john_bult Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I know it is very early before tickets are released, but I would like to have an idea on where to stay. I have narrowed it down to Courtyard Marriott Downtown Buffalo or Embassy Suites. I didn't like the Adams Mark last year, and some people said the Hyatt wasn't as nice as others, and the Hilton Garden looks eh. So between the Courtyard Marriott or the Embassy Suites since they both cost the same, where would you rather stay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 No contest: embassy by a mile. Only place I stay now. Huge rooms at decent price. Free breakfast, which is beyond clutch before a day of tailgating at the Ralph. Set back from chip just enough where it's walkable, but you don't get the noise all night if you turn in before 2 am. Better location overall. Walkable to Allen Town too. The courtyard is closer to First Niagara, but less going on down there outside of a Sabres game. Hit me up for the opener and I'll buy you a drink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) Always ESuites... Especially for out of town Bills games! Included breakfast and happy hour... Been using them for many years... Gr8 with the family, because there is always a hide-a-bed... Basically only place we stay when there is one... Last one we stayed @ was the SanFran Airport on our way our up to Squaw Valley in December. Used it as a base camp for three days prior to the week up @ Squaw Creek and the three days after and before the flight out. Only bad thing, I think parking isn't free @ many ESuites... But I usually package the cost in. I think the SanFran trip I snuck the Jeep Grand Cherokee into the parking lot without paying... LMAO, I drove over a downed barrier... Hey their loss... And yes... I always tip the omelet man in the morning! But parking... Hmmmm... I think we stayed @ Courtyard last year in Wausau, Wisconsin on the way to the Apostle Islands... I don't think breakfast is free and no free happy hour. That is always a deal breaker! But Courtyard seems nice and trendy... Least you don't have to deal with the brutal free breakfast scene you get @ the ES from time to time! There is an Embassy Suites in lots of towns littering my phone contacts... From Deerfield Beach FLA to S.Frisco. Now games in BFLo? I just stay @ my parents house (home I grew up in)... Just my 2 cents... No contest: embassy by a mile. Only place I stay now. Huge rooms at decent price. Free breakfast, which is beyond clutch before a day of tailgating at the Ralph.Set back from chip just enough where it's walkable, but you don't get the noise all night if you turn in before 2 am.Better location overall. Walkable to Allen Town too. The courtyard is closer to First Niagara, but less going on down there outside of a Sabres game.Hit me up for the opener and I'll buy you a drink! Stay at the ES and the drink is free during their complimentary nightly happy hour (Manager's Meet and Greet)! Edited February 20, 2016 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullim4 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 If the room rates are equal, I'd choose Embassy Suites. I wouldn't pay too much more for their included breakfast... it is a hassle having to deal with the crowds and the food quality is rarely very good (although it's better than the Hampton breakfast). If, say, the Courtyard was $10 less per night, I'd go that route. Otherwise, I'd choose the ES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 If the room rates are equal, I'd choose Embassy Suites. I wouldn't pay too much more for their included breakfast... it is a hassle having to deal with the crowds and the food quality is rarely very good (although it's better than the Hampton breakfast). If, say, the Courtyard was $10 less per night, I'd go that route. Otherwise, I'd choose the ES. Yeah... But breakfast for a family of four can get pricey... I have a 17 year old son that can chow down on a ton of food! Like he has a hollow leg or something! I just unleash him onto the hoards @ the Embassy Suites in the morning! If I can get his lazy ass out of bed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Always ESuites... Especially for out of town Bills games! Included breakfast and happy hour... Been using them for many years... Gr8 with the family, because there is always a hide-a-bed... Basically only place we stay when there is one... Last one we stayed @ was the SanFran Airport on our way our up to Squaw Valley in December. Used it as a base camp for three days prior to the week up @ Squaw Creek and the three days after and before the flight out. Only bad thing, I think parking isn't free @ many ESuites... But I usually package the cost in. I think the SanFran trip I snuck the Jeep Grand Cherokee into the parking lot without paying... LMAO, I drove over a downed barrier... Hey their loss... And yes... I always tip the omelet man in the morning! But parking... Hmmmm... I think we stayed @ Courtyard last year in Wausau, Wisconsin on the way to the Apostle Islands... I don't think breakfast is free and no free happy hour. That is always a deal breaker! But Courtyard seems nice and trendy... Least you don't have to deal with the brutal free breakfast scene you get @ the ES from time to time! There is an Embassy Suites in lots of towns littering my phone contacts... From Deerfield Beach FLA to S.Frisco. Now games in BFLo? I just stay @ my parents house (home I grew up in)... Just my 2 cents... Stay at the ES and the drink is free during their complimentary nightly happy hour (Manager's Meet and Greet)! Ha. I know. Hence me "buying" the first round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I'd like to stay at the new Harborcenter Marriott- the full service one. My buddy stayed there and said it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Ha. I know. Hence me "buying" the first round! LoL... Gr8 minds (cheap