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Oct 15, 2009 by Paul from Waterbury,CT
Overall Rating: 5

• I liked how the room felt like a small apartment.
• The room had a weird smell upon arrival and the fridge and freezer smelled.

“Upon check in I was greeted at the front desk told the gentleman my name and he stated I don't have reservations with your name here needless to say after approximately 10 minutes we found my reservation. Then as my girlfriend and I walked into the room we were blown back by not a harsh odor, but an odor of some kind (not a good odor). I tried to look past it until I walked over to the fridge and almost fell to the floor due to a huge puddle of water left in front of the fridge. I opened the fridge to put something in there and once again smelled something not very pleasant same for the freezer. This caused the ice cubes in my drink to taste the way the fridge smelled. This smell was not the smell of rotting food it was something different that I can not explain. After that we went to bed and the bed was not very comfortable at all. My trip was a two night stay and I'm not saying I would never go back to another Marriott, I just don't think I would stay at the Residence Inn in Meridian, CT.”

Nov 5, 2008 by Soonkeon
Overall Rating: 4

• Location.
• Ongoing construction and noise. Blackout in the morning. No electricity.

“There was construction on the outside of the building, and we had a lot of noise in the room. In the morning there was a blackout. No TV, no internet, no light in the room. The breakfast was only partially prepared due to the blackout. Only doughnuts. No orange juice and coffee was lukewarm. It was not a pleasant stay at all.”

Sep 10, 2008 by Matthew
Overall Rating: 10

• Excellent hearty breakfast and evening reception meal, well appointed rooms, very clean and best amenities for business travel. Felt very much at home.

“My experience there was completely positive. From the well appointed one bedroom suite complete with all of the kitchen equipment I needed to the hearty, cooked breakfast and evening reception meal offered, I felt very much at home. Having this hotel as home base while in town for business greatly increased my productivity while on the job site during the day. I will stay there from now on whenever I am in the area on business. Being the owner of the company, I have decided we will also use this hotel facility for any employees we send to this area. Keep up the good work! Marriott hotels have always consistently been the best for our team to stay at and this was not an exception.”

Jul 16, 2008 by Richard from Ipswich, MA
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• Hotel breakfast is best.
• Need some upgrade inside and out.

“I very pleased my stayed.”

Mar 9, 2008 by Paul from Elbridge, NY
Overall Rating: 6
Cleanliness:[7] • Staff:[8] • Location:[8]

• Location.
• Hotel in major need of cosmetic face lift.

“Overall there are an abundance of hotels in the Meridian/Walling ford area with the same star rating as the Residence Inn that I would rather stay in. Outside of hotel in need of some work. Room 815 dresser drawers in closet will not open as the door clearance is smaller than the drawers. They classify a two bedroom as a king with a pull out sofa. Bright spot was a friendly and helpful.”

Jan 28, 2008 by Audrey from Woodbridge, NJ
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[10] • Location:[8]

• Suites like room, very comfortable, free breakfast too.
• Requested main building near parking, outbuildings not.

“Very pleasant staff. Helpful and put us in main building since I needed to use handicapped space. Free breakfast was good, rooms clean and comfortable. We had to wait 5 min for room to be checked but it was perfect when we went up to it. Good comfortable place.”

Nov 21, 2007 by Robert from Gardiner, ME
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• Overall, everything.
• If anything, a little more parking on street side of hotel.

“Would highly recommend hotel. No complaints. Staff was very attentive.”

Sep 21, 2007 by Audrey from Woodbridge, NJ
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[10] • Location:[9]

• Very helpful staff one person even took our bag.
• Suites were spread out. A lot of walking required.

“Very luxurious suites, clean, very well stocked. Easy to find location, property kind of spread out so would have been hard for me to get around if they didnt switch us to a room close to the parking space. (I have ms and walking can be hard) they even had refreshments in the main lobby.”

May 18, 2007 by John from Warren, MI
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[7] • Staff:[9] • Location:[7]

• Traveling with my brother and they bumped us to a small suite.
• Found some sort of gel cap from previous guest in the soap tray.

“It was quiet, clean, and comfortable. Good value, and a pleasant place to stay.”

May 17, 2007 by Kim from Gilford, NH
Overall Rating: 5
Cleanliness:[4] • Staff:[7] • Location:[6]

• The breakfast bar was great !
• The bathroom was not clean entail floss on floor/ Bed was hard.

“Area was quiet that was nice, breakfast was very good and staff friendly, Bed was very hard not comfy at all. Bathroom was a little dirty dental floss on floor and small piece of soap on shower floor gross glad I was only staying one night”

May 16, 2007 by Anna from Baltimore, MD
Overall Rating: 6
Cleanliness:[5] • Staff:[9] • Location:[8]

• Kind and helpful staff.
• The 2 rooms I had bad smell in them. I switched out of one 2nd 1 had same?

