Comfort Inn & Suites Springfield I-55

This Hotel Wins in it's Price Class in this Area Hands Down! This week I stayed in 4 hotel brands (Comfort Inn & Suites, Fairfield Inn, Hampton Inn, Embassy Suites) between June 17 and 21st when there was an extreme heat wave across the Midwest and Northeast. I seek 3 things from brands of this price class, a decent room, a decent sleep, and a decent breakfast. This Comfort Inn was the only one that nailed all 3. I stayed there first and experienced friendly and helpful staff, good amenities, cleanliness and for the most part, comfort. I say that last part because the humidity was so high, that while the room was a good temperature, I still felt a bit sticky from the humidity. This was night unique to my room but it certainly reduced the comfort of sleeping. Overall, I still got a pretty good sleep and a great breakfast to go along with the happy hour snacks and drinks the night before. I next traveled with a friend to Fairfield Inn in Canton Ohio. Everything seemed to be going good here as well until we tried to eat breakfast in the morning only to find they didn't have much (sausage, juice/coffee, English muffins). Supposedly, their truck didn't arrive with their other supplies. Next, we traveled to Hampton Inn in Utica NY. Again, everything seemed great until we went to bed. The window had a white shade but no curtains. Once lights were out, the window glowed from exterior lights like a giant TV screen leading to a very restless night. So, they also failed on one of my 3 key criteria. Next, we traveled back to the Cleveland Ohio area (Beachwood) where we stayed at an Embassy Suites. We checked in about 8:30pm. They checked our confirmed reservation for a room with two queen beds then gave us the keys. It had 1 king bed. I returned to the desk where a management like person consulted with the desk clerk, checked and rechecked the computer and various papers they had. She left with a room key, came back a while later, they consulted some more then told me my room was ready and that they thought we would like it very much. It turned out to be a wheelchair accessible room where there was a zero-entry shower, no counter space in the bathroom and a tile job that my friend said was the worse he's seen (he spent his career selling and helping install such product). When we took our showers in the morning, water ran across the floor which is where some stuff was set because there was no counter space in the bathroom. So, they too failed at one of my criteria. We returned to Springfield where I had to reserve a final hotel before I headed home from my trip. It was a no brainer, Comfort Inn and Suites got my vote hands down. I had a great stay in a very nice room (it wasn't as humid this time), a good sleep and a great meal in the morning. I used the fitness center and felt great for my solo trip home. I've stayed at this Comfort Inn before, with my wife to visit relatives in the area and with her and my grandkids to see the Lincoln sights. I've also stayed at other hotel brands in the area for visiting, funerals, etc. I keep coming back to this hotel because it's the best we've found in this area in this price class.