Quality Inn & Suites Airpark East & Hyatt Place Herndon/Dulles Airport – East

Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve last posted anything up. Finals are coming up soon and I’ve been quite busy. Unfortunately, I didn’t find any opportunities to fly during April, but I was able to check out two hotels which I’m about to review.

I needed to get down to Raleigh, NC to pick up my significant other and since she was flying in quite late, I decided to find a hotel for the night. I’ve recently became picky with hotel brands, but after considering the pros and cons, I settled for the Quality Inn & Suites Airpark East in Greensboro, NC.

My first impression of the hotel was how empty it seemed. There were a few cars in the parking lot and didn’t see anyone around. It was a pretty large hotel and I assumed that it probably gets busy when the hotel hosts conferences, meetings and such.

My room was located on the first floor and I was surprised of how far I had to walk just to get there. The hallway smelled like straight up cigarette smoke, but was relived to find out that my room smelled just fine.

The room was clean and tidy; nothing special. I was glad to see that the TV was upgraded to a flat screen (I don’t remember the last time I saw those old clunky TVs in hotel rooms).

There wasn’t much around the hotel except a McDonald’s and a gas station down the road.

Since I usually check-out before breakfast, I was happy to try out what the hotel offered. It was a typical free breakfast and I enjoyed eating the biscuits and gravy since I like having something hot to eat. The spread included cold hard-boiled eggs, waffles, cereal, assorted pastries and bagels, and beverages.

Overall, I’m glad I stayed here since my stay was so short. I only paid about $75 and was worth it.

The hotels in Northern Virginia/DC can get quite expensive during the week. I was pleased to find sub-$100 hotel rates around Dulles since I didn’t feel like paying too much for only one night.

I ended up booking a stay at the Hyatt Place Herndon/Dulles Airport –East. The lobby had almost the exact same layout as the Hyatt Place in Ontario. Little did I know that my room was the exact same layout as the one in CA. I didn’t feel like taking any pictures since I guess I already did so back in CA.

The Sheraton next door had a restaurant that was offering 20% dinner during the weekend, so we decided to eat dinner there. Nothing fancy and the 20% didn’t make much of a difference.

Overall, the staff was nice and the rooms were clean and comfortable.

Sorry if neither of these reviews seemed interesting. I’m doing a lot of traveling next month so please look out for those reviews. For a preview of where I’m headed, I’ll go ahead and list them out here:

DCA – BOS – IAH – SFO –SNA

LAX- HNL –GUM –CTS –FUK

FUK – CTS – GUM – HNL – LAX

I’m staying at some Hyatts, some IHG Hotels, and a few Hiltons as well.

And probably another flight or two. Stay tuned.