Situated within four miles of Gerald R. Ford International Airport and a 15-minute drive from downtown Grand Rapids, the Fairfield Inn & Suites Grand Rapids is a 2.5-star hotel with a business center and an exercise room. Room amenities include flat-screen TVs, desks, coffee makers, mini-fridges, and microwaves. Suites offer extra living space and pullout sofas. All rooms and suites offer free Wi-Fi and complimentary weekday newspapers. Facilities at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Grand Rapids include 24-hour front desk services, coin-op laundry, dry cleaning, a safe-deposit box, and express check-in/late check-out options. Guests can also enjoy the hotel’s indoor pool and spa tub. Breakfast is complimentary. Plus, there’s a snack bar/deli on-site. Nearby restaurants include the Texas Roadhouse and the Mikado Sushi Restaurant. The hotel lies 12 miles from John Ball Zoo, 19 miles from Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park, and a 40-minute drive from Nelis’ Dutch Village.
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Rooms at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Grand Rapids are consistently described as being of a good standard. The rooms are found to be clean with comfy beds. The selection of amenities is good and these are found to be well maintained. Wi-Fi is said to be dependable.
Although some guests would have preferred to be a little close to the downtown district, guests have tended to rate the location of this hotel highly. Guests appreciate its proximity to the highway, as well as noting the easy access to local shopping and dining options.
Guests have found that this is one of the more reasonably priced hotels in Grand Rapids. The rates here are often described as reasonable - especially since extras such as breakfast, parking, Internet access, and weekday newspapers are all included.
Although guests generally enjoy breakfast and find the food is good quality, there does appear to be occasional disappointments. Guests mention that they felt breakfast finished a little early and sometimes felt that a single member of staff was insufficient to keep service running smoothly.
Several guests mention that they shared this hotel with large groups of children who were taking part in a sporting event. Unfortunately, they tend to describe these groups as very noisy and poorly controlled by teachers and parents.
Guests occasionally comment that they found the hotel pool a little on the small side, although it does seem that this is likely to be because of the number of people trying to use it rather than the actual size. Other guests would have preferred the water to be warmer.