As I frequent business traveller to St. Louis, I have stayed a number of times at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in that city. It is a first class luxury hotel right along the Mississippi River. It has an excellent restaurant, a comfortable bar, and well-appointed rooms. So, when I recently found myself unexpectedly spending an overnight in Buffalo, I immediately booked myself and my wife into the Adam’s Mark explaining to her that I was quite familiar with the brand from the St. Louis property.

Woooops! Big Mistake !

The Buffalo version is more like an econo motel off the Interstate – a blight on the brand. There is only a coffee shop and a smelly “sports bar” - no nice retaurant. Our room had a malfunctioning thermostat than ran the gamut from 56° to 88°. The Front Desk “explained” that the heat went off automatically when the room was empty. Really? We were in the room, and up and down during the night trying to keep the room temperature somewhere near 70°.

The bathroom sink didn’t present the same challenge. It had NO hot water at all. Fortunately the shower did!

There was a lot of noise during the night from the highway outside. The hall on our floor on one of the elevators smelled of cigarette smoke.

The only thing first class about the Adam’s Mark in Buffalo are their room rates.

If you’re looking for the best hotel in Buffalo, this isn’t it. Try the Hyatt.

Hotel is big and has all the amenities. The furniture is a bit outdated but like the subject says you get what you pay for. The lobby is big. Hotel is clean. It is close to everything. The First Niagara Centre, Chippewa St. Taxis are available as well.

I stayed there on November 28th for 1 night
The staff is very polite and check in or out does not take forever.
The food is good at their restaurant and the prices are fair.

Overall this is a good place and would recommend it

I recently stayed at this hotel December 8-9, 2012. The purpose of my trip was to watch a Buffalo Bills game that Sunday afternoon.

Overall, it was a reasonably priced place. I'm not sure of the regular rates, but I booked through hotwire and it coated about 100$.

Things I like about the location...
-Less than 5 Minute drive to the Niagra Falls Canadian Border. You take one exit and the border is right there.

-Walking distance to Chilliwack street, which is Buffalo's Bar and Club district. It was pretty cold the weekend I went, ended up taking a cab which ran a faire of $5.00.

-Bar and Restaurant on the premises, with reasonably price food and drinks. Good drink specials in bar.

-Ample room for business meetings, big conference rooms.

Special Note: Saturday night before the Bills game, a lot of the players were staying in the same hotel, either for a meeting or for the night. I thought that was pretty cool.

Things I didn't like:

- The location is conviniently located next to major roadways, but the area is not safe as there are a lot of signs telling you cars are broken into, and they're not always able to prevent them, daytime or nightime. They have a semi-indoor parking lot, with attendant, but still is a bit sketchy.

-We had requested a cotton bedding, fairly early on in the day, but we never received it after being assured we'd get one. We called 4 times before they informed us they're were no cotts left.

- Staff was not too aware of what was going on in the surroundings, we were told if we had questions, to use Google and check it out. It's not the worst answer you can give someone but if you work in a hotel, you should have some idea about what's going on in the area.

That's about it. If you need a place to just sleep before attending a sporting event, this is a good place, but don't expect too much as it's justban average place to stay.