We stayed at Residence Inn Salem for one night on our way to Washington from California. We stayed in their 2 bedroom suites, Overall our stay was pleasant. Our room had a full kitchen, two bathrooms, and two bedrooms. The living room could use more updating (the sofa was uncomfortable and the tv set was the old tube - not LCD). Parts of the furniture looked worn out (lamp shade had holes). The two 'queen beds' were not as large as other hotels - seemed more like doubles. They were not very comfortable for two people. The breakfast was pretty good. The staff were friendly. I had requested that we be given a room on the upper floors when I booked weeks ahead through Marriott. When we got there the lady told me that they had only one room left on the ground floor. I wish they would take the 'request' section on the Marriott website more seriously and try to honor request of their guests, especially considering I made it weeks ahead of our stay. They could have reserved the upper floors for us as we had specifically requested it.

We live 3 hours away from Salem, OR. At 6:00 PM we made a last minute decision to see if we could get a hotel on Priceline in Salem. That way, we could get there by about 9 PM. Residence Inn accepted our bid and we were off.

First of all, the hotel is gorgeous, the grounds are very well-kept and the staff was SUPER friendly, even for a late night(ish) check in. Check in only took seconds and we found our room.

The room was huge! With a kitchenette, a chaise lounge tha t folded out into a bed, and the decor was lovely. Very trendy with rich colors. Most importantly, the room was CLEAN! Our family of 5 fit comfortably with our 8 year old sleeping on the chaise cushion, in her sleeping bag on the floor.

My husband and I used the fitness room and it was clean with up to date equipment. It was small, but not stuffy.

The free continental breakast we had was delicious, rivaling most other hotels we've visted before. Scrambled eggs, ham, waffles, oatmeal fresh fruit, cereal, yogurt, pastries... And it was served in a clean and cozy setting.

Our only regret is we couldn't stay longer.

We stayed here in a Studio with two of our grandchildren. The room was huge for a Studio, with plenty of floor space for two blow up beds that our grandchildren prefer to sleep on during their adventures. Great location, easy to get to and very near The Enchanted Forest, which was the trip's ultimate destination.

We swam in the pool, which was very clean, but a bit cool (probably due to a recent cleaning). There were only a couple of pool towels left when we got there, but more came just as we were leaving.

The breakfast in the morning was plentiful, and had a good variety of options.

We never slept in a more comfortable bed. Loved our room and the hotel grounds. The 24 hour pool was so nice and warm. A truly wonderful hotel. You get what you pay for.