Sheraton or Motel 6, apologies to Motel 6
Overpriced. Everything costs extra; parking, wifi...
Staff: apathetic. Rooms: dimly lit. Hallways: cramped.
For a more upscale and relaxed experience I recommend the Days Inn 2 blocks away.
Booked 1 year in advance & lowest rate was $379/night still everything else cost extra! Parking $20. Even charge extra for WiFi. At check in for a 2 night stay they charge $1023.00 on my credit card. That includes at least another $125 in “anticipated incidentals"
Once upon a time the hotel name meant something. There were the top of the line hotels with names like Hyatt, Hilton, & Marriott, and there were the “just a clean room” places like Motel 6, & Econo-lodge. I once would have placed the Sheraton closer to the former but that notion is in the distant past like so many bed time stories. I may be dating myself but I spent a few years in the travel business in the ‘80s and Stayed at the Sheraton Royal Hawaiian for my honeymoon 20 years ago. I’ve stayed in quite a few Sheratons since then but as my hotel stays became more for family trips “just a clean room” was all I needed. It had been a while since I’ve been to a Sheraton but the occasion came that called for a hotel by the Baltimore Convention Center and the choices were limited. I booked the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel for my wife and 2 daughters a year in advance thinking that I was getting a little more for my money than the Days Inn a block away. What I got was a kin to the midway of a roadside carnival where everything is another $5. “Step right up get you ticket to the Sheraton, that’ll be $379, right this way. Now that you here will you be parking that car? That’ll be another $20. Will you be wanting access to our wifi. Give your money to the lady behind the counter. Like to buy a pillow for the missis?” I don’t know if it’s that grimy feeling you get after spending all your money at the carnival midway or the disappointment of giving a gift to my family only to find I was feeding them to the money hungry wolves, but something about the name Sheraton now sickens me. One thing is for certain, the notion that the name Sheraton means anything more than just a clean room is just a fairytale.
Robert B. Alexander