the morning. The room doors swing shut automaically and people are too lazy or inconsiderate to hold on to them so they don't slam. The hotel could easily fix this with hardware that would cushion the closing.
Lots of noise from the rooms other either side of me. I do not blame the other guests. It is the design of the hotel. Converstations and TV noise came in through the bathroom vent on one side of the room. The same came in from the other side of the room through the connecting door that can be used to join the two suites. I have always found those doors pointless. Open them, and you still have two separate rooms. Just use the hallway if you are going to visit the room next to yours. Anyway, those doors don't block noise like a solid wall would.
The air conditioner sounded like a Mac truck. I had to super-freeze the room so I could sleep through the night with the air conditioning off.
All the noise issues were truly frustrating, because, given the location, this could (and should) be a very quiet hotel.
And a smoke alarm or similar device on the ceiling next to the bed had a flashing light. One more challenge to overcome when you are trying to fall asleep.
The kinda strange: This large room with a sitting area did not have a dresser or bureau or any other furniture with drawers, so there was no place to put socks, underwear, t-shirts, jammies, etc. Odd for such a large room to be missing such a very basic piece of furniture. So, anything I unpacked had to go in the closet. Fortunately, the closet had a dowel at least ten feet long. Unfortunately, the closet only had five hangers in it.
The nightstands were just single shelves next to the bed. They have a thing against drawers here.
The deadly: No grip bars in the shower. And you have to step in and out of a bathtub to take a shower. This is a lawsuit waiting to happen. read more