Comedy of Errors at the Fairfield Inn Downtown Indy
My last stay at the Fairfield Inn Downtown Indianapolis was not as nice as my two previous stays, and was full of hilarity. I booked a room with two double beds rather than the suite I had on previous stays, and while cheaper, the room was not as nice. I am fairly easy to please, but you must understand that at least some of the double rooms have very oddly configured bathrooms. As my friend said, "it is great that you can fit in a cow in the bathroom." Seriously, the bathroom was full of useless empty space; it was not a handicapped room as there were no bars to help anyone, and the bathroom was huge. What was even odder was that there was no towel hook anywhere near bathtub. You had to walk across the giant room to get your towel after exiting the shower. Seriously, a terrible room design. The hotel was also very, very loud. Earplugs and a white noise generator were required to sleep! The other problem I had is that the towels were removed from my room, and not replaced. So the next morning we had to call for towels. Hilariously, the front desk guy came up and handed me what I thought were two towels, but ended up being about 15 washcloths--I suppose I was supposed to sew the washcloths together to create one towel. This was definitely the highlight of my trip. I ended up having to go to the front desk to pick up towels. I also found the parking garage annoying with more empty valet spots than regular spots. In fairness to the staff, the hotel seemed busy and there may have been teenagers staying there for Prom or something like that, and the staff all seemed tired. It's a fine hotel, but nothing really went right this weekend in the hotel. One other silly gripe: I am a Marriott Gold member and did not feel like I was treated as one--no upgrade, no towels, nothing. It doesn't really matter, but I am not in a hurry to remain a Gold member because only once while staying at a Marriott has it made a difference in my stay.