Super 8 in Santa Rosa - 2 Thumbs Up!

I came in late last night, ate at the Comet Mexican restaurant and did a quick evaluation of the motels and decided on the Santa Rosa Super 8 for a few reasons:

• Moderate rate
• Consistently nice rooms
• Location - it was closer to the restaurant and to the road to Santa Rosa State Park
• Hi speed Internet - based on my experience in Ft Sumner, this was a big plus.
• Good Continental breakfast.
• Washer / Dryer facilities.

I got up this morning, walked to the lobby, got my coffee, went back to my room, sorted through my clothes and took my clothes to the laundry room (4 doors down) and put them on to wash, went back to the lobby, ate breakfast and then came back to my room, started up my Netbook, connected to the Super 8 Wi-Fi Hi speed internet and typed this blog.

I go into detail on this little chronology to illustrate a point - I was able to do all this stuff - bam bam bam - in a short period of time because it was all here at the motel.... if even one of those things were missing, it would cause me a logistical side step.... an hour here.... an hour there....see the point.

I'm willing to pay a few dollars more (sounds like a Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western) - hey Ray do you have that one? - to get all that stuff in one pile rather than try to search around for another motel at a slightly cheaper price.

Then after all this I go down to the desk and talk to Della - she checked me in last night - works like 12 hour shifts....

I introduce myself, tell her what I'm doing, give her my card and explain that the State Parks are closed for the next 2 days for budget cuts (errrrrr - I'm still fuming about that!) and I'd like to lay over in this Super 8 for 2 more days but I try to keep my motel rates at $50 or less (AAA reduced rate for this room was $64 + tax about $68 total).

Della gets on the computer, punches some stuff in and says.... yeah I can do $49.95 / night plus tax. 

Wow - what a nice lady and a fully equipped customer - oriented motel.

So once again, thanks Santa Rosa Super 8!

http://www.super8.com/Super8/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=03974