[Parent-Network] Hotels in the Area - Residence Inn Vote of Confidence

[Susan Johnson]

I'm in complete agreement re: the Residence Inn. It's always my #1
choice. The breakfast is better than most; good coffee (which can't be
said about Denny's), juices, milk, yogurt, hot cooked food (usually
eggs, potatoes and bacon or sausage), fresh fruit, make-your-own
waffles, hot oatmeal (not just the instant kind) plus an assortment of
cold cereals and breads/bagels/English muffins for toasting. They also
have a guest welcome reception every evening with wine and
cheese/crackers. The facility is fairly new and well maintained. Very
pleasant!
Sue


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To: jmatsumo at sbcglobal.net; PK P; Bill Colburn
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Subject: Re: [Parent-Network] Hotels in the Area

The Residence Inn is pretty nice.  It's not as close to campus as the
Grand, but within a 3 minute drive to Campus.  Most of the rooms have
full kitchens, which really come in handy if you are tired and just want
to make your own lunch or dinner.  Breakfast, which is not adequate, is
included in your room rate and served in a cozy dining area.  The hotel
is 2 blocks from the Costco and less than a mile from the WalMart, so
pretty close to sources of water, snacks, etc.  It is also remarkably
quiet, considering the proximity to the highway - in fact, much quieter
than the outside rooms at the Grand (where the highway 22 trucks can be
very loud if you have an outside room.)  My family was pleasantly
surprised staying there when the other hotels were booked. I will
certainly plan to stay there in future trips. 

Mary Kay
---- Bill Colburn <bcolburn at hotmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> I largely agree with Patrick's assessment of Red Lion.  It's a basic
place to sleep the night...not a 3 star hotel.  However, per my previous
comment, overall it's grungy and depressing, even at $50.00.  Go in with
low expectations you'll won't be dissapointed.  If you can possibly stay
somewhere else I suggest you do so.
>  
> I also recommend Trip Advisor, which has never steered me wrong.  When
reading reviews, discount those who obviously hate everything and those
who love anything they spent money on.  With that caveat, you'll find
the overall impression for each hotel (and restaurant) to be pretty much
spot-on. Here's the relevant link:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g52053-Salem_Oregon-Vacations.html.
Oh, and I second recommendations that you ask for a "Willamette rate"
with any hotel you call.  It never hurts, and sometimes you get a
noticeably better rate.
>  
> Have a wonderful trip!
>  
> Bill
>  
> 
> 
> From: mkichaa at gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 11:28:50 -0700
> To: jmatsumo at sbcglobal.net
> CC: parent-network at willamette.edu
> Subject: Re: [Parent-Network] Hotels in the Area
> 
> 
> Red Lion isn't bad.  Just got back from an overnight safari from SF to
Salem (and I'm getting too old to drive 600 miles/day), and my 'usual'
hotel (the Grand, which is a bit pricey) was unavailable.  As a place to
shower and snooze, I found the Red Lion acceptable and reasonably
priced.  A search using Google, Priceline, Expedia, etc., will bring up
other hotels/motels, but I'm unfamiliar with most of 'em.  Others on
this list will undoubtedly have more suggestions...
> 
> 
> Patrick
> 
> > 
> 
> On 04 Oct 2010, at 11:23 AM, Joann Matsumoto wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Does anyone have suggestions for a reasonable priced, clean, quiet
hotel in the Salem area? _______________________________________________