Good quality hotel in general (Best Western Hotels)

Member Name: martyfarty69

Product:	Best Western Hotels
Date:	23/05/09 (11 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Pretty much did everything we asked

Disadvantages: Didn't do much else

( Review Submitted by me on Tripadvisor )


My wife recently ran the Pittsburgh Marathon ( I know, she's crazy !! ) and as we were only staying for two nights and it wasn't really a Vacation as such I decided to find a hotel that would be close to the Downtown Pittsburgh area while not paying downtown Pittsburgh prices, using my trusted tripadvisor site I chose the Best Western Parkway Center Inn as for the price ( $90 a night ) and the fact that its literally about 5 minutes drive from Downtown Pittsburgh you really couldn't go wrong.

After driving from Buffalo NY we arrived about 9pm a little tired and my wife wanted to go straight to bed, as I literally finished work in Buffalo and jumped in the car to make the 3 hour drive I needed to grab a bite to eat, the very friendly and helpful staff gave me a sheet of places to eat that were "Nearby" but I couldn't find any of them, there was certainly nothing within walking distance and I ended up grabbing a sandwich from a supermarket which was in the same plaza as the hotel ( kind of ) so in that respect location was a bit of a minus, also I am a big believer in getting directions from the internet, however it turned out that the internet service in the rooms was down, ( it wouldn't return until towards the end of our second night ), but they did have a business center downstairs so I was able to access email etc, still it was disappointing.

Overall the room was clean and had decent enough amenities and size, the service was friendly and although the continental breakfast was pretty much standard Bagel's / Toast etc, there are so many great places to eat in pittsburgh I really didn't see it as an issue, they do have a decent Pool and Hot tub which were of good quality and although we didn't explore the gym it looked decent enough.

While our stay was disappointing in some minor aspects, overall it was tremendous value for money and its location just off the thruway makes it extremely accessible for downtown, while not paying downtown prices. I wouldn't recommend it for an extended stay or a family vacation, but for the business or casual traveller its perfect

Summary: Good hotel stay for the money