Charles
June 20, 2024
Check-in was smooth, pulling into the check-in area is between a fenced pool where many wet kids are running in and out and the front door of the hotel. You have to circle around to park though.
The hotel is DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A RAILROAD TRACK so if silence is something you desire, you may want to choose a hotel that's miles away from King's Dominion (the park you're probably going to, if you're staying here).
Being directly across from the park can save you $30 in parking fees if you walk. We were in room 321 which is the top-right corner on the front side. It was relatively quiet but you could still hear the trains. The TV was locked down with some type of android operating system and didn't include the TV remote, only a universal which didn't have input or menu not allowing HDMI sources or intuitive channel surfing (you had to hit Previous Channel to get to "dish network guide" and then go up and down from there). Normally, I'm harsh on internet speeds at hotels. However, this time we did not use the internet; so, no review there. Keeping the Frigidaire AC on 61 gets the room about 72.
The staff was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! The front desk provided bandages when we asked for them and the breakfast lady was not only friendly but went out of her way to get more food available even at the very end of the breakfast time.
The hotel looks like it was recently updated but could use an entire remodel. Definitely new AC units.