Marriott’s Fairfield Inn & Suites offered up (2) $250 gift cards to give away to my readers in celebration of their Silver September national vacation giveaway.
Fairfield Inn & Suites is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with its national Silver September giveaway, awarding 25 lucky guests with an all-expense paid weekend getaway to one of four premium Fairfield Inn & Suites destinations across the United States. From September 1-25, Fairfield Inn & Suites guests in the United States and Canada* will receive Silver September envelopes upon check-in – 25 of which will contain winning silver tickets.
So if you win the blog contest, and you use your gift cards on a stay by September 25, you could leverage that into another free stay. (And if you use the gift cards by October 31 you can earn MegaBonus credits towards another free night.
It’s interesting that Fairfield is offering weekend getaways, since my mental model of the chain or how I’ve found them useful in the past is business stays in smaller cities. And in fact they pass along a business travel survey as well finding that 76% of people find they’re more prepared in life because of business travel; 86% value time with family and friends more because of their time on the road; 83% value personal time more; 92% say they’re a better traveler overall; 76% believe they’re viewed as experts by their friends.
So here’s the contest, $250 Fairfield Inn gift cards to each of two randomly selected readers who tell me in the comments what you look for in a business hotel?
How To Enter
- Enter with an answer to the question, “What do you look for in a business hotel?”
- This is the official entry post. Leave your entries as a comment to this post.
- You may enter only one time per 24 hours, you need to wait at least 24 hours from your previous entry to enter again. Make sure not to leave more than one comment in this thread every 24 hours under any circumstances or you will disqualify yourself.
- Contest ends, and your last chance to enter, September 5th at 5pm Eastern time.
- The winner will be chosen at random. In the usual fashion for giveaways, with the assistance of Random.org.
- All judgments, interpretations, and decisions by me are final. By entering you agree to that, agree not to give me a hard time, acknowledge that I am trying to give something to my readers and not taking anything from Marriott or Fairfield Inn to do this. So please please please you agree not to give me a hard time or sue me. There, that’s my legalese, thank you!
Got questions about this contest? Email them to me, as they may get lost in the entry comments.
Good luck!
Fast, free wifi is the most important thing.
Hot breakfast and comfortable desk/chair.
Wifi and comfortable bed.
free parking, internet and breakfast
I look for the best way to get points for personal trips. Internet and breakfast are nice too.
Good internet speed and central location
Fast internet and a large restaurant selection nearby.
A comfortable bed and and good lighting
Good wifi and breakfast
free parking, internet and breakfast
Fast wifi
A good bar!
Consistency with policies, no mandatory add-on fees.
good mattress, free wifi, quiet
I want a clean room, clean bathroom, free from “deodorant” smells. Easy to find location and access to transportation or highways.
Lots of points, a clean room, and as my fellow entrant Lewis said above… free from “deodorant” smells. Sometimes I wonder how bad the place smells if they have to use a gallon of orange cleaner to get it to small acceptable…
Location, location, location is first. Second is good bed and good shower water pressure. Third is free wifi and parking.
Free wifi and hot breakfast
I look for a comfortable room and bed.
A clean room and good customer service.
Free, good wifi!
A comfy mattress, free wi-fi and free breakfast of some sort.
I want is wi-fi and some type of breakfast food
WiFi, decent location, breakfast, friendly staff, and (most important) a room that is well away from highway noise.
Complimentary wi-fi and breakfast.
Good breakfast and distance to site
I mostly look for a clean quiet room to sleep. I hate to be nickled and dimed for things like
wi-fi and breakfast
When I book a hotel for business travel, I am looking for a well designed work space in the room and free wifi.
Fast and free wifi
3 things: Location of outlets, Location of outlets, and Location of outlets.
Cleanliness.
Free and reliable wi-fi.
Helpful staff with directions and recommendations when in a new city.
1.Clean, quiet room with comfortable pillows and mattress and a good work area.
2.Free Wi-fi
3.Edible complimentary breakfast.
I look for a decent selection at breakfast and a hotel that doesn’t smell like a pool.
I like promos where I can earn additional free nights for my personal use at other properties… also a breakfast is nice… and free wifi is great. Thanks.
1. Location
2. Good work set-up: desk-space/wifi/outlets/etc
3. Competitive price.
Complimentary wi-fi and breakfast!
I would look for free wifi internet and full breakfast. Thanks.
The hotel where I can earn the most rewards points.
reward points and redemptions
Fast check in an check out, good location and complimentary breakfast + Wi-fi
Free breakfast and Wi-Fi. I’m even cool with wired free internet.
A comfortable mattress, free wi-fi and free breakfast of some sort.
Quite & comfy bed. Also free wi-fi.
I look for free wi-fi and a comfortable room.
Quiet spacious room & free breakfast
Free breakfast, pool & sauna
Electrical plugs for my portable electronics in sane places. (9/2 5:22 PT)
Benefits and points from repeat stay program and I much prefer free internet, free (quality) breakfast, free (non valet, easy in/out) parking and a location that is easily accessible to/from the client site.