Fairfield Inn Joplin

This hotel would be fine if the rate was equal to the quality. The walls are extremely thin. The toilet is really hard to flush. We were on the 2^nd floor & could hear people in the parking lot talking… Not the way I wanted to wake up. You could hear the people above you. The breakfast was nasty. We are cold leftover pizza & it was great compared to what they had. The sausage gravy tasted old. It was WAY over priced for the quality.

You can always count on a marriott property to be clean and wonderful. Indoor pool and very good complimentary breakfast. Staff were cheerful and exceedingly helpful. Several restaurants within walking distance.

This place gets 3 stars only because the staff I dealt with was friendly and did their best to help. Everything else is 2 stars at best. Breakfast is ok, as long as you like cereal and fruit. By «fruit», I mean orange and grapefruit slices. The eggs were swimming in some sort of water broth and the sausage that was available each morning for a week was… interesting. The coffee was hot and tasty and had plenty of add ins available. My biggest complaint… the only ice maker in the entire hotel filled up a few coolers and that’s about it. Also, no washer and dryer… that was a biggie as well. The closest place to wash a dirty baseball uniform was about 15 minutes away. I read an earlier post about how comfortable the beds were… I must have been in a different room. My bed was old and bowed in the middle. This place IS very clean and the parking is plentiful. There are a zillion places to eat within a couple of miles of this hotel and that is a big plus.

They just sort of charge you whatever they want in case of incidental fees before they even check the rooms.
Also there needs to be better communication from the night staff to the day staff. After talking to the night guy and then talking to the morning staff it was very clear the night guy had an attitude that he could say whatever because he wouldn’t have to deal with consequences in the morning.

Had a great stay, staff very friendly, construction on the side we stayed at but didn’t even notice the noise. Beds xtremely comfortable, wish had a bed like that at home. Restaurant’s xtremely close and Ruby Tuesday right next door

ROOM (2^nd Floor — King Room)
FRIDGE (Yes)
MICROWAVE (Yes)
COFFEE POT (Yes — Individual Cups)
IRON & BOARD (Yes)
TV (LG 32″ LCD HDTV)
ACCESSIBLE OUTLETS (8)
DESK (Yes)
COUCH (Solo Chair)
FOLD OUT BED (No)
INTERNET (Free WiFi & Wired)
BUSINESS CENTER (Yes)
FITNESS CENTER (No)
POOL/​HOT TUB (Yes/​Yes)
PARKING (Free Lot)
RATE (August, 2014 — $ 104/​night)
PROS
** Great Location
There are a lot of hotels in this area of Joplin. Not sure why, but it must be a kind of hub for business travelers (I can’t imagine that it’d be for tourism). There are a lot of restaurants nearby. Ruby Tuesday is literally a stones throw from the parking lot, and Pitchers Sports Bar & Grill is across the street. And you know you’re in Business-​Travel-​In-​A-​­Dinky-​Town Heaven when there’s a McDonald’s and a Starbucks right in front of you (breakfast and coffee, respectively). Heck, Sonic is next door too if you want a late night snack or a drink. Lastly, there’s a 24 hour Food 4 Less grocery store behind the Starbucks! Every single national chain restaurant (i.e. no In n Out) is within a 5 mile radius of the hotel!
** Free Lemonade & Cookies at the Front
A nice gesture!
** Spacious
Obviously it’s because it’s the Executive King Suite, as opposed to a regular room, so I get this extra seating area. Sometimes when working late at night, I actually like to pace back and forth to help think, so these extra spaces are always welcome.
** Outlets-​A-​Plenty
Surprisingly, the King Suite I was in last time had only 1 accessible outlet. This regular King room has 8, 4 of which are by the bed and 2 of which are on (not under) the desk. Perfect!
CONS
** Bright at Bedtime
Last time I had complaints about the outside being too bright, and I was facing north. This time, I’m still complaining about the outside being too bright, but I’m facing south. Outside my window is Sonic, which has a freaking LED animated display, McDonalds, Starbucks, Pitchers, and a Conoco gas station, and gas stations have stupid numbers of stupid bright white lights. I know the typical response is, «close your curtain then!» Well, I like waking up to sunlight, so unfortunately, I can’t have both here. Happy to report that I never heard a train this time around.
** Insecure Business Center
Now for some, this is considered a good thing, because the more security there is, the harder it is to do anything productive on them. Well, this has NONE! There is no login, no nothing. I went to my email and downloaded a PDF, which downloaded automatically to a folder on the PC. I went to print it, and then permanently deleted it (as much as Windows can do), but I browsed some of the files in that folder, which there were hundreds of, and I couldn’t believe the stuff that was kept there! I actually saw a bank statement! Who was stupid enough to do that? Someone with $ 11,000 in their checking account. That’s who! Well, if you’re not very computer savvy, and you care for your security, and you don’t HAVE to get whatever document right now… try to avoid it.
OTHER NOTES
The last time I was here, there was some construction being done, but this time, the entire first floor is gutted! The dining area is closed off, so they’ve basically taken one of their 1^st floor rooms, removed the bed and the micro fridge, and put a few tables in there. Guess that’s the new breakfast room. They also put the 1 computer and printer in there.
I miss the extra pacing room of the King Suite, but the outlets in regular King room is enough to make me want to stay here as opposed to the suite.

Ok for what I got. There’s a pool.

This place was super clean when I was there. I just stayed one night on my way to Oklahoma City. I have been a business traveler for over 15 years and I was very impressed with the cleanliness of the hotel. I’m talking about the common areas, hallways, lobby, elevator, etc. The cleanliness of my room was about average or slightly above average for a hotel of this class. My guess is that the hotel very recently had an annual cleaning. I didn’t ask but that’s what I’m thinking.
Decent rate. Marriott chain. Right off the interstate and plenty of other businesses nearby in case you need something (food, gas, etc.).
Nice place. You’ll like it here.

A decent place with a nice staff.
Cookies and coffee always seem to be out… that warrants an extra star.
Showers are good.
Beds are good.
Wired and wireless internet is easy as pie.