Sleep Inn...Macon, Georgia

Friday we went to Lizella, Georgia which is about 6 miles outside of Macon. We have been down in the Macon area for the last three weeks & this should be it for awhile. Lizella itself is not really a town but more a community, not even a bank or gas station....nothing but peace & beauty.

So needless to say our hotel was in Macon itself. This past week we stayed at the Sleep Inn off the Zebulon exit of I-475. This is a nice area of Macon with plenty of shopping, dining & movie theatres.

We had stayed there before so I was familiar with the hotel. I noticed when I made the reservation online that the hotel was now 100% smoke free. If you have read any of my earlier posts you know that I hate smoking rooms! So it was a pleasure to not have to worry about that. They have also gone green with some of their procedures...they give you the opportunity to use your towels more than once & will only change your sheets at your request. That way they save on water, detergent & energy.

The room we stayed in had been updated since the last time we were there. New contemporary, bistro style furniture, carpet & drapes plus they had a new 32" LCD flat screen TV. So it was nice & for the money you couldn't beat the value. Macon can be pricey but with my husbands corporate discount we were able to get it for under $50.00 a night! Without the discount it was still a good value around the $60.00 range.

This hotel as with most Sleep Inns, was an interior corridor & they had an indoor pool. The pool is very small even for an indoor pool & is not heated. My son got in for a few minutes but he could never get used to it so he got out. So if you are looking for a hotel with a great pool this is definitely not the one for you.

The other thing I don't like about Sleep Inn, & this is true for all of them that I have stayed at, is their bathroom area. The sink area is small & is part of the room. The toilet & shower are separate in a small area, there is no bathtub. I myself like taking baths & I know if you have kids that is usually the preferred method for them. However, if you like showers this is a nice big one.

The staff of the hotel were friendly although not personable...there is a difference. I was able to check in early & asked for a late check out the next day, so I was given an extra hour & planned on doing my checkout at noon. At 10:56 the maid & front desk clerk (the same one who gave me the extra hour) came knocking on my door to see if I was checking out or staying an extra day. I reminded her that I was given the extra hour & she then remembered & everything was fine. However, stuff like that bothers me...I just don't understand how they can't make a note somewhere on your reservation.

All in all though it was a pleasant stay. The updated rooms with a 100% smoke free policy were a plus. The lack of a bathtub & small pool were a minus. Hotel service was good but not great & the breakfast was OK but not spectacular. The price & location are great! So if you don't need a pool or bathtub I would give this a thumbs up.

Hotel in Warner Robins, Georgia

Just wanted to update you for the week. We checked out of our hotel in Warner Robins last Wednesday morning to come home. We stayed at the BestWestern on Watson Blvd. during our visit there. It was an older hotel with exterior entry but it was in very good condition. Everything was clean & in working order.

They had an outdoor pool that was a little on the small side but we were the only ones that used it so it was perfect for us. The deep end said 6ft. but I could stand easily so it was more like 5ft. deep. They also had an exercise room with 2 treadmills, bike, & weight machine. I could not get one of the treadmills to work & the bike was hard to operate but I was able to get in some exercise on the working treadmill & weight station.

The room was clean & had a microwave & refrigerator. They also had WiFi that I had trouble connecting to, but I was able to pick up another WiFi signal & worked my computer with no problem.

The customer service was awesome! I had put in a request for a 1st floor room but they didn't have any like the one I booked on that floor available so they offered me a more expensive room on the first floor for the same price.

The maid service was invisible...in a good way! I never saw them. They didn't knock on your door at 8am, they weren't out in the halls with carts blocking your path...they were nowhere. I even said to my husband when we left to go out the first morning that I hoped they hadn't left for the day & forgot about us. When we came back after our late lunch the room was perfectly cleaned. Even when we checked out the next morning they never knocked on the door & I never saw them...it was amazing. We stay at a lot of hotels & this is definitely not the norm - I loved it!

One of the best things about this hotel is the price. I checked out all the hotels in Warner Robins & anything that we would choose to stay at, 2 stars & up, was pricey! With our AAA discount it came to under $60.00 per night. The location was great too! It is right across from the Walmart shopping center on Watson Blvd. so it is surrounded with shopping & restaurants. It is adjacent to the Picadilly Cafeteria so you can walk right next door if you choose to eat there.

If we visit Warner Robins again this will be our first choice of places to stay, so needless to say I highly recommend the Best Western in Warner Robins if you are looking for a good mid-priced hotel.