Originally posted by Hockeychic
1 Magic Castle......Mini-suite 31.99 plus tax per night
2 Quality suites maingate east... 1 br suite $69.95
3 Days suites maingate east (old town) 1 br suite $39.95
I am mostly interested in 1 and 3 due to prices.....I have read alot about the Days inn but am confused on some say it is OK and others say it is a dump???
I've pretty much answered this in many other posts but since Search rarely works, I'll summarize here. If you can catch a time when Search works, search for "Days Suites" and you'll probably turn up my full report.
I haven't stayed at Magic Castle but I have stayed at the other two - Quality Suites in March 2002 and Days Suites in November 2002. Here's the run down.
Quality Suites - newly renovated lobby and exterior but older rooms. Plenty of space. Kitchen has some basic supplies though ours had only cheap plastic flatware and no spoons. The place was clean and well maintained. Price includes breakfast which is ok, nothing fancy, and laid out rather poorly - the room is much too small for the number of guests so its kind of hard to maneuver around in there. Best to grab your food and take it back to your room.
Days Suites - Prior to our trip, I read a lot of negative reviews on these boards, but a couple of weeks before we left, one of my employees stayed there and came back raving about the place. Her pictures all looked nice and we stuck with our plans and stayed there. We were very glad we did. The place is old - no hiding that. Some of the furniture was a bit worn, but everything was decent, clean and functional. The living room was huge, had a tv, sofa 2 end tables and 2 chairs and a Murphy bed.
Kitchen was stocked with cooking utensils, dishes, glasses, etc. Full size refrigerator/freezer, table and chairs for 4, microwave, stovetop, dishwasher, sink.
Bathroom was average hotel bathroom with shower-tub combo.
Bedroom was very large with 2 double beds, one end table between them. Plenty of closet space. A counter top and sink with wall mirror. And a 2nd tv.
Room and property were clean and well maintained. Staff was friendly, spoke English and were extremely quick to remedy two minor problems we had during our stay.
Hotel is right next door to Old Town which is a great place to spend some time in the evenings when the parks close early. Also, our reservation included about $40 worth of free ride tickets.
I think its a great deal for the money, which sounds like exactly what you are looking for. We were in building J which is toward the middle of the complex and a little further from Old Town. We requested a room facing away from Old Town just in case the sound travels, but it really doesn't.
If you are looking for luxury, go elsewhere, but if you are looking for clean, spacious accomodations in a great location for a fantastic price, this is the place.
For some photos, go to:
http://members.aol.com/sgitler/dayssuites.html
Steve
