Residence Inn Lansing West

I never like to complain when I am less than satisfied with a service or visit to an establishment. I try to give the benefit of the doubt because I do not know the underlying circumstances that happened prior to my service. However, there were so many issues since we checked in that I need to at least mention them without placing blame or accusing anyone of poor service. Let me stress that the staff was wonderful in addressing these issues and I know they were not at fault. Some of the issues were: a toilet that kept running (I fixed it myself, it was a chain that had dropped to the bottom of the tank), the main door to the hall would not close as the latch was installed backwards (maintenance was prompt in fixing this and the toilet issue), there were blood stains on the carpet in one bathroom, the fireplace did not work (it was summer so we let this pass). Overall, the stay was still nice despite these issues and the staff was very attentive to our needs. Lastly, however, we were on our way to checkout with my sister and 3 grandkids, when the elevator door slammed shut with us in there just as my sister walked out. It was a stressful 10 minutes or less as they tried to get the door to open. All were fine if not a little frazzled. We were there for two days and nights and did enjoy our stay. However, it is doubtful we will return.

The room itself was fine, however, there was no bedding or pillows for the pull out sofa that our kids were planning to sleep on. We ended up getting a sheet and blanket, but the hotel was out of pillows. That is unacceptable.