Every couple of years, I attend a small conference in Waynesboro, and most of us usually stay at the Best Western Plus. This year I booked a suite for 4 nights. The location is convenient (right off the Interstate) and it's near several restaurants. I ate at The Fishin' Pig on one side of the hotel (easy, short walk), Cracker Barrel on the other side of the hotel (easy, short walk), and two times at Los Panchos Mexican (a short drive (maybe 4 or 5 minutes). There are several other restaurants, so food is no problem. Here are a few quick comments.
Suite/room amenities:
*the refrigerator was roomy, cold, and clean
*the in-room coffee maker was easy to use (a Hamilton Beach machine which uses Keurig pods), but the hotel provided pods were pretty wretched. Bring your own pods if you want coffee in your room.
*the beds were clean and had bottom sheet, top sheet, duvet, spread. I found the beds to be a tad too soft, but not so much that it bothered my sleep.
*the AC was great and kept the room plenty cool. There was also a "continuous fan" button which I love because it provided steady "white noise" at night which helped with the one issue I had.
*the issue I had: the bathroom fan--The bathroom fan was my main annoyance. Usually in hotels, you turn on the bathroom light and the fan turns on automatically. You turn off the bathroom light, and the fan turns off. But this fan stayed on all the time, 24/7. If it had been a whisper-quiet fan, I might not have minded, but it had a high-pitched whine that nearly drove me crazy. After three requests at the desk (Monday afternoon, Tuesday morning, Tuesday 4:00 p.m.), a maintenance man finally came to my room at 4:45 on Tuesday, just stood at the door and told me all the fans were like that and to keep the bathroom door shut if it bothered me. Fans need to come on and off automatically when you turn on/turn off the bathroom light.
*the bathroom otherwise: clean, small, but adequate. I didn't care for the citrus smell of the body wash, shampoo, etc., but I bring my own toiletries anyway.
*Housekeeping is on-demand only, so during my 4 day/4 night stay, I requested it once. It was done quite well and the room was spotless, but I do wish hotels wouldn't make you ask. As the person who does all the housework at home, I love having someone else take out the trash, make the beds, etc. and would much prefer it if I didn't have to feel like I'm imposing on them by asking for housekeeping, but that's just me. I know some people don't want to be bothered.
General Hotel Comments:
*the lobby coffee machine--I love this!! It makes black coffee which is what I get 75% of the time, but it also makes really nice (unsweetened) cafe latte coffee. I've never tried anything else, but there's cappuccino, hot chocolate, decaf, etc. It works great and it's there 24 hours a day.
the breakfast--what I most liked was that the hours were 6:00 to 10:00 each day. It was a typical breakfast setup, nothing extraordinary, but totally fine.
*the business center--quiet, nice little workspace room but the computers are exceedingly slow. Overall, in the rooms, the internet worked better, so bring your own laptop and work in your room.
*the indoor pool--I didn't use it, but my friend did and enjoyed it.
*the fitness center--I didn't use it and never saw anyone in there, but it looked adequate although small.
*the meeting room/conference facilities--The reason I was here was to attend a small conference. The facility is quite nice for a small town hotel. The pre-function area is large and well-designed and the meeting room was more than adequate for our group which fluctuated, depending on the day, from about 20 to low 30s. We needed tables for people to work, so for theater style seating, more could be accommodated. It was clean, well-set up and just fine in every way.
Last Thoughts:
It's an older hotel, and all old, heavily used properties will have the occasional issue, but overall, this was a good choice for our conference. Location, available restaurants, plenty of parking, really nice staff, and good (not fantastic perhaps, but good) rooms make this a choice for your next meeting that you might want to consider.
