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| - Did I sleep? YES. Bottomline, the hotel served its purpose. I'm finding more and more that the SpringHill Suites are becoming the "Comfort Inn" of the Marriott chain. The continental breakfast is nothing special, the walls are the thickest, and the place can get packed with busloads of children heading between home and some sort of competition. But the prices are reasonable for the areas they're located.
This particular location is adjacent to the airport, so for those flying to/from, such as myself, it's incredibly convenient. It's also located along a major interstate and was very simple to find.
Walking through the hallways, you might think you were headed for an underwater adventure. I wish they'd spend that money on the hallways inside the rooms with better shower features or thicker padded chairs. But...alas...
The room passed muster and the bathroom could have benefit from an exhaust fan, though most hotels simply don't offer those. The shower needed recaulking around the shower head so that it didn't pop away from the wall. I notice this in so many hotels, and it's something that cleaning staff can easily notice, so it tells me that hotel processes don't include reporting those sorts of fixes regularly (daily) or maintenance doesn't prioritize those fixes or the hotel doesn't care. For this lower tier hotel, they're probably fine with it.
Breakfast got the job done, enough, I suppose, until I found something else to eat at the airport. The breakfast bar was a mess, and the employee staffing it apologized as she was trying to frantically clean and restock it after a group of children competing in something went ballistic on the cereal, waffle maker, and juice.
This may not be the Four Seasons, but it's a ok bed next to the airport, and I didn't hear, or at least didn't notice/care about, overnight air traffic.
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