Hotels near East River Park, Mercer County

My husband and I stayed at the Sleep Inn on Sept. 18, 2021. I gave this hotel a 3 star for the fact the hotel was easy to find off I-77, it was clean and the staff member, Devon, at the desk when we checked in was very friendly. We stayed at the very end of the hallway which was very quiet. The first room we were given had a broken toilet, which happens, not a big deal because we were quickly assigned the room right next to it. The room was smaller than most Choice Hotels we have stayed in and for one night it was not an issue. But, what was very, very disappointing, was the practically non-existent breakfast. You see this spacious breakfast room online with everything you think your getting. Unfortunately, the only thing for breakfast was a breakfast sandwich you had to pick up at the front desk to warm in the microwave, either egg & cheese on a muffin, biscuit, wrap or sausage pizza, only ONE per person!. The coffee was available from we could see was strong, regular, decaf. The regular was empty, so we both had decaf. They did have tea and some other drinks. Banana muffins, only flavor, Rice Crispies only, no other choices I could see. No fruit, no yoghurt, no bacon, no other eggs. We walked into the breakfast room at 8:30 am, usually the busiest time, there was only one other couple there besides us. Once we saw the choices, we could understand why. We had the egg & cheese muffin and decaf coffee, and left hungry (if you like banana muffins you could fill up on those). We stopped a few miles out of town for a full breakfast. Had we thought of it, we would have gone to the Cracker Barrel across the street from the hotel. Sorry to say, had the breakfast been as substantial as the buffet breakfast we enjoyed at the Comfort Inn & Suites in Hillsville, Va the first night, I would have given this hotel a higher rating. The irony is we paid a little more for this room that the Comfort Inn in Hillsville.

The hotel pool and lobby were clean and very enjoyable, as well as the breakfast area. The downside was that our room had a wad of linens from a previous visitor chucked into the master bedroom closet. The sofabed that we used for our kids had three broken springs and sagged; it also still had the mattress cover on it when we pulled it out apparently not washed and left there from a previous tenant. Despite these glaring housekeeping deficiencies we were not offered any recompense save only to get a full refund and try to find somewhere else. That was not possible at 11pm when everyone else is booked when we discovered the state of our room, so we just had to take it on the chin.

To be honest, the foreigner is very simple, the room is large, and there is no problem for 3 people. The location is particularly beautiful, like a holiday in Foshan!