All in all, not a bad stay at this property. I had e-mailed the hotel shortly after I booked via Hotwire, and asked if they could please confirm a non-smoking room for me. I received an e-mail within 24 hours confirming my request. We arrived at the hotel around 10PM and checked in - no worries, no mention of Hotwire. However, when I opened the door to the room, the smell of stale smoke nearly knocked me over. So, I walked back to the front desk and mentioned that Peter (manager?) had confirmed my request for a non-smoking room ... the clerk seemed a bit perplexed, kind of mumbled something about Hotwire, then said she had 1 non-smoking room left - but, the room had no windows. We took it. Room 233 had an interesting layout, with 2 doors to the hallway (only one of which had the room # on it). Room had 2 double beds, a mini-fridge, a small round table with two side chairs, a small coffee maker, a dresser / TV stand, plus a full-sized ironing board and iron. The bed we slept in was not a high-end model, but it seemed fairly new and firm/comfortable enough. No odor of smoke, everything looked clean. Toilet and tub were in an EXTREMELY small bathroom, with the sink outside in the main room (have seen very similar layouts in other Cape properties). One-piece tub/shower unit seemed a bit tired. Mini-fridge made some noise, which I could have cured easliy by unplugging it. OK HVAC / ventilation in the room as well. The pool area looked okay from the lobby, but we were too tired at night and rushed in the AM to check it out. The room came with breakfast, but we didn't eat there since we had breakfast plans with relatives - but, the food (waffles, primarily) smelled pretty good in the lobby area, and the cranberry juice I grabbed from the dispenser on the way out tasted fine. We discovered upon our arrival on the Cape that we had timed our visit during the annual Yarmouth Seaside Festival, which may explain the high price @ the Hampton Inn and lack of success I had on Priceline in the area before opting to book via Hotwire. Definitely okay for a brief overnight stay. Pleasantly surprised overall. Lower end of 2.5* rating seems warranted (I remember when Residence Inns merited 2.5* vs. 3* now; the Residence Inns I've stayed at seemed much nicer than the Ambassador).
