Sonesta Es Suites Dublin Columbus

“Comprehensive review of our 2 night stay”

It seemed kind of sketchy when our key card didn’t work and the door was damaged like it had been broken into. There are several ads for this place with several different prices. The grounds looked manicured, but the breezeways looked like they could use some freshening up. After our key card didn’… more

It seemed kind of sketchy when our key card didn’t work and the door was damaged like it had been broken into. There are several ads for this place with several different prices. The grounds looked manicured, but the breezeways looked like they could use some freshening up. After our key card didn’t work the second time one of the staff said she would put us in a different room that had been cleaned. My husband said the first one smelled like cigarettes. I’m suspecting that some of the units are being used as subsidized housing for low income families and perhaps they use different rooms for more short term guests. Our second room smelled like it had been cleaned. The bedding was clean and the sheets were crisp. The unit appeared cleaned and well equipped with kitchen utensils, dishes, soap, towels, and travel size shampoo etc. The TV worked well. The bathroom appeared clean but there had apparently been some leaks in wall as the paint was chipping in spots and there appeared to be some mold. However, the tub, toilet and tiles looked clean and the shower curtain was nice. There were dispensers on shower/tub wall but they were empty and one was broken but they did have travel sized toiletries. The towels were clean and fresh. There was an ironing board and iron and an extra sheet in closet. The nightstands had charger plugs built in which was nice. The flooring in kitchen looked newish and the appliances, cabinets and furniture were all in good condition. It was very quiet at night and appeared like a safe place. My only suggestions would be to maybe replace the carpet and either replace couch or put covers that fit on all the cushions, not just the back cushions, and repair the walls in bathroom. There was a safe in the closet but we did not use it as we were not given the code. The shower head was large with good pressure, and there was adequate hot water. The icemaker in full sized fridge worked! We did not use dishwasher so I don’t know about that. All in all was a reasonably priced and comfortable place to stay for two nights with all the amenities we would need. We did not use pool but it appeared operational which was a nice thing for guests on a hot day. Also the bathroom door hinge needed to be adjusted. The door would not close all the way but for the 2 of us not a huge issue. We would stay there again but I would like to see some maintenance done to repair wall in bath, maybe repaint the walls and replace carpet and couch cushions but otherwise everything seemed in good condition. I couldn’t find any other similarly appointed airbnbs in the area and this was close to our son’s apartment. The Dublin area around this hotel seemed safe and nice with lots of nice restaurants etc.

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