Hi All!
Just returned and visited our friends at Crowne Plaza several times.
It is a beautiful hotel. Pool is on the small size for such a huge hotel. The rooms are generous in size, nicely appointed, with the bathroom size being standard. Our friends had a pool view room which was ok - nothing to see but a pool and the parking lot behind it.
The restaurant is pricey. The starting price for the entrees were $15. They do have a little pizzaria/sandwich shop in the hotel too - but my friends said everytime they would pass it they never saw anyone in there.
Here is the bad news. They didn't have many families there. Right now, they are loaded with teenaged european tour groups. Our friends had to go down to the front desk 3 nights in a row because the kids were running up and down the halls "partying" at 3 am!!!!!!!! They had to go down to the front desk because no one ever answered the phone. They apologized to our friends, sent security up to round up everyone with the "threat" that they were all going to be asked to leave - they never followed through............ I was present when my girlfriend confronted mgmt. when 3 more tour busses arrived with a bevy of teens running through the front door. Mgmt. told her that they have rooms to fill room and are accepting these tour groups - these tour group are getting the rooms cheaper than $69 a night! Our friends asked to be moved, but were told that the rooms on the upper floors were not ready yet (she was on 3).
This is the typical time of year when these tour groups come in - maybe it will be better after summer.
Also, she got her room at $69 a night by calling the hotel directly and asking them to match the hotelkingdom.com rate - which they did.
Hope this helps........... Any questions just ask.
Debbie
