Review of Four Points Sheraton Metrocenter | I'd give it maybe a 1.5 when compared with other h...

3 years ago

I'd give it maybe a 1.5 when compared with other h...

I'd give it maybe a 1.5 when compared with other hotels, but a 3.5 for what it is. Given the choice, I probably wouldn't stay again.

The staff is friendly and very helpful, and I found the bed, pillows, and blankets to be really comfortable. The bathrooms are clean and well maintained, the shower works great and has 3 settings. There isn't a mini-fridge or a microwave, but you can ask for them to be brought to your room. The breakfast buffet is simple, eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, muffins, bagels, potatoes, etc... I did find a bit of mold on one of the bagels, but I don't claim to know if that was because of the hotel staff or the food supplier.

There's an indoor pool, which is probably nice when it gets too hot in the summer. But as a consequence, the air inside the hotel feels... 'moist' and humid, and the entire hotel smells like the pool, which isn't horrible, but it did bother me. There are thermostats in the individual rooms, but there isn't much air flow, so the air ends up kinda 'stale'.. I would have just kept the window open, but the side of the hotel that I happened to be staying in, there was a very loud device outside (maybe the centralized air conditioning?) The noise pollution was quite awful, so keeping the window open wasn't really an option. And there was no screen on the window either, so I didn't feel comfortable leaving it open while I was gone from the room, since it might let in bugs or birds (or a human being...)

Other things you might want to know, the hotel seems kinda old. Not dangerous, but it could use an upgrade.. It took me anywhere from 3 to 14 times to unlock the doors with the room key, which has never happened to me before. The only staircase I found was no re-entry, which is fine in an emergency, but a bit of a problem for me since I like to have the option to take the stairs instead of the elevator. Speaking of the elevator, it's also pretty old and slow.

It's not the best hotel I've stayed at, but it's not the worst. I'd say it's not the best place to go if you're traveling with family or if you're looking to 'get away' on a special vacation. But if you're on the road and need a place for a night or two, it has everything you need, plus a TV.