Crickets, anyone?
Dear fellow Marriott members,
Although the staff and amenities were great overall (especially the shuttle bus driver who took me to work each morning), a word of warning to those of you who don't like nocturnal visits from big bugs! Unfortunately, this location is infested with hundreds of crickets (the size of my THUMB!). Upon checking into my room on day one, I killed at least four large crickets and headed straight to the front desk, where they told me in no uncertain terns that this was "completely normal in Austin" (and that it wouldn't make a difference if I moved to a higher floor). That same night, another swarm of crickets fell from the built-in lighting fixtures from the ceiling over my BED!!! Yuck!!! I couldn't sleep all night and to make matters worse, another eight-legged visitor decided to pay me a visit in the breakfast lounge by my table the next morning. Can you say "Get an exterminator please???". Aside from the bugs, everything else was typical for a Fairfield Inn.
Take my advice: if at all possible, spend the extra $50 and stay at a decent Marriott, where hopefully,you won't be showered by falling crickets in the middle of the night! I'm sorry but I won't be staying here ever again.