Hotel berhampiran Chesterton House, Ithaca

Stayed here before because of it's short distance to Cornell where my son attends school. Hilton hotels are usually pretty good and I always look to stay in one. But our room this time was not satisfactory. The room seemed to take a long time to warm up and it was about 20 degrees outside. But I thought we would just wait and see but it never got that warm and it was too late to ask for another room. The thermostat is set at a maximum of 76 degrees, but by the time it read 76, it definitely did not feel like it was even 70. I estimate it was about 66. This led to my wife and I having trouble sleeping because the normal blanket wasn't warm enough. After several hours and waking up about 4 times, I finally got another blanket from the closet and finally felt comfortable enough to sleep. Mind you, I was already wearing a long sleeve fleece sweater to sleep and it still wasn't enough. Usually I wear a t-shirt at a hotel because we could usually make the room as warm as we wanted. Not this time. The breakfast also wasn't so great. These are minor issues but also unexpected. The orange juice was in a large clear container full of ice, not a typical dispensing machine. Since it was so full of ice, the juice was very watery. There was also just one container of milk. No options such as low fat or almond. And at night when I usually get hot chocolate or tea, the hot water dispenser only had very warm barely hot water. Minor issues, but these I have come to expect everywhere I've gone. The bathroom also showed it's age. The ceiling above the shower showed a lot of dried brown droplets of condensed water. And another part of the ceiling showed clear evidence of an old leak. Besides the above mentioned. It was satisfactory.

I selected this hotel for a Cornell college tour and chose it due to very close proximity to airport. We had a room with 2 beds. Very comfortable and felt safe. I had never stayed at a Courtyard before so was not sure what to expect. There is a restaurant in the lobby that serves bistro menu all day. Breakfast and dinner options were very good. It's not free. You have to pay but prices are competitive with restaurants. We really appreciated it since we were too tired to go out one night. They offer free shuttle service. We used this for drop-off and pick-up to Cornell and the airport. I was really happy with the stay and would stay their again if our student goes to Cornell.

Ithaca is hotel challenged to begin with, it’s not unheard of to pay $220 plus dollars to stay at the Rodeway - granted it’s remodeled - but it’s still a motel people. Having stayed at nearly all the economically priced options in ithaca here’s the truth - it’s slim pickings and those pretty photos they post - it’s usually a bold face bordering on ridiculous lie - the Quality Inn is no different. There are many vagrants in the parking lot all night, just having a good ole time. In the morning are the remnants and litter of Natural Ice cans and HUNDREDS of cigarette buts stacked in an ashtray. It’s really truly bad. I know it’s cheap. But Unless you’re stuck, do your best to avoid it. The staff. The saving grace was the nightshift woman. She seemed genuinely personable and caring. But that’s it. The others? From John to all the daytime ladies - well, someone must of crushed all their dreams, because they’re mopey bordering on angry. The highest level of service you should expect is for them to tolerate your presence in their lobby. Go ahead - you smile, be kind, ask them how they’re day is. If you get above resting bitter face consider yourself lucky. If you get a “have a nice day” you must have achieved pinnacle status of Choice points. If by some miracle they break a smile - it’s probably at you. I was there four days - they don’t greet you from the front desk - you’ll greet them when they arrive from whatever cave they hide in because they’re never at the front unless they have to be. It’s pretty clear none of them want to be there - can’t say I blame them. If your magnet key fails (as 5 of mine did, and the person’s behind me as well) there is a 100% chance that John will say to you “well, you must have deactivated it.” Doesn’t matter that you carefully guarded it from every magnet and electrical field on planet Earth. Even if you stored it in a hermetically sealed box John will let you know - it’s definitely your fault. Because it’s impossible for their grime filled worn to crap 1990 magic magnetic encoder could be the source of the issue. The room: the bed was comfortable - The pillows were good and it looked clean. Then there’s that delightful jacuzzi bath for your aching back. Well, you better be prepared to clean that sucker, cause evidently no one else will. Perhaps a discount for each glop of hair? You make peace with the fact that things are worn and dated at this price point, but why can’t they be clean? See the photo of the floor - I thought it was wet in two large spots, but it’s some kind of polyurethane spill (that’s what I’m telling myself, you can touch it if you want to know. I won’t.) There’s other problems too - but that’s enough. I checked out two days early. They kept one night’s payment. That’s the way it goes!

I mean ... okay ... this wasn't the best, newest, cleanest Fairfield that I have ever encountered. It wasn't horrible, just drab. First thing we noticed when checking in was the lack of staff - par for the course for most hotels these days - and the check in clerk, while pleasant, was overwhelmed, and we had to wait while she attended to business on the phone. Breakfast was average. We couldn't put our finger on anything that was really unacceptable, but neither could we point out anything that would make us want to return. Beds were comfortable, parking lot seemed safe. Television was old and small. Since this was a college visit, should my child be fortunate enough to actually attend Cornell, I think a future visit would call for The Statler. Decide for yourself. One last thing ... the location was convenient.

房間寬敞明亮，服務員也熱情。但是房間有一股奇怪味道。不知道是不是因為修電梯，換液壓液造成的。希望衹是臨時的問題。早餐特別豐盛。供應質量特別好的小瓶牛奶和巧克力牛奶。火腿腸，牛肉餅也相當不錯。酒店位置很好，就在buttermilk state park 旁邊，離開康奈爾大學12分鐘。

酒店非常好，地理位置優越，周邊幾個酒店但看後還是覺得羅德威性價比最高。房間乾淨，每日有人打掃，免費停車。

Really didn't know what to expect when I booked the 1964 Shasta compact camper for 4 nights. I just wanted to experience something unique & different. My stay exceeded my expectations. I fell asleep to the comforting sound of rain on the roof & the gentle cooling breeze of a rechargeable fan. Room 6, that accompanies the camper, has a nice shower, sink, toilet, couch & end table, with plenty of room to store my stuff & power to charge my phone in air-conditioned comfort. The Grayhaven staff are friendly, eager to be of assistance, & easy to talk to. Complimentary breakfast items included delicious yogurt & granola, juice, oatmeal, peanut butter, apples, coffee & tea. Trays are provided for transport to your room. Upon arrival I found fire starter, wood & a s'mores kit waiting for me! The grounds are well kept & adorned with beautiful flowers that were in bloom. There are nice areas to sit in the fresh air & in the main house where the office is. Grayhaven has a very convenient location---you're minutes from all Ithaca has to offer. I hope to return to Grayhaven Motel in the future.