I travel quite a bit for work and over the years I have stayed in some nice hotels and some crappy hotels.  Here is a list of Hotels That Don’t Suck and a few reasons why I like feel the way I do.  I should probably make a list of Hotels That Suck but for now I’ll stick with the ones I like instead.

Proximity to an airport is a big deal for me.  On site airport hotels tend to be more expensive but the time savings from not having to return a car and get to and from the airport along with the actual cost of a rental car, can more than offset having to pay $300 a night for a hotel room.

• Marriott Charles de Gaulle
  • Close to Charles de Gaulle
  • Free Internet
  • Good food, nice bar
  • Full size beds, excellent pillows
• Grand Hyatt – DFW Terminal D
  • Brand new
  • Nice rooms, flat screen TV (but no HD channels)
  • Beverages and Sandwiches available at Coffee Shop near main lobby
  • In the Airport, no rental car, etc.
• Marriott – Chicago O’Hare
  • At the airport, walk to the terminal
  • Nice bar, lots of TVs, decent food
  • Excellent workout facility
  • Close to the “L”, easy to get downtown
• Hyatt – Orlando Airport
  • At the airport, in Terminal B
  • Absolutely the best hotel pillows ever!
  • Pool which overlooks the runway – relax and watch the planes come and go
• Hilton – Copenhagen Airport
  • At the airport
  • Nice beds
  • Nice bar
• SAS Radisson Sky City – Stockholm Arlanda Airport
• At the airport
• Several restaurant options right outside  the lobby
• Free Internet (unusual in Europe)
• Residence Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor
• Walk to the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards
• New or newly renovated
• More breakfast variety than you typically find at a Residence Inn
• Big rooms, nice beds, extra pillows