Hotwire Hotel: 2.5* Louisville (Expo Center-Airport SDF) Fern Valley

[bloomautomatic]

2.5* in the Louisville Expo Center/Airport area for $43 per night. 3 night total $153.73 w/ tax. Was expecting the Jameson again, got the Fern Valley Hotel & Conference Center. This used to be a Holiday Inn. I stayed there a few years ago when it was that and it was decent. It was showing its age then, but it had an indoor pool and Holidome, so that was cool. Will try to remember to post an update after I get there.

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[svarog]

Thanks for the info! I'd like to book this one myself -- can you please post the amenities?

[thereuare]

bloomautomatic,

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Sorry to see you didn't recieve the hotel you were expecting, but hopefully you're still happy with the results for the price you paid and this works well for your plans.

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Enjoy your stay.

svarog,

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Thanks.

[bloomautomatic]

Sorry for the delay in posting the update, but here's the rundown.

To me, it was worth the $43, but I was traveling alone and I'm not hard to please. If I was there with my wife, she wouldn't have liked it. The hotel is dated. It used to be a Holiday Inn, but I guess they lost their franchise when they opened a Holiday Inn Express across the road. The room had a slight musty smell, but not terrible. The carpets were clean enough, but not new. Some of the trim pieces, woodwork, etc was kind of beat up. The back doors that open to the parking lot were not locked. the walls could use a coat of paint.

Now for the good:

Indoor pool, indoor hot tub, and a lot of recreation stuff for the kids - game room, pinball table, etc. Pool closes at 10 on weekdays, 11 on weekends, and you have to get a wristband (no charge) from the front desk to swim. I guess that's to deter outsiders. Many of the rooms have indoor balconies that open to the pool area. Nice if you have kids, but if you want a quiet room, that's not the side you want! They have high speed internet, but it's wired, not wireless. No big deal for me, it worked fine. I kept the "do not disturb" up for 2 days and on the second day they left a bag of clean towels outside the door. They have a hotel bar which was open on friday night, but not saturday. They also have a full service restaurant for b'fast (and possibly lunch and dinner) which I passed on in favor of the Waffle House next door. Also, no problems with the room - the TV worked, the internet worked, the heat worked, the shower and toilet worked, and the bed worked - that's all I really need!

I would recommend this hotel to anyone who is not very picky, or who has kids and needs someplace where they can run wild...and it seems like a lot of kids stay here. there was a birthday party, a soccer team, and other groups with kids staying there. If you can get past that, it's a deal for the money! other people I talked to who booked directly paid $75-$85 per night...and of course I had to brag that i was getting the same room for $43.

Vince