I've stayed in another Residence Inn before, and I give kudos to this chain for its consistency in clean, comfortable, spacious, beautiful rooms. This hotel was no exception. Our room was very attractive, and included a full-size refrigerator/freezer, microwave, stove, oven, kitchen supplies, and a well-lit bathroom sink area with lots of counterspace (and good-sized bars of soap!) We've stayed in other long-term hotels before, but they don't even remotely compare to the Resisdence Inn.

We stayed here in the middle of a two-week vacation, and therefore needed to use their very clean laundry facilities. We enjoyed the full breakfasts (the make-em-yourself waffles are a MUST!) The only downside to this hotel was the low water pressure. We also had the privilege of working several times with Todd, the man at the front desk. He was couteous, but fun and helpful. He was a plus in our stay there.

Located centrally, you'll have no loss for groceries, restaurants, drugstores and the like. This is not a hotel circle - this is a place to crash and feel like youre in a home away from home. Unwind and enjoy!

My family (2 adults, 3 kids) travel several times a year for vacations and sports competitions for my son. We often stay at Residence Inns and I frequently recommend Res Inn to others... until now. Several months ago we made reservations at this this hotel. We always ask for the quietest room possible as traffic noise while I am sleeping drives me nuts. When we got there they put us in room 111 ($150/ night, $164 on July 4) From its proximity to the roadway, this room must have been the noisiest room in the whole hotel complex; traffic noise way beyond my personal tolerance. When I complained, the clerk said that no one had never had any complaints before. Actually, I didn't believe this because the traffic noise was really quite egregious. So fine, I am complaining now! Response: maybe you can move to a quieter room tomorrow but you have to handle the move yourself. Later, my wife complained and another clerk hilariously responded that it must have been the noise of the fireworks! Bottom line- no matter what else, the basic mission of a hotel is to provide a good night's sleep. This Res Inn missed it's mission by a wide mark. There were a few other more trivial problems. So, coupled with my negative experience with the Chatanooga Res Inn a few months ago I believe that I detect a pattern. Goodbye, forever.

It's our second visit to the Residence Inn at Cal Expo. The first visit was a year ago. One noticeable thing is that the desk staff seemed to have changed in a year. This time I found that one of the clerks was disinterested in her job. I called to alert them this time that we had a flat tire and would not be able to arrive until after midnight. Calling on my cellphone I was answered by an unprofessionally sounding clerk who seemed sleepy. She placed me on hold for 10 minutes telling me she needed to check with her coworker about my late check-in request. When my call was picked up another staff member answered and I had to repeat the story to her. What happened to the first clerk? Did she go home and forget that I was still on hold? Or did she go back to her nap?

The 2004 visit we had a studio with two beds. The stay was uneventful although the room is not too spacious.

This current visit we reserved a penthouse suite. It's spacious but the second room is a loft that's up a long, steep staircase. There are two full bathrooms available: one upstairs and one downstairs. The kitchen, as standard, had a full-size fridge, microwave, coffeemaker, and stove. There were utensils but either they were stolen or lost as they were mismatched. Same thing with the glasses and cups. There were miscellaneous kitchen tools and utensils, but I noticed no pots.

The upstairs loft room gets warm as it's so high up and Sacramento has 90 and 100+ temperatures during July. There are two ceiling fans, one upstairs and one downstairs. It appears that our a/c unit was not working well because it was not so cool although it was turned on to the max. and the ceiling fans were working at the same time.

The downstairs room has a Murphy queen bed. When you pull down the bed from the wall it takes up the area near the desk and small dining table. There is definitely more space in a penthouse suite as compared with a studio. But the furniture is placed awkwardly and you need to be careful not to bump into them.

As to maintenance we felt that the room lacked some maintenance. For example, the upstairs closet sliding doors were coming off the sliding device. Also the Murphy bed had a very sharp metal edge because the protective cover came off. Because the bed is pushed out to the walking area nearby one of us gashed one of our feet on the metal edge.

The breakfast which is complementary is allright. It's a hot breakfast with eggs (powdered eggs), potatoes, make your own waffles, cereals, oatmeal, assorted pastries and bagels and toast. Somedays they serve (frozen not from scratch) pancakes and sausages. There's also coffee, tea, and a juice and soda dispenser.

In short, the Residence Inn at Cal Expo is a comfortable place to stay and much more decent than the Best Western Expo Inn across the street. However, if I did not have a discounted rate for the penthouse suite, I would check around for another suite/hotel to stay.

My mother and I stayed at this Inn, President's Weekend. What a GREAT choice. The hotel was magnificent, our suite was beautiful, spacious and best of all QUIET. The kitchenette came with everything we needed; but you do need to pack your own water. The suites are approximately the size of an apartment suite; it was so lovely it was hard to leave.
Another highlight is its next to everything: Grocery stores, Pharmacies, Banks and a variety of restaurants (if you get tired of cooking), etc. Its a little ways from the freeway but it is so worth it.