Candlewood Suites
I picked this hotel for several reasons one being they offered packages to the zoo and Children’s museum that saved us a lot of money. They are just about a mile from the zoo. All though the location is a little odd the price was great. The hotel rooms themselves were amazing. We travel with a two year old that goes to bed early so we prefer suites whenever possible. I booked a one bedroom but was upgraded to a two bedroom which was perfect. This was a former apartment building so they are set up with a long hallway with the bedrooms and bathroom off of that. The kitchen was perfect and enabled us to save money by cooking both nights of our stay. My husband appreciated the recliner in the living room. My son loved having his own room in a hotel.
The area is mostly hospitals and the IUPUI campus so a lot of students and people staying while their family is in the hospital. We also saw a lot of football fans staying there due to the close proximity to the Colts stadium. It seemed very safe and there was a fence that surrounded the entire property. We did not go down and check out the pool area since it is outdoors and it was way to cold for that. There also was a playground area down there but the weather was not right for that either. The room was very clean as were the hallways and lobby. The little grocery area was well stocked but a little expensive but nice if you needed something quick. They offered free DVD’s to go with the DVD player in the room. Not a big choice but a nice touch. The staff was all very helpful and friendly. The free wifi worked great except for the morning that they had changed the password and I didn’t know it. A quick trip to the desk and I was back online. The kitchen provided paper towels, free coffee, and tea bags.
Our stay was great and we hope to stay there again in the spring. I will note they were having a lot of issues with one of the elevators but they were working to fix it most of the time we were there. Since there were two that was not an issue for us.
Room Tip: Loved the two bedroom suite for a family.
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