The last two weeks I stayed at the Comfort Inn in Indiana, PA. Between it and the Holiday Inn here, there doesn’t seem to be a satisfactory hotel for under $100/night.
The room size was pretty small, just large enough for a king-size bed and some walk around space. The bed was pretty firm, but the pillows were very weak and provided no support.
A round table in the corner provided the work space, and there was only one outlet available within reach of the table. The cell phone needed to be charged on the other side of the room. The remote control for the television kept flaking in and out. The TV had about 30 channels, including Food Network, SciFi, and BigTen Network.
The heater worked well, but the fan was noisy, forcing me to turn it off when I was on the phone or recording the podcast. Controls indicated that it was a fairly old unit.
Internet was provided wireless only. Competing signals from separate access points confused my laptop a couple of times, and no signal was more than 3 out of 5 bars. Still, it was better than dialing out with a modem, which maxed out at 26400. When it did work, a simple click-through acknowledgment provided access.
The bathtub’s floor was higher than the smooth bathroom floor, which necessitated some care getting out of the tub. The shower had decent temperature, but the low water pressure required me to set the shower head to as few jets as possible.
The hotel has a continental breakfast, but there was only a waffle iron and choice of cereal. The room had too many tables in it, and it was cramped. There was no room service, and I didn’t use the laundry service.
The fitness room had one treadmill and one bike, and it didn’t have a TV. There weren’t any towels or water jugs. I didn’t use it much. The chlorine smell from the indoor pool was quite strong.
Two out of the three people I saw at the front desk were friendly and greeted me, but the one I saw the morning of checkout was tied up between front desk and continental breakfast duties.
Access to the hotel is tricky in the dark, as the entrance is on one side of a hill and next to the driveway of an adjacent property. The driveway had a steep slope above the parking lot, which I imagine would make getting out of the hotel fun in winter.
The lobby of the hotel is on the second floor, but it wasn’t marked as the lobby in the elevator. I’m sure that causes a little bit of confusion.
The Comfort Inn is cheaper, $51 to the Holiday Inn’s $69. The manager had complained that the price was too low, but that was the rate set by our corporate travel web site.
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