Comfort Inn - Fruita, Colorado - A good value overall
Written: Oct 14 '00
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Pros: new facility, very clean and the staff was friendly
Cons: lousy shower
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| poseidon's Full Review: Comfort Inns and Suites |
Over the Labor Day weekend, I had the opportunity to visit Fruita, Colorado. Fruita is located just a hop, skip and jump west of Grand Junction on I-70 near the Utah border.
There were four hotels to choose from if we didn’t want to stay in Grand Junction – and only two of those consisted of national chains. The other two hotels looked like dumps that had been renovated and forgotten from the 1950s.
Out of the two remaining choices, we had the Motel 6 and the Comfort Inn.
We chose the Comfort Inn because it seemed a bit classier than the Motel 6, and would offer a few more amenities, as it is a higher-class chain. We made our reservations on the Internet instead of telephoning because we could save 10% off the rate.
We decided upon entering the town that we made the right choice. The Motel 6 and the Comfort Inn were located almost a mile off the highway. The other two motels were located in a depressed part of town and were right on the Interstate.
The hotel itself was brand new. In fact, the hotel was so new that they weren’t finished putting in the exterior light fixtures in some areas of the hotel. However, that didn’t mean it was without faults.
The biggest problem arose from a bad key-card reader. For those of you who haven’t been to a hotel in awhile, the newest thing is to give the guests a credit card-style room key instead of a traditional key. This key slides into a key-card reader, which unlocks the door. The card is activated and deactivated by the front desk.
It wasn’t the reader to the room itself that was malfunctioning – rather, it was the reader to the side entry door to the building itself that was malfunctioning. When we were loading and unloading the car, we opted to find a rock and prop the door open so we wouldn’t have to keep walking to the front of the hotel to get another load in or out of the hotel.
Also, it was amusing to find that the doors to the rooms weighed a ton. I’m sure these were fire-resistant doors that were on new springs, but my travelling companion and I laughed and joked around with having to grunt to get the door open.
The room itself was designed very well and was extremely comfortable. It came with air conditioning, which was very necessary (it was over 95 degrees the three days we were there), an in-room coffee maker, a hair dryer, and satellite television. The television itself was a 27-inch model that was a brand-new Phillips-Magnavox. The reception on the television was flawless.
The room came with two queen-sized beds. They were firm mattresses which made sleeping easy, but weren’t firm enough to be uncomfortable. The linens and pillows were in excellent condition. Also, the bath linens that were provided were in like-new condition, and we were provided many more towels than we could ever hope to use.
About the only thing wrong with the room itself was the magic-mist shower. A magic-mist shower is one where there is no water pressure. This means that you spend so much effort trying to get soap off your body that you sometimes wonder if soap is worth it. The temperature controls, however, were easy to use and provided plenty of hot water.
Other amenities included a nice-sized indoor swimming pool and hot tub. I used the hot tub twice to help relieve sore muscles from my daily biking adventure. They also provide a free USA TODAY at the doorstep of each room. There are also laundry facilities for guest use, and have a copy machine in the lobby. The room had a computer hookup for an analog modem. Finally, the hotel provided a free continental breakfast in the morning from 6am to 10am.
The hotel chain offers its 100% guarantee – if you aren’t satisfied with the room and they cannot fix the problem, they won’t charge you for that night’s stay.
I found the staff at the Comfort Inn to be very friendly and seemed to go out of their way to make my stay comfortable.
Just down the street on the Colorado River is a company called Rim Rock Adventures. They provide river rafting, canoeing and horseback riding at very reasonable rates. In season, you are also close to plenty of public fishing and hunting lands.
The complaints I had were extremely minor and we were very happy with our room and the hotel itself. I would definitely recommend it as the hotel of choice in Fruita. I would also recommend staying in Fruita itself instead of Grand Junction if you’re there for mountain biking.
Recommended:
Yes
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