Amy M.
Yelp
It's not the nicest place I've ever stayed but it's not the worst either.
We checked in Sunday since my daughter is starting NAU as a freshman this coming week. I searched for hotels months in advance, but there were slim pickin's of available hotels for this particular week. I needed affordable and not sleazy run down. I read the reviews, but I also drove by the property in March, and personally thought it didn't look too bad.
I was wrong. It's not as bad as people are reviewing but it's also not very good.
When I first checked in, I was impressed with the front desk gal. She was friendly and informative. It was a great looking lobby. Plenty of onsite parking. They have an elevator. We located our room and thought it was a great room. 3rd floor, quiet, overlooking the pool. I liked the need for a room key to access the elevator.
Then, I went to take a shower. First thing I noticed when I got into the shower, was the previously used soap bar still on the soap shelf. Yuck! Second, was the mold in the silicone along the bathtub. Third, the mold on the ceiling. Lastly, the fact that we had a two double bed room and yet only two hand towels, and three bath towels. Shouldn't there be four of everything???? I probably should have noticed there wasn't a single washcloth in site, but well, I use my hands to soap up so therefore I failed noticing that. Also, the vent doesn't work! Making it hot & steamy in the bathroom.
The next thing I noticed, was our window didn't shut aim the way. There was a gap. (Picture not included) Which was fine, because with the A/C on you can't hear anything anyway. If you open the window it opens much more than the 4 inches stated by a sticker in the window. I opened it nearly half way. I'm fine with that honestly, but two things, I have a toddler who climbs, and people were smoking somewhere below and the smoke made it's way into our room. Do therefore, I had to be careful.
I can't comment much on the cleanliness of the furniture as I haven't spent much time scoping out the dirt in my room, basically because I don't want to find out! But I did notice on my fiancé's and my bed, there are burn holes in the sheets. Does nobody check these out before making a new bed??? The other thing I noticed, is these mattresses suck! They must be well over the 10 year replacement timeframe. Because the coils inside squeak very awfully causing both my fiancé and I to have a rough night of sleep both physically due to pain, and soundly because each time one of us moves the squeaking could wake the other one up.
The plus side is, it has both a microwave & refrigerator. Top floor is really quiet. There is a back entry into the hotel property so that it's easier access than entering directly off 17 which can be insanely congested, and hard to enter or exit during high traffic volume times.
There is a fitness center, a pool & jacuzzi, as well as a complimentary breakfast between 6-9am. It's also so easy to access the NAU campus and there are tons of places to eat, as well as a Target, Kohl's and a Walmart Superstore nearby.
I can't tell you I'd stay here again, as I think they have some serious things they need to take care of/upgrade. But, for the convenience & price it's not too horrible. Just don't expect too much when you book and arrive for check-in.