MADPhil

I have always found it perfectly good for what it is, the bar prices are not too bad, and the staff are very friendly and helpful as you say. A luxury resort it is not but you could happily use it on your way to one.

GUWonder

I only use this hotel when I can swing it via Hotwire at a substantially discounted rate from the direct booking rate. I still get much the same kind of room as shown by the late FTer who paid $280 for a direct booking as a Diamond, but for my sub-$150 night stays at this hotel — in need of a refresh — I get no elite status benefits.

arlflyer

Genuinely curious - what would you refresh? There are structural elements that would require moving walls, e.g. expanding bathroom size, which I don't think are likely to happen. The carpet and furnishings are are old-looking, but I find them to be very well kept. The furniture is sturdy, and there is a real desk, real recliner, etc. I'd honestly keep this, even if the decor is no longer in vogue, than risk a "modern" redo that trades function for form (e.g. rooms with no desks which are becoming increasingly prevalent).

I suppose the common areas could be modernized, and maybe I'm kind of weird like this, but I find the muted, old look kind of comforting in a world where everything is ultra-modern, ultra high contrast.

GUWonder

The bathrooms in some of the rooms could really do with some new fixtures at the very least. For me, it’s primarily a refresh of the bathrooms that I want, although they could also do something about the flooring elsewhere as well.

I too am not a fan of the modern trend of form over function at hotels, but how much can they really mess up with refreshing just bathrooms in the rooms?

arlflyer

Be careful what you wish for! The sinks have incredibly impressive flow rates, and unlike most new hotel sinks, the water actually is aimed towards the bowl! All joking aside, I'd be personally fine with bathroom refreshes - they can just keep their hands away from my in-room desk!

Athena53

Ah, but I "need" the runway view. :-) And my next booking (April, 2024) I may book 2 adjoining rooms since I'll have 3 kids with me. I'm sure they won't offer those options (at least the runway view choice) to Hotwire customers. Even more maddening, the rate for a paid stay is the same for the runway view room but if you want to use points it's a "premium room" and takes 117,000 points per night rather than 60,000 without the runway view.

Yeah, I think after the April stay we'll find a property in town.