Fairfield Inn & Suites Houston North/Spring

My Marriott status says I have 171 nights logged by June. Needless to say I travel quite a bit and always stay in Marriott properties.
This is NOT your grandfathers hotel. It is the new Fairfield concept and it is absolutely beautiful. Apart from being exceptionally clean and well organized, the floor layout is very open and spacious. I absolutely love the new blue and white color scheme and the open floor plan.
This property just feels higher end from the moment you drive up into the parking lot. It isn’t just superficial either, the front desk agent was amazing even at 10:30 at night right before his shift ended. Very very rare.
The room is exceptionally clean and the new king suite layout is very open. The beds are firm yet very comfortable and the climate control actually works!
Even being very close to a highway it is very quiet in the room. I have not heard a single person in the floor above below or next to me. Again very rare in a hotel.
Perks: all Fairfields offer a great breakfast in the morning free. They have a good selection of food and snacks in the bar next to the check-​in desk and a great business center. The rooms all have a good fridge and microwave. The best part they have DirecTV in the bedrooms!
Here is where I get weird. Travelers all have their thing. Mine is that I need a room to get very very dark. Some hotels fail absolutely miserably at this and you have to turn off every electronic device or you feel like you are being scanned by aliens in your sleep.
Everything in these rooms is quiet and there is minimal light with all the lights off. The refrigerator does not sound like an 18 wheeler is idling in the front room. The air conditioner does not whistle like an airplane getting ready to take off.
It’s pretty simple, if you are trying to stay anywhere in the woodlands area this is the spot!

Yikes! My initial Review was for the wrong FI&S, so I finally out the right Unilocal page :) I recommend this location. We stayed here over Christmas/​New Year’s 2013/​2014, while visiting family in the area. It’s a brand new inn (opened in July), so everything still looks new. The plus side of being new is fresh everything — towels, furniture, paint, quiet atmosphere, etc. however, we’ve already noticed a few things not up to norm that may want to be attended to, for the sake of attracting customers.
Of course, the good points:
1. The staff was great! Guest Services all the way to Housekeeping and the Breakfast Attendant (she was FABULOUS!!) made this trip even more worth it! They always had a smile on their faces, and truly tried their best to answer all our questions. Just being able to have a conversation with them, and they didn’t radiate «rushing».
2. The everyday breakfast buffet was such an added plus! Eggs, sausage, and the oatmeal were made fresh early in the morning. There was also cereal, fruit, and bagels for the «cold» bar. It was nice not having to worry about satiating our hunger in the morning. Instead my family and I were able to chat and plan our day over a full stomach.
3. I roomed with my grandmother, so we were in a handicap room. First floor, down the hall from the lobby and seating area. You would think that we would hear all the guests’ racket, but nope! Since the building is new, there were no more than 15 or so guests staying at this four-​story establishment. Thus, quiet as a mouse: o) Our room was spacious, the beds comfy and plenty of lamps and sky lighting to illuminate. The bathroom was also big.
Only a few down points:
1. The bathroom shower did not have good pressure. The management was aware of this (apparently this was a problem with the handicap rooms only). They were working to fix this dilemma, but it was taking longer than expected.
2. The bed mattresses sat down in a wooden frame. I’m pretty sure I hit my knees more than a few times — and it hurt like heck! Bumper guards, or filing down, would be my suggestion.
The staff were all such a pleasure! I’m sure this will be our go-​to hotel for future visits!