Fairfield Inn & Suites

Friendly staff, but showers wouldn’t get hot in the morning, and all 4 tv monitors in their workout room didn’t work, which makes for a very boring treadmill run.

It’s 4:10am and I’m currently experiencing one of the worst night’s sleep that I’ve had in a hotel room. Since I spend more than half of my life in hotel rooms, that’s not so good. Actually, while I’ve been lying awake, I’ve been thinking that it would be interesting to pit my stay at the Fairfield Inn & Suites (FFIS) against my crappy «vintage» apartment (CVA) in the cage match of the century. OK, maybe not the century, but infinitely more entertaining than the Mayweather v. Paquiao fight many of us wasted a lot of money on not too long ago. Both FFIS and CVA are loud so I figured it would be a fair fight. If you’re thinking, «but Andrea, two places of accommodation can’t actually fight in a cage», well, now you’re getting the idea of how my night has been. Even I don’t know the outcome. Let’s get ready to ruuummmbbbbbblllllllllllllllllllllle!
* FFIS is neither «vintage» nor crappy. It is actually updated, clean, and nicely appointed. — point FFIS
* You can’t hear people constantly slamming doors until well after midnight in CVA. — point CVA
* You can hear the people upstairs tromping around like they’re doing jazzercise at all hours of the night in both places. — draw
* CVA is on a quiet, tree lined street. FFIS is on a busy highway, which isn’t great unless you like the sound of trucks passing in the night. — point CVA
* The air conditioner is super loud in both places, which wouldn’t be so bad if it never went off. It wakes you up every time it comes on, though. — draw
* FFIS is reasonably priced. CVA fills me with despair at the realization that I am way overpaying for rent. — point FFIS
* FFIS has free off-​street parking. CVA has street parking. — point FFIS
* FFIS is going to make me free eggs in the morning, and maybe a donut, too. CVA never did anything for me. — point FFIS
Ding, ding, ding! Well, there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. FFIS wins it by a small margin. Seriously, though, if you decide to see for yourself, bring some earplugs and/​or request a room on the top floor. The staff at FFIS is really friendly and accommodating, I’m sure they’ll help you out.

First, let me say the room was terrific for a long business stay… the bed was very comfortable, as well as the room furnishings being modern & the lay out is similar to an apartment for the exec king suite. LOVE that there’s a full size closet and sitting area separate from the sleeping area!!!
Now for some of the other issues… the floors creaked from the 4^th floor above, and you can hear everything from the upper floor, so make sure you request 4^th floor if you opt to stay here. Also, anytime someone enters/​exits a room you can hear their door slam from 2 to 3 doors down in either direction. Hot water takes forever to get to your room, and the water pressure is not very good. Breakfast is okay, not spectacular, but it served it’s purpose. Front desk personnel, some were fantastic, others not so much. One of my favorite people there is Linn who has a dynamic personality, is full of energy and enthusiasm. She truly cares about the appearance of the lobby and takes pride in her work. She also wears awesome shoes! I really like Robin too!
Also, VERY KEY POINT… the regular room rate is slightly higher here than at the neighboring Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inn, so since myself and a few other co-​workers were going to stay in Seymour long term, we asked for direct billing (which front desk claimed they never heard from corporate, and neither the HIE or Hampton locally accepts direct bill) and stated it could take 3 to 4 weeks to process? Unheard of! However, they DID give us a great rate BUT…4 people staying here, all working at the same location (s), and 4 different rates quoted and billed at different intervals to the credit cards… this was just weird and we were told we will NOT get the extended stay rate if «you are not booked for more than 30days»… interestingly enough, ONE of the 4 of us got tax free on his invoice, but my invoice did not!
Here’s what REALLY cheesed me…(again, I REALLY liked my room)…the front desk knew from the beginning of our stay we’d be here at minimum 60 days. We were told we would be extended without any issues on the 32^nd or 33^rd day, but to make sure we provided a new date of extension on the 30^th or 31^st day. We did that… on the 30^th day, 2 co-​workers in the morning went to the front desk and were given an extension without issue… that same evening, myself and the remaining co-​worker went to extend and were told they could not accommodate us for one of the nights, and «you guys will have to go find a couch to sleep on because we’re overbooked on that night already»…HUH? SERIOUSLY? How unprofessional is that?
Now keep in mind, we’ve spent WELL OVER $ 3k EACH thus far to stay in this place, and for ONE night, a «Platinum Elite Card Holder» can bump us out of our rooms? How about asking if WE are Platinum Elite Card holders before using this as your excuse! I felt this was very rude and unprofessional, like we weren’t good enough? We ARE Platinum Elite already! The co-​worker and I not continue our stay and booked next door at the Holiday Inn Express where we weren’t interrogated about getting a reduced rate for working at Aisin or Valeo like at the Fairfield… they wanted us to provide a picture badge and a phone call from a Valeo receptionist before giving us the reduced rate! So, before that could happen, we were all charged the full price. IF we had known we weren’t going to get the direct bill option, and IF we had known we didn’t have to do all the jumping through hoops at the hotel next door, we probably would have stayed that the Holiday Inn Express the entire time instead.
Make SURE to ask questions and MAKE SURE you get the direct bill IN ADVANCE if you are going to stay here long term. Or, just do yourself a favor and save the hassle by going next door to the Holiday Inn Express. The ONLY thing that could make the HIE better would be a full size closet, but I get it… most travelers are not there for more than a few nights so its not normally needed. The room rate might be slightly higher for the long term traveler at the HIE vs the Fairfield, but it’s better than being treated like we were. Being locked out of the room on the last night before check out and having to explain to the Front Desk that check out wasn’t until the morning was not only embarrassing but also it seemed petty that suddenly the room key wouldn’t work for myself and the co-​worker that opted to not return also. Very coincidental that BOTH of us had this happen, and that’s just another reason I wanted to share this on here.
If you can put up with the pettiness and will be staying in Seymour long term, the room is nicely laid out for a studio style apartment I’d live in full time if I could… but they’d have to put in a larger mini-​fridge! LOL… I’d LOVE to have had my experience here be better, because the ROOM is GREAT!