but gr8) think alike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707BillsFan Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I've stayed at the Courtyard/Canalside previously and I'll be staying again during Easter. Great hotel, plus convenience factor to First Niagara is a plus. Large rooms, set up perfectly. Nicest Courtyard I've stayed in. I don't need the free breakfast\, I like to sample the local restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Embassy Suites. Join the Hilton Honors club. You almost always get double points and they don't expire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 which one is cheaper? my wife likes all the amenities but all I need is a good bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) You better be quick making reservations at the Embassy as soon as the schedule is released because every game weekend sells out immediately. Oh and prices are at the top of the card because of demand too. Edited February 20, 2016 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 The Courtyard in much more nicely appointed, but if having that little extra room is important Embassy is the choice. Agree on the full service Marrioy, that place is awesome. Also where the Bills stay the night before games, so if you want autographs and pictures, that's the place. Actually had a nice , albeit brief ? conversation with Kim Pegula the night of the Dolphins game. Place is pricey however , and forget buying drinks there, NY prices in Buffalo. We stay at Lofts on Pearl last year and those places were great to if you have a few people paying the freight. Full kitchens , full living rooms , only problems was nonTV in the bedrooms. Good place if you doing a trip with a bunch of guys, two bedrooms plus sofa bed in living room, nicer than the Embassy for that kind of trip in my mind. Also, there are other places to stay now as well. I believe a Westin in opening up on Chippewa and Delaware, a place is opening in the old Psych Center and some other place is , more of a luxury boutique is opening as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 http://www.bedbugregistry.com/hotel/NY/Buffalo/Embassy-Suites%25252DBuffalo No reports of bedbugs in the last 4 years. You should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Embassy Suites. Join the Hilton Honors club. You almost always get double points and they don't expire. Exactly Bill... I forgot to mention this. Funny debate about hotels, people are quite loyal on where they stay. :-) Glad to see you posting! You better be quick making reservations at the Embassy as soon as the schedule is released because every game weekend sells out immediately. Oh and prices are at the top of the card because of demand too. Again... Loyal following... Been staying there for over three decades traveling to out of town Bills games... ESPECIALLY when you bunk w/a Brother who snores worse than the roar of The Falls @ full tourist flow! Mix in the copious amounts of alcohol and one is glad to have the standard extra room... Just shut the door! LoL... My Bro probably said the same thing about me (@ one time)! Just depends who passed out first I guess! ES: For all the cheapskates, boozing, over breakfast-eating snorers! Hilton has it nailed down... Thanks Conrad! ;-) ;-) LoL Oh and give your breakfast cards to a homeless guy... LoL... They know id you are staying there and don't need the card... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I'm thinking about trying the new Marriott harborcenter for the home opener this year. Question: what's the best way to get to that stadium to tailgate? I was thinking about trying to find an option that didn't include driving a car to avoid making someone the DD. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Yeah, a heavy cab fare. downtown is pretty far from Orchard Park. I travel almost every week for my work so I can't speak to these hotels as I grew up in Buffalo, but moved away as an adult. As far as most Embassy Suites, it depends how many people you have going as they are nice in having two rooms, and the breakfast and happy hour is nice. For the football nuts, most Embassy Suites do not cover NFLN, whereas most Courtyards I stay at have it. Courtyards overall have been redone, and are typically very clean and new now. I know you probably want the nightlife of downtown, but it will be a haul to get to tailgating. My family still lives in Orchard Park and Hamburg, so we only have an 8 minute drive on the backroads getting there when I bring my boys up for a game every September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_bult Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thanks for the help. I wish the new Buffalo Westin would be open in September, but that is not opening until November 1st. What I like about the Embassy is the free breakfast. I will be staying at the hotel a few days so obviously the free breakfast will be nice. And many people say that Embassy has awesome breakfasts. But the Courtyard looks really nice though, and the other Bills message board is saying the Courtyard. The voting is 5 for the Courtyard and 2 for Embassy on the other board. One other poster recommended the Blue Dolphin Hotel, but obviously that was a joke after looking that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 This looks interesting... I wonder if you can get one early for tailgating? Anyone done this? http://buffalowins.net/uncategorized/buffalo-bills-rally-bus-makes-attending-games-easy-from-anywhere-in-western-new-york.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Wife and I are Marriott people. Most times stay at the Militaryroad one. When my son and his wife come up for a game he likes to stay on Delaware. Last year was the last time we will stay at the holiday inn. Embassy suites this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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