Drury Plaza Hotel Columbia East (Columbia, USA)

The casual, laid-back manner in which the hotel employees go about their work has a way of making you feel right at home almost straight away. It has to be said that the manager is a pretty positive and proactive character too.

If you’re someone who cannot help but check a hotel room for dust, dirt and detritus as soon as you arrive then you’ll certainly appreciate the guest rooms here. For a property at the budget end of the market they’re as spick and span as they come!

You needn’t have any worries about sleeping so close to the Interstate when you stay here: this hotel is positioned (and constructed) in such a way as to keep traffic noise to an absolute minimum. Most welcome.

Numerous guests have found out to their detriment that the free Wi-Fi here isn’t the most reliable or use-friendly service in the world. Definitely something to keep in mind if you’re thinking of doing some work while staying here.

Yes, it’s only a two-story building but try telling that to all those people with mobility issues who are assigned a top-floor room…

If you can see past the issues with the internet and don’t mind having to (possibly) climb up and down the stairs every time you want to go out then you’ll probably enjoy staying here as it must be said this hotel, in the main, really isn’t that bad at delivering largely positive vacation experiences.