My flight got in around 11pm, so my arrival-to-shuttle-to-check-in was happening during a crew shift (front desk and shuttle).

When I called for a shuttle, the person I spoke to was clear in her instructions for where to meet the shuttle. Our shuttle driver was absolutely delightful, and delivered us to the hotel, engaging us with pleasant conversation along the way.

The lobby was a simple, lived-in, cozy room with comfortable furniture and a great vibe--a warm, inviting, friendly vibe,...

They have great people working behind the desk. You can sometimes do early checkins before 11am-1pm upon request and can reserve certain rooms you may favor upon request and availability. They keep the clientle clean of drug dealers or others of the same charcter. They do not discriminate or judge people. They do have at times long term rentals upon request and do allow pets. And you cannot forget their breakfast buffet between 6-9am. They always have a decent spread during the winter time...

I stayed for a single night at the Merrill Field Inn. First impression was it was a basic motel style place with direct outside door access from the parking lot. The staff was extremely nice and seemed pleasant enough as people. The morning breakfast was okay for selection.

Now for the bad:

The room was run down. The outlets on the walls in my room [room 115] were seemingly pulled out of the dry wall. Everything felt like it had a film on it, as if the floors were wiped down but not...