Fairfield Inn & Suites Mankato

I booked 2 rooms, 4 nights via trips.com and 1 night via a credit card portal. We normally book direct with the hotel but it the 3rd party sites offered lower costs. Neither third party booking site disclosed a $3 parking fee at the time of booking. Looking at the hotel website, I also do not see a parking fee disclosure. Mankato is a relatively small town, and the location is not busy enough to justify a parking fee; charging it as a surprise/undisclosed fees (resort, parking, etc) is a dishonest practice you should abandon if you want repeat business. We were generally happy with the housekeeping, beds and room features. Issues with the TV signal and room keys were resolved by the staff in a timely manner. I chose Fairfield based on past good experience with Mariott/Residence Inn/Fairfield breakfasts in other cities. We appreciate access to a basic breakfast, and were pleased with the coffee, fruit, and bagels. However the quality of the main course (instant scrambled eggs and so-called "omelettes") was disappointing. Yogurts were exclusively fat-free (chalky taste) in a padlocked at 9am sharp. Sausage patties (frozen/warmed) were in short supply and also not appetizing. For the room rate we paid, we hoped for a better breakfast.

My room was incredibly loud, ice maker goes off all night and the early risers wheeling their luggage out the front was a rude awakening.

Charge for Parking? Not acceptable Room was comfortable and linens were clean. Service was good. Be careful, they charge for parking!! I complained because I have ADA plates and got it refunded but it was charged to my card without my approval.

Great stay at this hotel. Very clean. Staff is very friendly. Great breakfast

Comfortable and Convenient The hotel and our room was very comfortable. It is also conveniently located to activities and restaurants. We loved the variety of breakfast options.

This hotel is right out of the 80's. So very dated. The staff were great, no complaints. Our room's balcony was on the pool side. So room cooled off great when we put the air on. Too cold if you can believe it. But the comforter is little more than a sheet. Blanket was meh. Pillows felt like just cases stuffed of poly-fil. If we weren't so desperate for a room on HC wkd, we would have stayed elsewhere.