I stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn, Sonoma County Airport, on December 16, 17, and 18, and was very impressed with the accomodations and the front desk staff. I got a great AAA rate of $109/night. When I made my reservation online, in the "comments" section, I wrote something to the effect of "will be in the area for an intense 2-day training course. Please give me a quiet room, one away from Highway 101 noise and elevator areas, as I need to sleep well." When I checked in, Denyce, who was working the front desk, told me that she'd given me a 3d (top) floor corner room on the west end of the hotel. My room was quiet, very clean, attractive, and spacious (plenty of space for a king bed, a large arm chair and ottoman, a good-sized desk, and an attractive "hutch" holding a coffeemaker, small refrigerator, and microwave. I even had enough space to roll out a yoga mat -- loaned to me by the hotel -- on my floor). The bed and the bed linens were very nice. The bathroom was nice. Everything in the room worked, and the window treatments were attractive and did the job of shutting out all light. All of the front desk people were friendly and nice -- Denyce even remembered my name two days later! -- and seemed to care about whether I liked the hotel. I will admit to being a "5 Star Hotel Princess": I seriously considered staying at the Vintner's Inn for this trip -- at roughly three times the price of the HGI -- but didn't want to pay that much when I knew I would only be sleeping in the hotel (out all day at my training sessions). I was very happy at the HGI and recommend it. One of the comments I read said something about the HGI not being in the center of things for wine-tasting. Realize this: The wineries in Sonoma County are quite spread out, so you will end up driving to wineries WHEREVER you stay. This hotel is 3 minutes from 101, between Santa Rosa and Healdsburg.
Room Tip: If you don't want to hear traffic noise, ask for a room on the west end of the hotel. I had 301...
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