Whenever I am in Gainsville I stay at the Lodge. What I believe is always important with reviews is to put into context. This is in the Hilton Garden Inn, Courtyard by Marriott range. The Hilton Conference facility is a step above, but you also pay more which when I am traveling I want ease and clean with price.
What is most important, and hats off to the management and staff, everyone is consistently friendly and you can tell they try hard to make your stay the best they can (little things like friendly check in, everyone says hello, making sure you enjoyed your happy hour - clean enviroment, kept up property - I am a guy, but even I appreciate they decorate for the seasons and try to change things up in the lobby to make it nicer).
I travel extensively and stay in all kinds of hotels, I would be happy if I could always get this consistent quality at the value they provide.
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February 21, 2013
Thanks for taking the time to post this review. It was really nice to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We strive to provide clean comfortable rooms with excellent customer service and it is great to hear that we met your expectations. I will make sure to hang your review in our employee area so that my staff can see what an impact they have by smiling and taking care of our guest. It was also nice to hear that you enjoyed our happy hour and breakfast in our beautiful lodge like lobby. I love to walk trough the lobby and see my guest enjoying themselves. It makes my job as a manger all worth the while. Again thanks for your wonderful comments and we look forward to your next visit.
Best Regards,
Teresa Roberson
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