We needed a 2-room suite for the holidays with another couple staying with us. This worked for that. (MainStay is a wing of a Comfort Inn here). It was clean and had a little kitchen area. HOWEVER...the suite is VERY small. In fact, the pull-out couch we needed did NOT fit the room! It landed on top of the dresser handle. We had to physically move this heavy couch sideways every night so we could pull it out towards the kitchen area. Filled the room, so couldn't leave it there during the day. (oops, pic turned sideways here)
The kitchen "counter" is also the desk. The kitchen has everything you need except an oven. One nice feature is that guests at the MainStay section get to use the free Comfort Inn breakfast which has hot items and meat.
We also had the bad-luck room...the TV in the living room area didn't work. I looked around it to check the plug and saw sparks flashing inside the set & smelled burnt plastic. We unplugged it and notified the desk who replaced it the next day. We tried to make coffee in the morning and the heating element of the coffee pot didn't heat. The maid replaced the coffee pot for us.
They have free internet using an ethernet plug...they do not provide a wireless connection in this section of the hotel.
When we checked a few days later, I told the manager about the couch not fitting the room thing...his response (a bit embarrassedly) "Yes, Comfort Inn is aware of the problem".
I would use this part of Comfort Inn again if I shared a room with another couple...otherwise I would use the Comfort Inn rooms instead.
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