Staybridge Suites Chattanooga Downtown - Convention Center, An Ihg Hotel

“Booked the right one this time!”

Last year I'd accidentally booked at the OTHER Staybridge and was commuting back and forth up Shallowford Road between the hotel and the convention center whenever the Interstates were jammed. Which, because it's 'Nooga, was often. So I'm in the right one this time. Yay me. After my first con ... more

Last year I'd accidentally booked at the OTHER Staybridge and was commuting back and forth up Shallowford Road between the hotel and the convention center whenever the Interstates were jammed. Which, because it's 'Nooga, was often. So I'm in the right one this time. Yay me. After my first con event Friday morning, I get to the hotel to check in. Easy, since it's right there at the opposite end of the convention center from the Marriott. Which cost twice as much and was sold out, but that's a them problem. There was an "incidentals" charge that wasn't in my booking email that put me over the limit on that card. That touched off an emergency call to the First National Bank of My Dad, so I then got checked in. I was on the "first" floor, which is actually the third. There's Ground (lobby and breakfast buffet), Mezzanine (gym and pool), then the guest floors. Heading down the hall, they had six large storage closets available for guests' overflow. Nice touch for an extended stay, and the other Chattanooga location didn't have those that I'd noticed. I'd booked a sleeper sofa room, and this was... a legitimately divided suite, not just a big room with extra furniture like the one off 75 I'd stayed in last year. And that one was really nice. This was good, as I was letting a buddy crash that night. The kitchenette was... it's got a dishwasher, a two burner stovetop, a microwave, and a legitimate fridge, There's pots and pans and kitchen utensils in the cabinets, all stacked and ready to go. You're a grocery run from being able to set up legitimate long-term housekeeping in that thing, which is their actual business model, I suppose. After having been on a rifle range all morning, and it being in the 90s outside, I needed a shower, and that's when I found I was in a handicap-access room. The shower was okay for what it was, but even after some tuning with a screwdriver to try making it shoot straight, it just didn't measure up to what I'd hoped. But between our sci-fi convention and the bodybuilding competition at "this" end of the Convention Center, there was no hope of trading so I didn't bother to ask. There was no real bathroom counter either, probably because of the wheelchair-access floor plan. The bed was nicely supportive, with enough pillows I could tune my fitting. While not in a wheelchair, I admit I'm somewhat damaged and pillows are sort of like the keel blocks of a drydocked battleship. I ate breakfast the next morning over at the Marriott with my co-authors, and wasn't impressed enough to pay for it twice. The Staybridge had nearly as good a breakfast for free on Sunday morning, plus the lobby was full of extremely fit ladies in metallic posing bikinis to improve the scenery. In all, successful trip and I'm planning on being back in there in '25.

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“4/5”

We visited this hotel in June for a bodybuilding competition that was at the convention center across the street. Super convenient location and private parking lot. The fire alarm went off around 8pm but that was taken care of relatively quickly. The room was clean and stocked with everything w... more

We visited this hotel in June for a bodybuilding competition that was at the convention center across the street. Super convenient location and private parking lot. The fire alarm went off around 8pm but that was taken care of relatively quickly. The room was clean and stocked with everything we needed for the week. Definitely not a fancy place but got the job done. I don’t we’d stay here again unless it we have an event at the convention center again but it’s a nice little spot in the downtown area.

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