Comments on: Review of the Sheraton Suites Hotel, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio http://regex.info/blog/2006-07-31/223 Not a photo blog, but sometimes I play one on TV Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:08:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Laura http://regex.info/blog/2006-07-31/223#comment-4569 Tue, 22 May 2007 21:03:07 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-07-31/223#comment-4569 That was an interesting read, thank you for posting it. I don't go to hotels much, and definitely not expensive ones when I do. I live around the corner from the Sheraton, on the other side of the tracks about half a mile down the road. In the summer I go on long walks which usually take me past the front of it. I've always wondered about that place ... the outside always looked dirty. They let those flags out front get really filthy before they clean them. And one day I walked past I saw a pretty teenage girl in a hotel uniform pulling weeds from the cracks in the sidewalk with a screwdriver and her bare hands. She was in the kind of uniform you see the inside staff wearing. I couldn't believe my eyes. Shouldn't they hire a gardner for that? Or spring for some weed killer ... or at least give her some gloves??? And who would build a nice hotel on that yucky river? I live upwind of it, but occasionally the wind shifts, and when it does it stinks really bad. I can't believe you didn't mention the noise from one of their infamous Front Street concerts. They're nice if you're visiting, but a pain if you live close by and are trying to put a child to sleep. Even our house, at a distance, vibrates sometimes from the noise. Oh, and I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed our local water! Actually, you'll be happy to hear that they do not suck it out of the river. Cuyahoga Falls has it's own water company, and water supply. They get it from a series of wells. Of course the wells I've seen are within 100 yards of the river, so I'm not sure if that matters. I think they save money treating it by dumping large amounts of cholorine into it. Some days it's just like drinking pool water. And the funniest thing is that the city of Kent, only a few miles away, has been voted a number of years in a row to have the best tasting water in the country. That was an interesting read, thank you for posting it. I don’t go to hotels much, and definitely not expensive ones when I do. I live around the corner from the Sheraton, on the other side of the tracks about half a mile down the road. In the summer I go on long walks which usually take me past the front of it.

I’ve always wondered about that place … the outside always looked dirty. They let those flags out front get really filthy before they clean them. And one day I walked past I saw a pretty teenage girl in a hotel uniform pulling weeds from the cracks in the sidewalk with a screwdriver and her bare hands. She was in the kind of uniform you see the inside staff wearing. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Shouldn’t they hire a gardner for that? Or spring for some weed killer … or at least give her some gloves??? And who would build a nice hotel on that yucky river? I live upwind of it, but occasionally the wind shifts, and when it does it stinks really bad. I can’t believe you didn’t mention the noise from one of their infamous Front Street concerts. They’re nice if you’re visiting, but a pain if you live close by and are trying to put a child to sleep. Even our house, at a distance, vibrates sometimes from the noise.

Oh, and I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed our local water! Actually, you’ll be happy to hear that they do not suck it out of the river. Cuyahoga Falls has it’s own water company, and water supply. They get it from a series of wells. Of course the wells I’ve seen are within 100 yards of the river, so I’m not sure if that matters. I think they save money treating it by dumping large amounts of cholorine into it. Some days it’s just like drinking pool water. And the funniest thing is that the city of Kent, only a few miles away, has been voted a number of years in a row to have the best tasting water in the country.

]]> by: Mike http://regex.info/blog/2006-07-31/223#comment-3983 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:32:25 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-07-31/223#comment-3983 I was the Night Manager at the Sheraton Suites Cuyahoga Falls about ten years ago and its sad to see not much has changed. I could write a book on how not to manage a hotel just on my experience with this property alone. Its a shame too. This hotel had so much potential when it was first built but the owners never had the right management team in place. I was the Night Manager at the Sheraton Suites Cuyahoga Falls about ten years ago and its sad to see not much has changed. I could write a book on how not to manage a hotel just on my experience with this property alone. Its a shame too. This hotel had so much potential when it was first built but the owners never had the right management team in place.

