Best Of 2010 - Hotel

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Best Chain - Drury Inn together with Suites.  Wow.  What don't y'all larn at this slap-up hotel chain?  Free hot breakfast, gratis cocktail hour, gratis wifi or ethernet cyberspace (your choice!), gratis popcorn together with soda all twenty-four hours long, gratis hr of domestic long distance each day, gratis xv minutes of calls to United Mexican US or Canada each day, gratis snack/light dinner each night.  I'm in all likelihood missing something else that they laissez passer on away gratis amongst your room hither too.

And the rooms?  Ranging from slap-up to spectacular.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 modest upcharge gets y'all into a large, ii room suite which are also available equally accessible units amongst roll-in shower inwards a large bathroom.  There are also fitness rooms together with swimming pools.  Stay at their business of Plaza hotels together with you'll live on inwards the lap of luxury.  Among the locations nosotros were at was The Plaza at the Arch inwards St. Louis which is amidst the nigh luxurious hotels we've seen this year.  I'd larn dorsum at that topographic point inwards a second, what a slap-up hotel!  This all for roughly $70 - $120 at nigh locations.

To win our award, a hotel must permit y'all to majority an accessible room online.

I should also elevate that the staff hither is together with thus friendly together with helpful that you'll live on spoiled for anywhere else.

Best independent hotel - Flamingo Resort inwards Santa Rosa, California.  Great, truthful resort hotel real closed to Napa Valley.  If it had slot machines, you'd swear y'all were inwards Vegas circa 1960.  This Flamingo was built roughly the same fourth dimension equally the Vegas version together with is a perfectly restored slice of retro Americana.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 huge courtyard amongst an olympic size puddle equally the centerpiece invites a relaxed, political party atmosphere inwards the summer.  Nearby, a large eating theatre together with nightclub consummate the scene.

We similar the large accessible rooms inwards the Executive fly at the dorsum of the property.  At roughly 500 sq. feet, this room is equally large equally a suite together with features a manlike mortal monarch size bed, a large sofabed, large apartment covert TV, together with an accessible bath amongst roll-in shower.  Rooms commonly run roughly $150 only frequent specials tin live on constitute hither for less than $100.

Although at that topographic point is a fitness room on the property, guests also accept access to a huge fitness gild located following to the dorsum of the hotel.

A slap-up place amongst numerous expert restaurants withing walking distance, downtown Santa Rosa a five infinitesimal movement or motorcoach ride away, together with a quick half-hour jaunt over the hills volition position y'all inwards Calistoga at the operate yesteryear of Napa Valley.  Sonoma is also nearby.

Congratulations to this year's hotel winners.


While you're hither y'all may desire to banking concern check out our Year In Review.

-Darryl