We are very fond of overnight trips. It is a fun get away for our family of three. Having an active young boy, our accomodations must have a pool. We had stayed in a Country Inn and Suites once before and it was a good experience. We decided to give the one in Annapolis a try. Everything written is true; clean rooms, friendly staff (in general..getting to that) and many nice touches such as borrowing books and DVD's. Our problem came when we went to use the pool Sunday morning. It turns out that private swim lessons were being given (for people coming from outside of the hotel) and half the pool was not available for our use. Again, half the pool was not available for the paying guests. This lasted from at least 10 a.m. -12 noon. In general hotel pools are not very large and so if there are a few people in the pool it is already getting crowded. It was inconsiderate at least.This Country Inn and Suites did not notify its paying guests of this policy and so it was a surprise come Sunday morning. Something was said to the manager that day and in the spirit of trying to help the establishment understand why this was not a very nice practice, an email was written to both the corporate office and the Annapolis hotel. While a gift certificate for a free night's stay is to be on the way, a satisfactory answer was not given. We were told that the Country Inn and Suites would take this under advisement. There are far too many hotels to choose from to choose one that seeks to earn a little (assumed) profit on the side OVER making sure one's guest are happy. Had we known that private swim lessons were offered on Sunday morning, we would not have chosen this establishment.
- Country Inn Annapolis
- Annapolis Country Inn
