Clarion Hotel Town House Downtown
- 4 out of 5
- Avg. Member Rating
- 7
- Reviews
Excellent hotel
- April 6, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Everything was very nice - just booked it again for June 17. rOOMS ARE VERY CLEAN AND THE STAFF IS FRIENDLY.
Lovely Hotel in Columbia, Close to USC
- August 22, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Very nice, reasonable hotel just 2 blocks from USC campus. The room was large and the beds were SO comfy. The staff was very friendly, the room clean & quiet, the wireless internet worked great. Parking was easy and close to our building. The only thing we didn't like was that the room smelled a tad musty and damp if the A/C was off. But, hey, it's the humid south!
Would NOT stay there again!
- February 26, 2008
- Rated 2 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Granted the only reason we stayed @ this hotel was because it was the only one available within the time we needed. We were worried about staying there due to a few other reviews listed but we had no choice.
They were right, we did not feel secure & this hotel needs major cleaning & renovations! From the horrible watermelon smell sprayed throughout the room (sure to cover what it really smelled like), wallpaper pealing off, the bed was horribly uncomfortable hard as a rock, bathroom esp the shower could use come comet, water went from a drastic hot to cold, carpet was disgusting, pool nasty (even tho it was Feb, come on keep it clean), even the alarm clock needed cleaning. I ask if we could have a smoking room or @ least a suite, none were available yet there was cig stains everywhere in the room. Asked if there was a conference, they said no that legislators take over the hotel during the week. So beware they are some parting, loud people! Doesn't that make you feel great..
We didn't actually eat in the restaurant, Carolyn's (I believe thats what it was called) but ordered room service. It was okay, certainly not worth the price. There is a great tapas restaurant we found down the street though.
The staff @ the front desk was nice. We didn't want to gripe to them to much, I'll leave that for the email I'll send to Clarion corp website. You know, who is responsible for the upkeep of their hotel locations. I took many photo's but there's no way to post them on here. There is a reason that most of the photo's listed are mostly of the lobby etc.. So if you can, stay elsewhere..
OK for a short stay
- November 1, 2007
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
This is what I would call a Hotel/Motel. Part of the Hotel is Hotel style, part is Motel (where you enter your room from outside). I wasn't thrilled about it because that is just not that safe to me and I don't recall being told in advance that I had to access my room from outside the Hotel.
The hotel isn't really located by anything and you almost need a car to get to any shopping or dining (or expect to walk a mile or so). It seems kind of out of place as there are no other hotels or restaurant nearby. It is close enough to the University to walk and there was always a taxi sitting outside the Hotel on the weekends. Enterprise was about a half mile away and we just rented a car once we figured out we needed one.
There is a shuttle service to the airport but it was not available on the Saturday we were there and not available before 9 on Sunday. Let them know ahead of time, a couple days at the least, if you need the shuttle for the airport.
It was quiet at the hotel and the beds were comfortable. The air conditioner worked good but when we turned on the heat, it had an awful smell, like it plastic burning. The room was cleaned very well and when we requested extra coffed for the following morning, it was left for us.
Birthday trip
- April 30, 2007
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Hotel staff was great! the only room available, last minute, was smoking. It was an exterior room, so it was not too bad; had a smoky smell though. Very clean, bartenders and lunch buffet were fabulous. Will definitely stay again when i revisit columbia..