"2"^^ . "5"^^ . . "2"^^ . "1"^^ . "Ironically enough, just a week after my stay at the Madison Doubletree, I dressed up as Cookie Monster for Halloween. Curious coincidence? Or possibly due to the fact that ever since coming here, I've had cookies on the brain?\n\nThere are a lot of great things about staying at this hotel. A whole bunch of things, which I'll delve into later. But, first and foremost, the best and most unique aspect of this hotel are the mind-blowing amazing chocolatey chocolate chip cookies they give you upon checking in! You have not had a chocolate chip cookie in life until you've had these; they're soft, chewy, warm, and loaded up with a ton of chunky chocolate chips. Bring milk, because you're definitely gonna want some. I was lucky enough to have one of these bad boys every day because they were provided after lunch at the training I was attending in one of their meeting rooms, but I have heard if you can snag a few extra from the front desk if you ask nicely.\n\nAll cookies aside, there are a TON of great things to say about this hotel:\n\n-They have a free shuttle service that runs from 7am - 10pm that will take you anywhere you need to go within a 2 mile radius of the hotel. We got lucky the few times we wanted to use it and they were able to accommodate us right away, but definitely try to plan ahead with the front desk ahead of time. This helped us save a ton of money on cab fare!\n-The rooms here are great! My one complaint is that there wasn't an available outlet for me to charge my phone near my bed (talk about first world problems), but aside from that I was really impressed with everything. I noticed that others weren't very fond of the unique shower door, but I'm actually a huge fan of this--#fancy! I could seriously get lost in the king bed, and hellooo, there are even microwaves in the room! So perfs for a leftover hoarder like me.\n-While I never used it, free parking is always welcomed. Who doesn't like free?\n-The location is perfectly walkable distance from the University, State Street and the Capital. Everywhere we wanted to go was less than a 10 minute walk away.\n-Decent gym considering the size of the hotel, not to mention the equipment is brand new and sparkling clean! And in addition to the pool there's also a heated pool and a hot tub! \n-Remarkable customer service; it comes down to all the small things, a smile from the front desk attendants, room service organizing my toiletries on the bathroom counter, a newspaper slipped underneath my door every day. All these small details really made me feel like a valued guest, even though the rate they charge is bargain worthy.\n\nAnd the most important of all, FREE WIFI FOR ALL YOUR DEVICES. #firstworldproblems, possibly, my candy crush games couldn't possibly go unattended for long periods of time!"^^ . . "2014-11-01T00:00:00"^^ . .