Front Royal: Hampton Inn Front Royal (May 2011)

My spouse and I stayed at the Hampton Inn Front Royal over the Memorial Day weekend in late May 2011. We booked a one-bedroom suite, which wasn't quite a suite (number 103). There are only two of this room configuration in the hotel. There was a separate bedroom and separate living room, but the spaces were open to each other; it wasn’t possible to close the door to the bedroom. The furnishings were typical Hampton Inn, but we felt that the bathroom was nicely modernized with a wooden furniture-type piece that housed the sink and held the towels. The bedroom area was sort of interior to the hotel (without a window, making it dark), with the living room area towards the exterior (with a window). My spouse left an item of clothing in the closet, but we never got a call that it was left behind, despite the fact that it was a tailored item unlikely to be usable to someone else. As with most Hampton Inns, the free breakfast buffet was included. Even as Diamond Hhonors members, we did not get our complimentary bottled water and snack items). The hotel has a pantry area where guests can purchase drinks, snacks, and toiletries (the price was reasonable for the one personal care item that we forgot). The hotel is located in the same parking lot as a McDonald’s and a health club; there is also a convenience store with Dunkin' Donuts and Subway areas inside (the Subway wasn't yet open in late May 2011). There isn’t much to do in Front Royal; we stayed there so that we could dine at the Inn at Little Washington (IALW), which was about 60 miles away (staying at the IALW in addition to dining there, would have absolutely blown our budget!). The Hampton Inn has plenty of parking and is well-located to major highways. This hotel was nothing to write home about, but nothing to complain about either; the suite only cost $10 more than the regular room, which was a bargain in my opinion.