The hotel was modern, clean and quiet. It is great for business as well as families due to the studio or 1 bedroom room. I selected a studio and was surprised! Spacious as a 1 bedroom apartment! It had a small stove, full size fridge, microwave and dishwasher. Granite counter tops, pots/pans, dish towels, silverware, and cleaning supplies. I did not cook but I will keep it in mind when I travel with my family. Comfy bed, two TV's- one Plasma and nice bathroom were the other pluses. There was a second room with a door that had a table for 6 and a large closet, wet bar and plasma TV.
I believe the hotel has free wi-fi but I didn't have a laptop so I didn't investigate it further. There is a business center and they do have conference rooms available. I could have even had meeting in my room if I was in pinch due to the table for 6 located in a separate room within my room.
The hotel was off the highway and was in a new condo/townhouse community that had lots of friendly dog walkers and a nice playground across the street. There is a strip mall with several chain restaurants as well as a pub, grocery store and smaller stores such as card store and tanning salon. There were other sit down restaurants in the area as well. I felt safe walked and drove to the store during evening hours 7-8:30 PM. Did not have to look at everyone sideways! (Chicago Street Smarts)
I would recommend this hotel to a business traveler as well as a family. They have a washer and dryer that are free and a nominal snack shop you can purchase small food items and toiletries.
It is quiet at the Candlewood so if you want to do a girl's or boy's vacation this is not the place for you! All and all it is great place to stay at if you want more room than a standard room but don't want to pay for a suite at a chain or boutique hotel.