Sleep Inn Ft Jackson, Columbia

I flew from Syracuse NY to Columbia to visit my boyfriend while he was at school for recruiting on Ft. Jackson. I booked the hotel through Yahoo Travel based on reviews, even though it wasn't the closest to the airport. I'll let you know now that if you are taking a cab from the Columbia Airport, it's about $30.00 to get here but I found it to be worth the price to be close to the base. :::POSITIVES::: My boyfriend noted that this hotel room was far superior (in cleanliness, space, and staff) to the room that his parents had booked a week earlier with the Radisson, and they paid quite a bit more than me, so I was impressed with that. The room was very nice and clean, no critters or insects to worry about. It was nice to have a fridge and a microwave as well as a pretty good continental breakfast. Lots of cable channels to choose from including all the popular cable channels as well as HBO. The wireless internet was a little stubborn at first for about 10 minutes, but then I was able to connect with no issue on a solid connection with good speed. The oversized shower was excellent! Great pressure, shower head had 3 settings, no problem with hot water, and I tend to like my showers very hot, so I was impressed. The staff at the hotel was wonderful, housekeeping performed their duties well and the employees at the front desk were helpful, wonderful to chat with, and had a great hospitable demeanor. The hotel surprised us with their security procedures and called our room to verify that we had called for a pizza delivery to ensure our safety before letting the delivery man come up to our room. The downstairs dining area for breakfast was quaint. It was very clean and organized and appeared to be tended to with care. The air conditioning in the room worked so good that I had to turn it down in the night because the high setting made it a little too cold. The heat also worked well. The room had adequate space available and looked very nice. The price was a little higher than some of the other hotels in the area that I looked at, but I found it to be 100% worth what I paid based on both the hotel room and staff and the 3-5 minute proximity to Fort Jackson. :::NEGETIVES::: I don't really have much to put in here at all. The pool was a 3 foot deep pool and fairly small, but it was well maintained and the patio area was nice. I could see the pool being a great asset if I were to come back with our children, as it would be perfect for them. It was too small and shallow for an adult to swim in, but it was nice to have it there to sit in...I didn't get the chance to check out the exercize room, but it seemed clean and a fairly decent size with some equipment.