]]> by: John P http://regex.info/blog/2006-07-31/223#comment-2361 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:24:40 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-07-31/223#comment-2361 Thanks so much for this review!!! Now I know how it is in the rest of the hotel. I have been living in this hotel since Mid May and will be here until early October. My room has a few flaws, but only one that you named is really true in my case. That was the coffee maker. It is a piece of crap. I gave up after 3 tries. In fact, I made a very detailed note to the maid that I did not want decaf coffee, yet every day there was a fersh packet of it. I started to move it to the counter and lever it there asking to give it to a good home, yet every evening, it was back where they put it. I had a few issues with the heating/cooling. I like the room to be at 68, AND have the window open, yet I would find that they would either close my window or set the temp back to 72. Finally they gave in. they like to play games with the alarm clock and move it around so that you can not see it from the bed. Oh, FYI, I am in a penthouse (2-level) suite. It is nice and clean and only minimal stains on the carpet. There was a broken tall swivel chair that I asked to be fixed or removed for a month before they finally got rid of it. In these rooms, they give you a daily ration of 2 bottles of water, to which I place in the fridge and stock up on. So far, I like this place. It has a few flaws, it is certainly not as bad as some other places I have stayed over the years. lastly, we (there are 4 of us) have a great rate here. We are paying about $95 a night for these large nice rooms, but that is what you get when you can stay for months at a time. Thanks so much for this review!!! Now I know how it is in the rest of the hotel. I have been living in this hotel since Mid May and will be here until early October.

My room has a few flaws, but only one that you named is really true in my case. That was the coffee maker. It is a piece of crap. I gave up after 3 tries. In fact, I made a very detailed note to the maid that I did not want decaf coffee, yet every day there was a fersh packet of it. I started to move it to the counter and lever it there asking to give it to a good home, yet every evening, it was back where they put it.

I had a few issues with the heating/cooling. I like the room to be at 68, AND have the window open, yet I would find that they would either close my window or set the temp back to 72. Finally they gave in.

they like to play games with the alarm clock and move it around so that you can not see it from the bed.

Oh, FYI, I am in a penthouse (2-level) suite. It is nice and clean and only minimal stains on the carpet. There was a broken tall swivel chair that I asked to be fixed or removed for a month before they finally got rid of it.

In these rooms, they give you a daily ration of 2 bottles of water, to which I place in the fridge and stock up on.

So far, I like this place. It has a few flaws, it is certainly not as bad as some other places I have stayed over the years.

lastly, we (there are 4 of us) have a great rate here. We are paying about $95 a night for these large nice rooms, but that is what you get when you can stay for months at a time.

]]> by: Aunt Jeannette http://regex.info/blog/2006-07-31/223#comment-2351 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:29:20 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-07-31/223#comment-2351 Jeff--FYI Coincidentally, this week's Crain's Cleveland Business listed the area's 23 largest conference centers, ranked by meeting space. The Sheraton Suites is No. 22 with 19,000 sq. feet. BUT--it ranks NO. 3 in the number of 2005 business events, and with only 14 conference/meeting rooms, they had 1,300 events. The Holiday Inn/Independence had 5,000; Bertram Inn & Conference Center/Aurora had 1,500. All others never came close! Of course, the Cleveland Convention Ctr. and the IX Ctr. had only 19 and 50 events respectively, but attendance at their events total in the thousands, e.g., car show, boat show, etc., etc. "Other business services listed" at the Sheraton include: High-speed internet, riverside meeting rooms, full-service catering. So perhaps all those business conferences and meeting attendees helped to trash the facilities since their companies are paying them to be there!! Jeff–FYI
Coincidentally, this week’s Crain’s Cleveland Business listed the area’s 23 largest conference centers, ranked by meeting space. The Sheraton Suites is No. 22 with 19,000 sq. feet. BUT–it ranks NO. 3 in the number of 2005 business events, and with only 14 conference/meeting rooms, they had 1,300 events. The Holiday Inn/Independence had 5,000; Bertram Inn & Conference Center/Aurora had 1,500. All others never came close! Of course, the Cleveland Convention Ctr. and the IX Ctr. had only 19 and 50 events respectively, but attendance at their events total in the thousands, e.g., car show, boat show, etc., etc.
“Other business services listed” at the Sheraton include: High-speed internet, riverside meeting rooms, full-service catering.
So perhaps all those business conferences and meeting attendees helped to trash the facilities since their companies are paying them to be there!!

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