Hotels con pick-up a Renton

I will never stay here again. The only reason I didn't give it a one star, was because it was a large suite and had a full kitchen and separate living room and bedroom. With that being said, there was no vent for the air conditioner going into the bedroom and they had a floor fan. That was the first red flag. We were there 3 nights/days and never once had our room cleaned, brought new towels, or any service of any kind. Even at our specific request. Front desk was friendly when we checked in, but the front desk, after that shift, was not helpful at all. It was very dark, very dated, and kind of depressing atmosphere. I have stayed at other Larkspur locations in Northern California and our experience was very different.

This place is just fine…I was initially weary after reading the TripAdvisor reviews. However, this was where United sent me when they delayed my flight and put me up for the night. This hotel isn’t the Ritz, nor is it trying to be. However, the rooms were clean and perfectly functional for a night or two. The lady at check in was polite and efficient and got us settled in even though it was almost midnight when we got there. It’s about 15 minutes away from the airport so factor that into your equation. Other than that, the property is starting to show its age but again they’ve done a good enough job of maintenance. It is a Sonesta brand hotel so adjust expectations (typically a notch or two lower than Marriott/Hilton/Hyatt but comparable to a midrange/nicer Choice Hotel).

The room I was given was fine, but on one side the neighbors were having a fight and on the other side the people had turned up the TV so their friends in Portland could hear it. I went to the front desk and asked for a different room. The woman at the desk apologized (even though the problem wasn't the hotel's fault) and immediately gave me a new room that had a better quality neighbors. That was good. The room wasn't exactly a suite, but more suite-lite. There was a section with a bed and bathroom and another section with a sofa (bed), TV, and a basic kitchen, The room was large and quiet. The air conditioning was noisy, but worked. The breakfast was OK, but pretty basic. There were two waffle-making machines, which was nice. I have two gripes though. First, there is a mandatory $17.99 fee for breakfast and parking. If a fee is mandatory, it should be included in the room price. This is simply deceptive advertising. What's next? A room price of $50 and a mandatory ”bed fee” of $150 for using the bed? This kind of stuff should be illegal. They can charge whatever they want, but if it is mandatory, it should be in the price. If they want to offer optional extras, like use of the pool, that's fine, but trick pricing to fool people into thinking it is cheaper than it really is, is simply deceptive advertising and shouldn't be allowed. The second gripe is that I connected my laptop computer to the room TV using HDMI port 1 to watch a movie from the laptop on their screen. I had my own HDMI cable, which I had used at another hotel the day before. The cable is fine. I selected as input source ”HDMI 1” It didn't work. I understand electronics and computers very well and nothing worked, not even rebooting both the laptop and the TV (i.e., by unplugging the modem). I called the front desk to ask how to make the HDMI work. The woman said: ”What's HDMI?” Clearly that was getting me nowhere. If there is some special magic needed to make HDMI work (like hopping up and down on your left leg three times while reciting some incantation), they should have an information sheet explaining it, Otherwise, the hotel was OK.