Business or Pleasure, Great Value and Nice Place
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 4/18/05
A newer property, opening shortly before my stay, the Salinas Residence Inn is located convenient to freeway travel but not too close to hear the noise, in a newer part of town with shops just around the corner.
If you've stayed in a Residence Inn before, this is like the rest with the standard kitchen (dishwasher, stovetop, full refrigerator), bedroom with an adjoining bath (in the Queen 1-bed suite), work area and living room/dinette. All of which is an excellent value especially with their nightly hors d'ourves that could qualify as a meal and Wednesday night manager's barbecue.
I found the staff, for the most part, to be friendly and helpful and feel the differences in staff quality I experienced had more to do with it being a new property with kinks and routines still to be worked on.
The General Manager was especially helpful getting me set up with their wireless internet service, making it a point to follow-up with me later in the evening even though I no longer needed assistance.