We stayed here for 2 nights and experienced an adequate stay. We had a party to attend on Sunday and didn't want to have to drive to another newer hotel. The hotel is centrally located in Watertown - close to the State Office Building, banks, museum and library. The hotel (at least room 205) is in need of some maintenance and repair. The room was fairly clean, but the windows were horribly insulated, the leisure chair uncomfortable, and the bath in very poor shape.
It was a cold weekend and when we awoke on Sunday and the windows were coated on the inside with about an inch of ice. When we returned to our room after it had been made up, the water was dripping off the window sill onto our luggage on the floor. It should have been wiped by the housekeeping staff.
The bathroom was atrocious. The old aqua tile had been wallpapered over, but the towel bar still had vestiges of the tile. The makeshift vanity was unfinished on a part and the sink was not securely attached. There was no room for any toiletries. I had to search for soap which was out on the luggage shelf. There were stain above the tub and the shower control was missing a cover. The toilet was of the kind that you would fine in a commercial restroom in a rest stop or restaurant. Not counting the tub it was about 4x4. No grab bars near the tub. I balanced on the sink which was how I discovered it moved.
The bed was comfortable with multiple pillows. There were 3 lamps and just an entrance overhead light. It could have used another ceiling light since the individual lamps didn't put out much light. The walls, however, were paper thin and we did have a very noisy couple who were enjoying themselves right next to us. It did hamper our ability to get a very restful night's sleep.
The clothes rack was a bar with a shelf and hangers. Something had been there before because the anchor holes were still visible. The room had a very dated fridge and microwave, but served their purpose. WiFi worked well and was free. There was a 42" LG flat screen TV and DVD player and free library of DVDs were a plus. However, the cable access did not include HD channels.
Breakfast was ok. The buffet on the morning we ate included cereal, 2 kinds of juice, coffee, bagels, minimuffins ( a bit dry), and some danish. Eggs, sausage and hash browns of a sort were hot. There was a waffle maker and oranges and bananas. For dinner The Savory has a menu of Italian entreés. A bit pricey, but very tasty.
The best part of the experience was the friendliness and incredible service of the staff. We were greeted by a very friendly desk manager. The next day we requested a rollaway bed for a friend who did not want to drive back to her home after the party. The manager did not hesitate to fulfill our request. Upon our departure our car battery was dead and a maintenance person had cables to jump it. We couldn't have asked for more friendly or a nicer group of people. They were super.
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20 January 2012
Thank you for taking time to write a review about your stay at our property. I am sorry that we did not exceed your expectaions. We plan on renovatiing our bathrooms this year to take care of many of the issues that you mentioned. We are aware of problems starting to happen with some of our guest room windows and are working on solutionsto fix them. I appreciate your candid comments and am very pleased that our staff made up for some of the issues you experienced during your stay. Thank you for choosing Best Western and we hope to see you on your next visit to Watertown.
Jeri McInnis
General Manager
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