We're visitors for Toronto who come down two or three times a year to Buffalo to dine, shop and visit some of the great architecture in the city, or one of the excellent museums (The Albright Knox Gallery, The Darwin-Martin Frank Lloyd-Wright House to name a couple). Sometimes we come down to enjoy less highbrow fare - A Taste of Buffalo, The Allentown Art Festival or the chicken wing-ding! Buffalo has its challenges but there's a lot of great things in the city, if you look beyond the rustbelt cliches.
We've tried out a couple of other downtown hotels but Best Western Inn on the Avenue is now our firm favourite. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. The rooms clean and roomy (you can ask for a bar fridge too), a very nice complimentary breakfast with an array of choice (including a pancake maker) and there's even a parrot called Simba in the lobby! What more could you ask for?
The hotel is a stone's throw away from funky Allentown with great restaurants, a great second hand bookshop (called Rustbelt), Fat Bob's incredibly good barbecue joint and the world-famous Anchor Bar.
If you're looking for Michelin that this is not for you. The hotel is a little old. The hallways are not heated/air conditioned. The heating/airconditioning in the rooms is a bit rattly and not everything is 100% gleaming perfect all the time. But the staff will rectify any problem immediately and cheerfully and the place has loads of character and good vibes. Now that we've discovered it we would never think of staying anywhere else. We've also pointed friends to it and all have come back with glowing reviews.
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