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A Great Hotel at a Great Price

March 20th, 2010 • Related • Filed Under
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I love the special treatment you receive at five-star hotels in major metropolitan areas. The concierge knows EVERYTHING. The desk staff caters to your every whim. Things you request are  delivered to your room. Questions you ask are answered thoroughly. Queries about restaurants result in menus and directions being slipped under your door. The rooms are spacious and decorated beautifully. The beds are comfortable. Wireless Internet is free, and someone helps you connect if you can’t make it happen on your own. The list goes on and on. What’s not to love, right? Oh yea — there is the price thing.

Well guess what? You can get this kind of treatment, service and amenities at the Springhill Suites Oklahoma City Airport by Marriott. With rates around $129/night during the week and between $99 and $119 on the weekend, this hotel is a five-star STEAL!

I recently stayed at this hotel for the second time and my second stay was as fabulous as my first. There isn’t a concierge, but there are several front-desk employees who know EVERYTHING! Got a question: they’ve got an answer. If they don’t, they find it and deliver the information to your room. Need help with your laptop? Ryan (or one of the other staff members) gets you connected. Want advice on where to go jogging nearby? You get directions and advice on traffic patterns that might affect your run. You ask for it, they do their best to deliver it.

On top of the amazing service, which is a big differentiator in my opinion, this hotel offers:

  • Spacious rooms with enough living area to keep a family of five from stepping on each other constantly.
  • A huge, free breakfast that includes much more than eggs, bacon and cold cereal and is kept stocked throughout the entire breakfast hours.
  • A comfortable lobby area with a couple of televisions
  • Two computers in the lobby with large monitors and a printer
  • Free wireless Internet access
  • On-demand movies in your room
  • A small “convenience store” in the lobby
  • Washers and dryers

 I would suggest this hotel for anyone traveling to Oklahoma City to visit the memorial (see my review of that amazing destination here), or for a sporting event. In fact, I’m anxious to try other Springhill Suites locations in my future travels.

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