You may recall that the last time we traveled to Ohio, the hotel where we stayed, the Best Western Plus in the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville, was absolutely terrible! So, when planning this trip, I was looking for a different hotel that had good reviews but was not too expensive. We decided upon the Sonesta Simply Suites in North Olmsted, another Cleveland suburb. It had very good reviews, and the price was only a little more expensive that the Best Western.
The location is good. It is a 15 minute drive from the airport, and it is located adjacent to Great Northern Mall. So, there are plenty of restaurants nearby. It is also just a short drive from my old stomping grounds of Olmsted Falls and Berea. It is close to the interstate highway, making it easy to reach most places in the Cleveland area.
We arrived at the hotel around 11 P.M. We checked in and were assigned our rooms. At first I thought that the place was going to be similar to the Best Western. The public areas and hallways looked rather tired and in need of renovation. However, once we reached our room I was quite pleased. No, it is not a luxury hotel, but we don't need luxury. It was clean, quiet, spacious and comfortable. As the name of the hotel implies, this was more that just a bedroom in which to lay our heads... it was a small apartment.
I really liked that there was plenty of room to store our stuff. There were two closets and loads of drawers in which to put our things. The bathroom had plenty of counter space to spread out our toiletries. During our two weeks here we will spend a few nights at the homes of two different sets of friends. In between those visits and at the end of our trip we will return to this hotel. At the end we will make use of the hotel's laundry room. The washing machines and dryers are free. We won't have to feed them a bunch of quarters!
I think we have found the place to stay on our trips back to Ohio.
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