My wife and I stayed here for one night prior to running the Ogden Marathon on May 21, 2011. The hotel is not located in Ogden, but all of the rooms in Ogden were sold out, and this is only ten minutes down the freeway. We were not the only marathoners staying at this hotel on this night!
The hotel staff was very kind and extended a late check out to us, so we could leave our things in the room and retrieve them after the marathon. They allowed us until 1PM. However, we finished the race near noon, and by the time we cooled down and made our way back to the car, it looked like we were not going to make it back to the hotel by one. We called the hotel, and they cheerfully gave us one additional hour. Kudos to them!
The room was comfortable and it met our needs in all ways. We did not have breakfast in the morning because we had to leave at 4:20am, but I did buy some water from the 24 hour store in the lobby.
There are multiple options nearby for dining. We chose the Golden Corral so we could carb-load, but there is an Outback Steakhouse, Marie Callendars, Red Lobster, Jasons Deli and many, many other choices within a one mile radius. Just pinpoint this place on Google Maps, and then "Search Nearby" for restaurants. You won't have a tough time finding something you'll want!
There were only two negatives on this stay. First, the place was overrun with eleven-year-old girls who were competing in some dance competition at the nearby Lagoon Amusement Park. While I was sitting in the lobby in the evening, I heard the front desk staff field several complaint calls from marathoners who were trying to sleep before the early wake-up but who had been disturbed by kids loudly running up and down the halls. The kids also dominated the pool area. I can't say that this is the hotel's fault -- I blame the parents and chaperones who have not taught their kids good manners.
The other issue is the lack of a stairwell with access to the lobby in the north part of the building. The hotel has one (slow) elevator, which was constantly used by kids to ride one floor. My preference in stituations like this is to take the stairs. But, I had to walk all the way down to the other end of the hall to use the stairs because the north stairs offer no access to the lobby. This is bad design.
Overall, neither of the issues I mentioned were enough to make me not stay here again in the future. I would stay here myself, and I would recommend it to others.
Room Tip: Avoid north end rooms or you cannot take the stais
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