Stayed here while starting a new job in Charlotte. The location is excellent for anything in the University Research Park/UNCC area, or even Concord Mills or the Speedway. I stayed in a "studio suite," which is a bit of a misnomer because it's just a slightly bigger than normal hotel room with a mini-fridge, a single-cup coffeemaker, a tiny microwave, and a couple paper plates. That's the "kitchenette."
The good: The room was big and quiet. It had a 37" HD TV. The bed was the best part of the whole thing, it was an extremely soft and yet comfortable king. Great sheets, fluffy pillows, well done all around. The hotel decor was sharp, especially in the common areas. The complimentary breakfast did have a couple of hot features (eggs, some sort of meat, biscuits) in addition to the usual cold cereals, juice, muffins, etc. The staff was incredibly friendly and accomodating.
The bad: The Internet was so slow as to be almost worthless--their complimentary iBahn "high-speed" Internet never broke 50kbytes/sec upload or download. Wired or wireless, day or night, weekday or weekend, it didn't matter. (Not a good thing for a hotel in a high-tech business park.) The working desk is right next to the underwindow A/C unit so if you're using it, you're going to freeze your left arm off. The TV can't be seen from the sofa, only from the bed. As mentioned above, the "kitchenette" isn't even worth the term. My second night in the hotel, housekeeping never even entered the bathroom to do anything--so the trash wasn't thrown out and the towels weren't changed. The elevators and hallways, for some odd reason, were always about 90 degrees and muggy even when it wasn't terribly hot outside. The "fitness center" is two treadmills and a stairclimber, and the indoor pool is very small.
As long as you don't need to actually work on the Internet, and somebody else is footing the $105+ a night bill, this isn't a bad hotel. But in terms of value for money, it's not very good.
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