“Hotel nice for travel-business or with groups. Staff friendly. Main areas nice & 2 bedroom suites quite nice. My 1st room had bad smell staff switched us out to 2nd room. There was a different bad smell a little better than 1st room though. Staff was willing to help us switch again but there was no room to switch. Two others in my party had double rooms & their rooms were great, clean, no bad smells etc. Convenient location right off highway. Wonderful breakfast included in the stay.”

May 16, 2007 by Karen from Brookline, MA
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[7] • Staff:[7] • Location:[9]

• Having a kitchen.
• Furnishings were not very new.

“The hotel was very clean. The furnishings in the room were not the most up-to-date, but were in good condition. The hotel was easily accessible from the highway and staff was friendly.”

Mar 20, 2007 by Mick from Allison, IA
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[9]

• I think Marriott hotels rock!
• Stick built construction is loud to occupants of lower floors.

“Quiet place to rest after a busy week. New haven or Hartford dining within 15 min drive. I love the layout of RI's. It is like a tiny apartment, instead of hotel.”

Mar 11, 2007 by Mark
Overall Rating: 9

“The staff here was very friendly the room was very nice and had everything that you could possibly need. The room felt very homey which is nice when you are out on the road as much as I am.”

Feb 22, 2007 by Linda from Danbury, CT
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• The room was well appointed, comfortable and quiet. The kitchen was a plus.
• You had to go outside to get to the lobby.

“This was a great hotel and the price was unbelievable. Wish I could get this type of hotel and price for a vacation. My one night stay was a tease. The staff was super friendly and the complementary breakfast in a room with a roaring fireplace was wonderful. ”

Jan 3, 2007 by Edmund from Mashpee, MA
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[3] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• Convenience friendly staff nice breakfast.
• Bathroom not totally clean - paper on floor, rag on sink top, faucet in sink not clean.

“If the bathroom had been to our expectations, we would give this hotel a very high rating.”

Dec 18, 2006 by Luke from Norton, MA
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• Flat screen TV was excellent, beds very comfortable, granite/marble rooms accents.
• No free breakfast.

“The marble accents in the room felt elegant, the beds were very comfortable, the flat screen TV was great, the hotel was right off highway and everything felt new in the hotel. Had nice workout room and hot tub/pool.”

Dec 5, 2006 by Elena from Bangor, ME
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• Staff was fabulous, helpful and friendly. Breakfast was magnificent!
• I loved everything about it!

“Excellent stay. Welcoming, friendly, above and beyond my expectations!”

Nov 16, 2006 by Nicholas from Taneytown, MD
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[9] • Location:[8]

• Room layout was good. Staff friendly and helpful. Very good complimentary breakfast.
• Layout of buildings not really convenient. TV was 'broken' with regard to viewing movies. Toilet overflowed.

“A bit off the beaten path to get to, though not difficult. You can see it from southbound I-91, but not northbound because one needs to exit before that. It is in a residential area. One might turn around, thinking they are on the wrong road. Breakfast is very good. Room layout is convenient. The layout of the entire facility is hard to figure out. It sort of rambles and it is hard to figure out where the entrance is to particular buildings. Even the map they give you does not help.”

Nov 29, 2005 by Larry from Katy, TX
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[5]

• Clean, good breakfast, pleasant staff.
• Snow.

“Good place to stay. I would stay there again.”

Oct 18, 2005 by David from Macon, GA
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[9]

• Kind of like home, except a lot cleaner.
• No problems.

“We rolled in after dark and friendly staff gave a great recommendation for late dinner nearby. Upon returning, we just had a few hours to sleep and be on our way. However, it was obvious that the hotel was set up for a very comfortable long term stay, with all the comforts of home, but a lot cleaner. We got up early for breakfast, and even though the hot food was not out before 7, we had fresh fruit, nice pastry and plenty of juice and coffee.”

Oct 15, 2005 by Craig from Fort Ashby, WV
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• Like being at home.
• No dislikes.

“I enjoyed my stay. It was a nice break after staying at some of the other places in the area.”

Sep 27, 2005 by Steve from Mineola, NY
Overall Rating: 6
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] • Location:[3]

• Size of the accommodation.
• Distance of room from main lobby and closeness of room to pet friendly rooms.

“I was pleased with the room itself and the buffet breakfast, however the hotel is situated too far on the outskirts of any real town, requiring one to drive a far distance to pick up groceries or have a quick bite to eat.”

Aug 12, 2005 by Carol from Dover, NJ
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• Friendly staff.
• Hard to find.

“Quiet, clean, nice people on staff and also other guests. Breakfast above expectations.”

May 20, 2005 by Jeff from Penfield, NY
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[8] • Location:[9]

• the free breakfast was outstanding
• the room had smoke odor

“This hotel is an excellent value. The rooms are all suites with a private bedroom and a sofa bed in living room. My suite also had free high speed wireless internet. The free breakfast buffet was the best "free" breakfast I ever had. The hotel is conveniently located near 3 major roads. I would highly recommend this hotel.”