OverviewLocated just off Interstate 69 and about a 15-minute drive from Fort Wayne's city centre, the Comfort Suites North Fort Wayne is popular with road travellers who require a well-priced hotel with a free breakfast, easy highway access and an indoor pool.
Each of the hotel's smoke-free and air-conditioned guest rooms offer free Wi-Fi, cable TV, a microwave, a mini-fridge, an iron and ironing board, a hair dryer, a free weekday newspaper and a desk. Rooms with a jetted tub and a sitting area with a sofabed are also available, as are wheelchair-accessible rooms.
The hotel also offers an indoor pool, an exercise room, a business centre, a gift shop, free parking and a free breakfast. Pets are not permitted.
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo and Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne are both about a 12-minute drive away, while Pine Valley Shopping Center can be found roughly 5 minutes away by car. Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is a 25-minute drive from the hotel. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
Verified with a front desk agent: Free Wi-Fi, free parking, pets not permitted, wheelchair accessible. (Call Date: September 11, 2013)
The GoodThe majority of the reviews sourced for this analysis were positive, with much praise going to the hotel's staff, rooms, rates and breakfast.
The hotel's staff were praised by many lodgers, who found them to be friendly, attentive, professional and helpful with directions, as well as efficient with their check-in service.
Numerous reviewers enjoyed their accommodations at the hotel. They described their rooms as clean, spacious, quiet and well equipped, with good Wi-Fi signals and comfortable beds.
Several guests were pleased with the hotel's rates. They were described as fair, reasonable, great and excellent.
The hotel's free breakfast was also complimented by several patrons, who described it as plentiful and sumptuous, with plenty of hot and cold items and a clean breakfast area. One lodger noted, "My son and I could hardly believe the variety of food at the complimentary breakfast! (Come hungry)".
The Bad
While the majority of reviews consulted for this analysis were positive, there were a few complaints about noise transfer.
A few guests complained of noise transfer during their stay. They reported hallway noise from large groups of people staying in the hotel, as well as outside traffic noise and noise from guests in adjacent rooms.
Expedia.ca guest reviews rated the hotel 4.4 out of 5 with a 96% recommendation rate from 109 reviews.
Hotels.com guest reviews rated the hotel 4.5 out of 5 from 99 reviews.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #12 of 47 Fort Wayne hotels with an average rating of 4 out of 5 from 41 reviews.
The author called the hotel on September 11, 2013 to verify some information.