Nice clean hotel, furnishings are new, comfortable bed. Free breakfast ok. Close to the interstate. Staff were helpful

I could give this place 4 stars as well but a few things bugged me.
I was here for an extended business stay. Check in and check out was quick and painless.
Had a King size room. Loved that there was a separate living room area from my bedroom as I was here for over a week and living in one room would have driven me mad. There was a flat screen in the living room area and the bedroom.
Bed was comfortable. They have a microwave. I wish they had a larger fridge in the room. Bathroom was spacious.
I visited the gym pretty regularly while I was there. Pool area appeared clean but I personally didn’t enter.
My first night was quiet but 2−3^rd night onward there was some type of noise which I couldn’t distinguish if it was coming from the above/​ceiling or next door. I was on the 4^th (top?) floor so I questioned if it was coming from the ceiling. It was annoying. Luckily I bought my white noise on my ipad to blast at night.
Breakfast was standard… nothing I would eat ordinarily so i just picked up a few bits and pieces here on some days.
My 2^nd night there… a lady bug flew onto my pillows. Scared the isht outta me. My windows were closed so not sure where it came from. I didn’t expect that from a hotel.
I saw another one next night by the living room light stand. I HATE flying things!!!
Another thing that upset my stay, my tablet (samsung) would NOT connect to the wifi. Imagine how annoying this can be for a 11day stay! They did a computer center downstairs which was helpful but unable to use it in my room was ultra annoying.
On my last day I asked for a late checkout (1pm)…versus 12pm. Well I worked overnight and did not get into bed until 8am. Well my slumber was disturbed when someone (housekeeping) BANGED on my door at 11am!!! I was soo pissed off.
I mean 1^st of all– normal check out if 12pm so why in the f’ing world are you banging on my damn door at 11am?
Ofcourse I couldn’t go back to sleep to luxuriate in my 1 requested extra hour, so I just got ready and packed my stuff to leave anyway.
I will be back in the area in another month, this time will try the hotel across the street to see the diff (wifi.breakfast option. gym room… ladybugs).
Not that this place was bad/​terrible but it was an ok stay. Front desk staff were super nice.

I stayed here for 2 nights for a business trip, and was grateful that there was such a good place to stay in this little town. The room was nice and new, bed was comfortable, lobby had beautiful modern decorations. The staff members I interacted with were all very friendly. There was a little happy hour in the evenings with some snacks and drinks. Breakfast in the morning was pretty good, but would have been nice to have some more selections of hot items. I had a microwaved breakfast sandwich one day, and a waffle the next — no selection of cooked eggs, potatoes, etc. There was also a Japanese breakfast offering of rice and miso soup, but I didn’t see any Asian guests…
This place is RIGHT next to the highway, so I was expecting a rough night of road noise. I asked for a room on the opposite end from the highway and was accommodated, but I did still hear some of the trucks passing. I used one earplug and that was enough to sleep pretty well.
My one star reduction is for the internet connection. I could not get it to connect from my room the first night. I tried everything (rebooting, repairing connection, plugging into the data port on the wall), but couldn’t get any webpage working even though it said it had a low connection signal. I called down to the desk, and was told that it had just been reset but they were having issues all evening. I eventually just gave up trying. The next evening I sat in the lobby and got an excellent connection to do some surfing before dinner. After dinner, I got the connection to work in my room for maybe 30 minutes before it dropped in and out again. I think this was mainly due to being in a room at the end of the building. So if having access to wireless in your room is critical and you don’t want to have to sit in the lobby with your computer, try asking for a room more in the center of the building.

Normally I am never really impressed by these mid-​level chain hotels. They all fall into the «It’ll do» category and blend together in the blur of my travels. Today however, I was actually taken aback by how nice this little hotel in Seymour, Indiana was. It is fairly new construction from the ground up so everything is still in fantastic shape. They obviously take care of the place too with it’s tasteful decorations and nice finishes. The lobby is warm and inviting, the breakfast/​snack area looked nice with it’s 24 hour selection of fresh fruit, coffee and teas, and the pool/​spa area looked very nice as well. We were given adjoining rooms for the family with a king suite and a double queen room and the layout with the little living area was nice. There isn’t much in the immediate area so you would need a car to get to any kind of food or shopping but they do have a small selection of snacks and food in the lobby shop if you are desperate. If you find yourself in this nowhere town for business or pleasure I would totally recommend this hotel.