I got a newly renovated room so I thought this was going to be great. I was very wrong. My room smelled of new paint. I understand the room being new but the the hotel should have allowed time for the room to air out before making a guest stay in a room with paint fumes. There were still rooms on my floor that were being renovated and there is was a lot of noise in the morning.

The room itself looked like it had just been thrown together while i was driving into the parking lot. The phone did not work, it was dusty, the clock was about 6 hours and some odd minutes off.

In the morning I realized they had not given me a hair dryer. After 20 min and 2 phone calls (from my now working phone) I got a hair dryer that should have been mounted on a wall. It was very hard to manuver and very dirty.

The AC was also horrible. I woke up and room was very muggy. I had to stand in the hall way just to cool off. I looked at the AC and it was at its minimum low temp and was running on high,

I complained in the morning on my way out the door. The guy at the desk found it odd they gave me an old hair dryer since all the new rooms were supposed to have new ionic hairdryers.

Whan I came back in the evening the only thing that had changed was that they removed the lid on my AC that covers the control panals. It still smelled of paint fumes and no new hair dryer.

Lastly I guess its too much to ask that I iron my clothes. The ironing board was broken, I thought about compaining but could not be late to work again!

The room was also very poorly lit, but had good beds.

Never again. I will stay at the Hampton in.

Yes indeed, there is some construction going on here. During my stay they were working on the 5th, 6th, and 7th floors according to the front desk. I was given a room on the 4th floor and was concerned about the possible construction noise . . . especially in the morning as I had no need to get up early and wanted to sleep in. I was pleasantly surprised that the noises were infrequent and not very loud. Maybe I was at the lucky end of the floor!

The rooms could use a facelift but overall I found it comfortable. The beds have been upgraded already and are soft and inviting. The bathroom is clean and functional although I had one towel rack that was a bit touchy (the bar didn't always stay in place). The small refrigerator worked fine too.

My only complaint is that they do not offer wireless internet even though it is stated on their website and in their info book that it is available. They charge everyone $9.95/day for high speed internet. I opted to use a dial-up connection at $0.99 per local call since I was just checking email and playing around on the net.

The staff was friendly and helpful. I had to call down on my first night since my room did not have a 'Do Not Disturb' sign. They told me the concierge would have on sent up and place on my door so I wouldn't have to wait up for them. Sure enough, it was there when I got up the next morning. Actually ended up with two signs!

Beware of the construction. Information at arrival says construction only between the hours of 8:30 - 6:00 pm. For two days they've started at 7:15 am and worked through 7:00 pm. And the manager can't (or won't) do anything about it. Hotel is badly in need of an update although only updates seem to be new wallpaper and towel rack -- should be doing a lot more. On the plus side, staff is very friendly and sympathetic.

We just returned from a great long weekend visiting Saratoga Springs but staying in Albany!. The Albany Marriott Hotel which is on Wolf Road has a GREAT special while they are remodeling. For the price of a general room plus a few dollars extra, my husband, 16 year old son and I were able to stay Friday through Monday and get free breakfasts, the buffet was probably the best hotel breakfast, 2 free tickets to Saratoga Race Track per day and free race programs, and a bottle of EXQUISITE champagne! The Albany Marriiott hotel staff are the friendliest we've ever encountered at a major hotel. They bent over backwards and were geniunely friendly from the restaurant wait staff to the chef, to the housekeeping staff, manager. The drive is about 1/2 hour from Saratoga Springs but is an easy ride because Route 87 is just a couple of miles away. By exiting at Exit 14, you can easily reach the Race Track. The shops and restaurants are also fun in Saratoga Springs. But the room prices for even the "family motels" are very over priced with race season. The Albany Marriott advertises their Race Specials starting at $179 per night including all the features I listed above. Plus, it's a family friendly hotel with both an indoor and outdoor pool, great exercise room, business center with 3 computers and good parking. The beds and rooms are very comfortable. An added plus is the laundry room available. We just picked up our son from camp. Of course he had NO clean clothes. The front desk told us of the laundry room which was inexpensive ($1/ wash and $1/ dry) but included laundry soap and bleach if you so desired. This is a great deal! Linda