In my opinion, the Residence Inn (Concord, NH) is a well maintained, immaculate, and well managed hotel. The studio room is spacious, well designed, functional, and complete with a very efficient mini-kitchen.
I cannot remember retiring to bed at a Marriott Hotel, feeling like I was lying on a bed of Cinder Blocks, and waking up the next morning with a back ache (I don't think I've ever had a back ache before, but, I will remember this one). I don't know if this mattress is an anomaly, if all of the beds in the hotel need new mattresses, or if the hotel is staggering their replacement of mattresses; what I do know, is that getting a good night's sleep, is an important part of a hotel stay, and in this regard, the Residence Inn, Concord, NH failed. What I need is Tylenol and Ibuprofen (which I never take).
Breakfast was Marriott Residence Inn standard, and very well done (by the Concord, NH Residence Inn staff). Fortunately the leaders of Marriott International's LIMITED SERVICE BRANDS, who decided to replace freshly cooked oatmeal, with instant oatmeal AT (Marriott, formerly Starwood) ELEMENT HOTELS, appear not to have applied their flawed thinking and value engineering to their Residence Inn brand (yet). One can only hope that the flawed thinking of the Marriott International LIMITED SERVICE BRANDS is not applied to Residence Inn, when it comes to oatmeal.
In summary, outside of a terrible night's sleep, due to a bed/mattress made of Cinder Blocks, I'd give give the Residence inn Concord (NH) high marks. It is a well-managed hotel, and, in my opinion, the staff and management deserve recognition for a job well done.
