Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel Columbus

Beware the room you reserve online will not be the one you are offered when you arrive, confirmation number or not... We reserved 4 river view suites and 1 cityside view suite online in April 2007. When we arrived in July 2007, we were told those rooms were unavailable, they had given them to others for anywhere from $400-$800 (~$200-$600 more than thier advertised price). We spoke with the front desk, the manager, attempted to contact the GM, no response from him. Bottom line, beware of this particular Doubletree, I've stayed at others with no issues, but this one is to be avoided. Classic bait and switch tactics.

Overall, I liked the room. It would be good for extended stay travelers because of the two rooms per unit floor plan. Having a living area and a bedroom would make it seem more like a house. Disadvantages are that it is bigger than necessary for short stay travels. The living room was too big. It does not need to be that much space between the TV and the couch. The other spot of excessive space was around the room entrance and around the kitchen table. Reducing the space means more guest rooms in the same size building area. That might translate to lower prices for hotel guests or higher profits.

There were two television sets.

This hotel made me feel respected: They gave me a cookie when I checked in.

I liked having two rooms. If I was staying for a long period of time, it would be more like a house than a dull hotel room. Although I liked having two rooms, I thought the living room was too big and wasted space that I paid for. The living room could have been reduced by twenty square feet and still be a comfortable size.

I hated the fact that this hotel did not have a pool and the service was not good. I would definitely not come back and would not recommend it to anyone.