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| - My flight got in very late, so I checked in around 1AM. Strangely, I still had to wait in line, even though there was a second check-in person available. I had an early morning interview the next day, so I asked about taxis, and was told there would be one waiting for me at 7:45 AM. The room was comfortable and clean, but as other reviewers have pointed out, the hotel is showing its age. Bathroom was small and had little counter space, but there was a large counter outside the bathroom. Sink and shower drains were very slow. All in all, the room was fine, though.
I don't usually order room service, but because I had the early interview and knew I wouldn't have time to run out in search of breakfast, I ordered room service for 7AM by hanging the card on the outside doorknob. The card said to hang before 2AM, and I hung mine around 1:30AM. I woke up in the morning to find a useless USA Today sitting outside my door, but the card was still there. Needless to say, breakfast never came.
I made it downstairs at 7:45 to find no taxi. I asked at the front desk, and they told me there was another person also waiting for a taxi to the same place, so we could share. I found this person, and it turns out she had been waiting since 7:30. A taxi pulled up and we told her where we were going, but the driver mumbled something about not wanting to go there and drove off. We were almost late for the interview because it took a long time for the hotel staff to get another taxi there. So, if you need a taxi from this hotel, you might want to look into reputable companies on your own or just leave plenty of time!
Perk--there was a free shuttle downtown, and I was able to take it to the Megabus stop which was nice, since the weather was terrible. The driver was very nice.
All in all, I'm glad I got a great deal through Hotwire. It is probably not worth whatever the hotel normally charges for a room.
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