If you're a Priceline user DO NOT BID on a 2 1/2 Star hotel in Dover, DE if you have four people traveling. I have used Priceline to bid on hotels across the country and have NEVER been refused a Double room upon check-in if the hotel actually had double rooms available. I called to confirm our reservation for January 13th at the Fairfield Inn in Dover and found that we had a King room (which is typical). I asked if we could be put in a Double room since we had 4 people in our family traveling. The front desk clerk said they could not change our reservation since it was booked through Priceline. I asked her to speak with her manager since in all my travels and uses of Priceline had I ever encountered a hotel (including other Marriotts) completely unwilling to accommodate a guest's request...especially when their hotel was virtually EMPTY! She agreed to call the general manager. When we arrived she told us the same thing she had earlier, which was that they could not change the reservation because THEY WOULDN'T GET PAID BY PRICELINE if they changed it, or if we didn't actually stay at the hotel. We then asked her to call the general manager so we could personally speak with her. The general manger told us the same thing...RUDELY! We called Priceline immediately to get confirmation about this "not getting paid" policy. Priceline assured us that every hotel gets paid regardless of whether or not the hotel changes the room upon check-in. Priceline called this hotel while we were on hold to request a double room for us. They were refused. So, we were LIED to repeatedly by the general manager.

Let me add that I completely understand that you get what you get when you book through Priceline. However, GOOD hotels will bend over backwards to ensure their guest accommodation requests are honored if at all possible. We asked the clerk if they had double rooms available. They had double rooms...they simply refused to put us in one unless we paid the regular room rate.

Moral of the story...once again...if you are going to need a double room DO NOT bid on a
2 1/2 star room in Dover, DE through Priceline. In fact, personally, since we abhor being lied to by "professionals" who should exist to provide quality service to their customers, if we have ANY other option for a hotel in Dover we will NOT be staying at the Fairfield Inn & Suites!

Note: We cancelled our reservation for that night and stayed at the Holiday Inn Express down the street. A lovely hotel with good service, clean room and comfortable beds.

I stayed at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Dover for one night. The hotel lobby was clean and looked reasonably up to date. The hotel staff was friendly. The continental breakfast was standard for a Marriott. The eating area was clean and the food was fresh. My room was clean, but overall average (it looked well used). I noticed out the back window of the hotel that there is a Marriott Courtyard behind the Fairfield Inn. While I have no first hand knowledge I would assume the Courtyard is more polished (and pricey) that the Fairfield Inn. If you're not on a budget and plan to be in Dover for a few nights you might try the Courtyard instead. The Fairfield Inn is conveniently located to Dover Downs and Del State. There are plenty of fast food joints and diners nearby.

Since Dover Downs was sold out we opted for the Fairfield Inn & Suites since it is conveniently located to Dover. However, the web page indicates that there is a shuttle that runs between the casino and hotel and when we checked in on a Thursday evening, they indicated the shuttle only runs on weekends.

Our room was freezing when we checked in since the heat was turned off and the faucet had a constant drip which I can't believe no one else had reported. Other than that, the hotel was reasonably priced and comfortable. The staff were also very friendly and helpful.

The hotel is in a good location. Rooms were neat, clean in good shape.Staff very friendly and accomindating. Wish the wouldn't lock the rear entrancer at 11pm. That is were additional handicapped parking is. Front lot fils up because that becomes the main entrance and only entrance.
And the hairdryer is in a bag hanging in the closet.