Attending a week long class in the area, this was one of the 10 hotels on the suggested housing list. It was also $20 less than the others on the suggestion list.
I booked the hotel 6 weeks before my trip and in the following weeks started reading the reviews. I have to admit some/many of them made me start to regret my decision to stay at DI. But, I also want to admit that none of the negative things I saw in reviews were present in MY stay.
The hotel was great, from start to finish. I had a room on the 3rd floor. The room was larger than many hotels I've stayed in. The bathroom area had a little alcove and wasn't visible from the bedroom. Ammenities included free wireless internet, fridge, microwave, hair dryer, ironing board/iron, coffee maker, standard DI continental breakfast.
Some of the reviews mentioned lack of internet -- which really worried me, since I needed to stay in touch with the world, and be able to do course work. The internet was fine, faster than some places I've stayed, and the signal was strong -- they had several routers you could connect to.
Another reviewer mentioned that there were several men hanging out outside of the place. As a single woman traveling that had me a little concerned. I saw a group like that one night -- construction workers from a road crew. I think they realized how intimidating they were and they were very neutral, no eye contact, no conversation with me. They weren't going to mess with anyone, AND since they are gainfully employed, they weren't going to stay up all night partying.
Put your worries to rest. This is a fine hotel. Very, very clean and quiet. Reasonably priced and my experiences with the staff were good. The towels were a smidge dingy -- not dirty -- just not the perfect white fluffy towels you crave. Perhaps a different laundry detergent, or a little bleach. That's it, my only negative -- and it isn't even a big one!
I felt very safe here and have no regrets about my choice!!!
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