My wife and I stayed here from Septembe 28th - October 4, 2005 in connection with an Ace Hardware convention at the city's convention center. It's a nice ten minute walk to the convention center as well as the popular Gaslamp entertainment district and sports stadium. I don't understand the previous comments about this place needing updating - the lobby areas and our room decor were excellent. We stayed in a non-balconey room on the 12th floor overlooking the bay. This hotel is directly across the street from Seaport Village - a collection of neat shops and restaurants. The included breakfast buffet was one of the best we've had at Embassy Suites - we've stayed at about eight others. Everything on the buffet was fresh and tasty. The nightly happy hour bartenders were friendly and generous. We never waited in a line for either drinks or breakfast. We had lunch at the on premises restaurant upon our arrival and the food was great. We didn't eat there again however, as there are so many other places. The equipment in the exercise room was above average (i.e. it all worked..) although the sauna struggled to get above 150. I have to agree with a comment by another reviewer below - if getting a tan is high on your list - this isn't the best place to stay - there is a "sundeck" off the indoor pool area but the sun hits it only from around noon until 2pm (in October, anyway). We snuck into the Manchester Grand Hyatt's super-fantastic pool area across the street two days without any problems. The staff at the hotel was friendly and as noted below, the airport shuttle runs hourly on the hour. I'd certainly stay here again. Two reasons I'm rating it 4stars instead of 5 - Number 1 - a hotel in a city with the best climate in the US should have an outdoor pool and Number 2 - the front desk should have some extra money on hand to accomodate reasonable guests needs - they had to get the manager to "approve" cashing a lousy $100 American Express travelers check - usually - "they don't cash that large an amount..."
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