Best Hotels near Holland Theatre, Bellefontaine

I stay at the Bellefontaine Comfort Inn 6-8 times per year when I am in town on business. I have always been very pleased with this location. Managers and staff are friend, welcoming and professional.. Property is clean and well maintained. There is a lounge on premises serving beer and liquor, but no food. Fortunately local restaurants are allowed to deliver to guests in the lounge.

Greeted by a friendly staff that made us feel welcome. Room was in the back building and it was newly renovated, but we struggled getting our luggage through 5 doors before we got to our room. We figured that was due to extra security measures when they closed in all the outside entrances, and adjoining building entrances. Breakfast was excellent, everything was acceptably clean.

This was my time ever in a Holiday Inn Express. I always thought it was a little pricey, but I’m glad I tried it this time. The room was large, nicely furnished, and very clean. Amenities included large flat screen TV, fridge, microwave, and nice business desk. The bed was very comfortable. A very smooth check in, and check out, and one of the best hot breakfasts I have found. The personnel was very friendly, and efficient. I’m looking forward to staying at another Holiday Inn Express just to see if it’s as nice as this one in Sidney.

The property is old and decrepit. A poor remodeling attempt was made at some point to update rooms, but old nasty bathtubs with black mold embedded in the grout doesn’t qualify as a remodel in my opinion. Hotel management tries to mask an overpowering “musty mold” smell with perfumes throughout. Perfumes are overbearing and after a one-night stay, the smell will not clear your nostrils. Ohio Edison had a scheduled power outage to fix the power source, but the hotel failed to notify their guests. Stuck on the 6th floor for 3 hours during power outage. Venturing to an exit stair, resulted in walking down rickety steel plates to an outside door. I can’t image a property that fails to notify their guests of planed power outages. A note left in your room the day before would have been well received, but the property didn’t take the initiative. Front desk staff informed me that they posted a note at the front desk the day before. However, I did not check into the property on Saturday and had no idea a scheduled power outage was going to occur. There was no phone service during the power outage, so I was unable to contact the front desk to inquire about the power outage. I did make my way to the outside via dimly lit exit stairs. I suggest better emergency lights as multiple floors had to emergency lighting. Bistro has decent food but the restaurant staff has a tendency to talk about and judge their patrons. I am a loyal Marriott “Ambassador Status” customer, but I must warn any consumer, especially Marriott Bonyoy members, about this property. In fact, this stay will most likely result in more Hilton stays. I understand all hotel chains have their share of bad properties, but this by far the worst Marriott property I have encountered in five years. Expecting a clean, odor free and updated room is too much to ask at this property. Again, consumer beware as this property fails to uphold the “Marriott standard”.