- Samlawali
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Great Stay
- September 21, 2006
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
I found the hotel staff to be very accommodating to my every need. Although the hotel is undergoing a renovation, I had a great experience. I was fortunate to placed in a renovated room. The mattress was plush and the room colors were bright and cheerful
LOVED OUR STAY
- August 9, 2006
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
The view was outstanding. The front dest was friendly. The bellman was helpful. Everyone appeared to enjoy there job which made you feel really welcome. The holtel was uner contruction. And you had to pay to park, however before you do look for street parking !
Editor Pick
Riverview Plaza Hotel
- January 2, 2006
- Rated 2 of 5 by
Samlawali from Lincolnton, North Carolina
Driving into the hotel I was pleased by its location, overlooking the downtown Alabama Waterfront Shipyard providing a lovely view from most of the rooms in the building.
The hotel has a tiny drive-up entrance to the front door, but I was directed to the attached multi-floor garage. Entrance to the garage can be accessed from all sides, except for the first floor entrance on Water Street. It seems there was some water damage to that level as result of the storm.
I arrived a couple of hours earlier than my allowed check in time of 3:00pm. Told by the front desk clerk that it would be a few minutes before a room was ready, I decided to take a seat in the lobby restaurant and see if I could access my email. There was no free online access at the time and ended up paying $12 for a full week of access. I would need it for business and personal reasons and did not have many other expenses during the week so decided to go for it.
After waiting 15-20 minutes I checked to see if the room was ready, I was again told no. I actually ended waiting until 3pm before I was given my key.
My room was located on the 7th floor and as I unlocked my door, I noticed two things immediately. First was the overwhelming smell of Febreze® that assaulted my nose, and second was the floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall picture window overlooking the bay. The window offset the smell, as I have animals back at home and use the product occasionally myself, just not this much. I expected the smell to wear off after awhile, thinking that they just finished cleaning the room.
The room looked like a million other rooms I have stayed in. Bed, end tables, desk with chair, bureau and T.V. The comforter matched the carpet and drapes, etc. Nothing spectacular, but I do have to say it was a nice size room for one person. The furnishings looked a little worn and there was a ring of rust around the toilet in the bathroom, but it worked. I think I might have been more disappointed if I had paid for the room myself, but it was covered under my business expenses.
I did have a couple of weird experiences here. On the first night, I was settling in with my room-service dinner and the television, dressed in only my nightgown, when all of sudden, my door slams open. I jumped five feet, as it scared the daylights out of me, and yelled out, “Can I help you?” Thank goodness I had the safety chain on, along with the normal lock, as the door just abruptly closed. It seems that the hotel double-booked the room.
The other event was the damn train that pulled into the station across the street and blew its horn every night at 12:30pm and 4:30am. Didn’t make for a good night’s sleep.
From journal A Week in Mobile, Alabama