Baymont Inn And Suites Kalamazoo

One night stay for a wedding. First bedroom reeked of cigarettes but we were able to get a different room. Wasn’t too bad, had a coffee machine in the room along with a mini fridge. Had complimentary breakfast too.

Sit down. Take a load off. Oh wait… we couldn’t because our seats looked like they had been featured in a bukakke film. The room looked like it had been cleaned by a blind person with no hands and the bathrooms were no better. We also enjoyed car alarms going off at 5am and hearing every person that walked by your room. Hungry?! Enjoy our miniature, plastic wrapped apples and spoiled bananas. The only thing that got me through this horrible experience was an extra large Howie Maui pizza with Howie bread, now only 25¢.

Relaxing and reasonably priced. We stayed over Christmas break and enjoyed our time. The place is clean, if a tad small and within easy reach of the university and downtown. I appreciated the complimentary breakfast, especially when everywhere else was closed. The evening cookies were an added bonus. Parking and wifi is free. Prices range from inexpensive to moderate depending on time of year and what’s going on at the university. We’ll be staying again.

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My wife and I stayed here on Saturday (Feb. 7, 2015) and found the location easy to find. The room was clean and provided clean, comfortable beds. I would stay here again if we were in the area. The only drawbacks were a slow internet and a depleted hot water in the evening. By early morning the hot water was corrected. The breakfast bar was average and ample. The price is great for the value.

This hotel is in a great location. Not too far off from the exit and easy to get to, with a decent sized parking lot. Downtown is only about 10 minutes from here so it’s great for anyone wanting downtown action.
I stayed here about a month ago on the first floor. It was a standard double queen room with a fridge and microwave and huge bathroom. The room was worth every dollar.
This time I’m on the 4^th floor. Which is no big deal. However, the bathroom is way smaller and the room has a very odd smell to it. Like a musty smell mixed with moth balls. It’s not bad for a one night stay, but it could use some attention. The door to my room looked like it was about drop to the floor when I shut it. Maybe the hinges are bad? I don’t know. The shower faucet is sideways haha. The lamp was unplugged by the bed and the only outlet besides the one by the sink was behind one of the beds. Not convenient for people with laptops or multiple devices. But that’s just my picky side comin out.
The beds are comfy and the room is warm. There’s a flat screen tv with tons of channels and a fridge and microwave right next to it. For the women, there’s a hair dryer by the sink. A cheap little one, but that’s better then nothing. There’s a small coffee pot on the sink counter enough for two cups. No worries tho, they have coffee down stairs in the morning along with a continental breakfast. They even have a waffle maker.
Overall, I give this place a 4 because it’s not the worst I’ve seen. It’s clean, safe, and warm. If you aren’t picky and aren’t looking for luxury suites this is fitting. I would come back if I found another deal like I did tonight.

Lousy customer service at the front desk and housekeeping. Our room was not serviced at all. They took one bag of garbage out (did not empty the bathroom garbage) but that was it. Did not make the beds, did not pick up trash, did not take the dirty towels. Mentioned this to the front desk and all they would say is «that housekeeper is really good at her job». Ummmm, what is her job exactly?

This hotel was… average I guess. The business center does not have a printer which I really needed for an early morning meeting. The front desk staff was friendly but was more concerned with watching the ball game than helping the guests.
The room is well appointed but I could clearly feel the springs in my mattress all night. It was not a restful night of sleep as people were quite loud in the halls.
Overall, ok in a pinch but would think twice before staying here again.

This place has fine, clean beds and good bathrooms. The front desk staff girl was really nice and informative. On the down side, I have never eaten a worse breakfast and I’m in the military. We pretty much invented powdered eggs. Don’t come for the continental breakfast. There is a pancake house down the road that I noticed afterwards and it is billed as the best in Kalamazoo. It was very filling but not amazingly tasty.

The Baymont Inn and Suites /​Kalamazoo is a good motel and suite provider for travelers from several types of markets: business guests, visitors to WMU, visitors for events and conventions at The Point Community Center, and those who simply need an overnight stay in Kalamazoo.
The property’s interior is fairly new, so that aspect of the physical plant is in good condition. Beds, linens, mirrors, air conditioners, and so on are excellent, although not brand new. The hotel website provides a few photos. They are accurate, particularly the (standard) room photos, which will be of most interest to Unilocalers. I did not stay in a suite, so I can’t vouch personally for the suite photo.
In addition to good mattresses, by which I mean mattresses that are comfortable to me, bright bathrooms with good plumbing, appealing light fixtures, new coffeemakers, and other such amenities and features of the Baymont rooms, I really appreciate the sliding windows that open to the outside air. I like to sleep with the windows open, which is not possible in all hotels. I forgot to evaluate the TV because I do not watch TV on trips. Also, I do not recall if WiFi was free. The website might say.
The hotel has no fitness room, pool or equipment. It does have an arrangement with a health club, so that guests can use the health club for free. However, this means making a very short drive (the landscape is too wild to make walking practical) and guests are limited to the hours of operation of the health club. In short, workout facilities are excellent, but access is a problem.
The lobby area has some waiting space for guests lining up at the front desk, and a few chairs for those waiting to meet others coming down from upstairs. Right off the lobby is the breakfast room, with the obligatory TV and the equivalent seating of one dozen four-​tops.
The breakfast is laid out along the three closed, or partially closed walls of the room: juice, coffee, milk, sweet rolls, bagels, English muffins, toaster, butter, cream cheese, jam, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, waffles and syrup, fresh fruit, hash browns, link sausage, ersatz oatmeal, cold cereal boxes, coffee, tea — a good size assortment. There must be a large food preparation and storage area in the hotel, maybe even an attached café, although I did not see one.
Aside from smoking in their rooms, smokers have just a small area in front of the hotel, where cars pull up and unload. It is shielded from the rain, but otherwise less than private. The parking lot itself is nestled in woods, however, so I was able to enjoy my cigar while strolling through the parking lot.
Service: Adequate and unremarkable.
Price: See the website for prices. The market fluctuates almost daily. I’m sure that Wyndham has some kind of frequent stay program too, for those who care to redeem points.
Parking: The parking lot was not full during my stay and I presume that it has sufficient capacity for a sold-​out hotel. However, there is no place else to park, so if parking space ever were limited or unavailable, the Baymont would be in real trouble satisfying the overflow guests.
Location: The Baymont is in the Stadium exit of US-​131 area, a cloverleaf whose «corners» have multiple hotels and restaurants. It is roughly two miles from WMU and one mile from The Point. This area of Kalamazoo must have been developed fairly recently from the indigenous forested matrix. The property is nicely buried on a hillside in the trees, so it does not feel like a hotel that is right off of a busy interchange. Views from the rooms, even out onto the parking lot, are relatively pleasant.
Summary: The Baymont Inn and Suites /​Kalamazoo is a good motel and suite provider on a major interchange of US-​131. The standard rooms are in good condition, service is adequate, and overall amenities are good. (I can’t comment on the suites.) I recommend The Baymont.