My wife and I come to Fort Wayne probably three, four, or even five times every year so that we can use the Allen County Public Library's wonderful genealogical holdings, among the best in the world. We have stayed at dozens of locales during the past half-dozen years but of late, invariably, we keep coming back to the Baymont Inn and Suites as our "special place." Certainly one of the reasons for this is price. Hotel/motel room rates in Fort Wayne are, without exception, unquestionably overpriced but while other facilities are perfectly willing to squeeze every penny that they can from their customers while still maintaining a straight face in doing so--often for far less than one can get at the Baymont--that latter facility offers excellently clean and comfortable rooms for a fair price, an exceedingly pleasant and knowledgeable staff, and a far better than average continental breakfast each morning. We have never been disappointed in our stays and given the motel's convenient location, close to the city's largest mall, dozens of restaurants and, for those wanting it, quick on and off access to the I-69 freeway, we have little hesitation in recommending it to others as well.
Certainly, however, the Baymont, is anything but perfect. One of the most glaring "problems" is that the motel operators have consciously chosen to stock none of their rooms with either microwaves or, far more importantly to us at any event, mini-refrigerators in which to keep drinks and other items cold. There are, of course, ice machines, but they are inconveniently placed on only the upper floors. There is reasonably little counter space in any of the rooms which can pose a problem and large men and women will rue the smallish bathtubs. It would also certainly be nice if there were more hot items offered at breakfast and, indeed, if there were more space in the small dining area. None of these "drawbacks," if that's what they can be called, has stopped us from returning year after year and unless one is especially "picky" should not deter others either. On the "plus" side, the beds are extra-comfortable, the recliners in the rooms are "real," and the friendly staff is always willing to go the "extra mile" to provide for special requests whenever it can.
Just as the folks at the public library can count on seeing us again so, too, can the folks at the Baymont because we'll stay there again the next time we are in the city. (But I really would like a refrigerator!)
