Buffalo Hotel help

[pxlbarrel]

Thank you!!! Am I able to book that Sleep Inn rate online (or phone), or do I need to go through a local travel agent? I asked my travel agent about a hotel about a month ago, and she couldn't find anything for less than $175. Thanks again for your assistance!!

We used the Sleep Inn a few weeks ago. We paid $122 and parked the car for 1 week. Don't recall if they let you park it for 2 weeks but I'm sure you can arrange it. I had to call for the reservation. You can do regular reservations online but if you want the park and fly option, you must call them.

The hotel itself is directly across the street. Shuttle took about 2-3 minutes to drive to the airport and most of that was spent at a red light waiting to turn right. Breakfast was included and it included make your own waffles. They were delicious.

When we came back, we used the courtesy phone at the baggage area and they were there to pick us up within minutes. They took us directly to the car which was parked in their lot about 30 seconds away from the hotel. And... they made sure our car would start before they drove off. All staff were pretty friendly.

Room itself was pretty ordinary. Washroom was...well, it was clean...but kinda small. You're only there for 1 night so it's not a big deal. It was clean and that's what counts.

As for the security of the lot. We wondered about it too. When we were through using the car the night before, we told them we were ready to park the car. We followed their shuttle bus to the parking lot which was down the street and in this rather dark lot (with huge pot holes) and parked under one bright light. There were other cars in the lot too...most from Ontario. We really wondered about the security but the shuttle driver, sensing our paranoia, assured us that the lot was safe. When we returned from our trip, we noticed that the lot was next to a business that was operating during the day (we didn't see this during the cover of night) which meant that during the day, the lot wasn't deserted.

I'd use them again.

 

[ajschell]

Thank you!!! Am I able to book that Sleep Inn rate online (or phone), or do I need to go through a local travel agent? I asked my travel agent about a hotel about a month ago, and she couldn't find anything for less than $175. Thanks again for your assistance!!

Hi there, I just booked the Sleep Inn by calling the hotel directly. It was $109.00 for parking, breakfast, and shuttle to airport. I believe their phone number is on the hotel home page.

It did state on the website to call for park, sleep and fly rates. I thought $109.00 for up to 4 people wasn't bad at all!!

Good luck!!

 

[CJK]

Thanks everyone. I did end up using Sleep Inn and received 2 weeks parking. No problems at all. In fact, the shuttle was waiting for us at the airport when we arrived back to Buffalo and we were driven directly to our car. From the time we got off the plane, got our luggage, and got driven to our car - the whole process took 25 minutes! I'll definitely use them again.

 

[Cdnmommy]

No the lots are not secure. They are just open air parking lots like any hotel around here, and anyone could see them. We wondered that also in March as we stayed at the comfort in across from the airport but we just took the lowest rate (89 i think) and then drove across to the airport and parked...it was under 60.00 for 10nights. Its so easy to park and fly at the airport there and I wouldn't want to leave my car at the hotel and then wait for a shuttle etc to get over and get it.
I prefer to park at the airport .... JMO though.

Thanks for the info, I think I'll also park at the airport so I don't have to worry.

 

[pxlbarrel]

Thanks for the info, I think I'll also park at the airport so I don't have to worry.

I honestly don't think you'd have a problem in the hotel's private lot but then again, we didn't drive a brand new car with us. LOL We drove my friend's car and it had to be over 10 years old. The shuttle driver who took us to our car from the airport said that the lot was pretty safe but she she made a point of saying that people do prefer to park in the airport lot (the one directly across the street from the hotel.... and she did drop somebody off in that lot before dropping us off at the hotel's lot down the street) but that they have no control over that lot whereas they do over their private lot. Dunno how that makes it safer but she seemed to think it did.

What I liked about them was that she made sure the car started before she drove off. The people that were dropped off in the airport lot couldn't start their car. She radioed that in, told them she was coming back after she dropped the rest of us off. That's pretty nice and comforting to know.

Ask them if they have two lots too. The people she dropped off were in a gated lot but I don't know if they paid extra for it. or not.