Hotels with Lazy River in Raleigh, NC

"Paying extra to park at the hotel you are already paying to stay at was an unexpected fee to encounter at check in. Staff was helpful but not friendly or welcoming. Room was clean the property is looking older and needs some refreshing."

"We stayed here in order to depart for the airport (RDU) at 4:30 a.m. the next morning. The check-in process was easy and the person who greeted me was lively and warm. (I often wonder what it's like to greet people enthusiastically when you're having a bad day.) Initially, I had been told that the airport shuttle only traveled between two destinations (the airport and Sonesta Select RDU). However, we learned that they would shuttle us to a nearby Italian restaurant with a pricey menu and provide us with a coupon for an appetizer. Although the menu looked tempting, we opted to walk .2 miles down Airport Boulevard to Vicino's Pizza. What a great choice! I had a Grecian pizza (which I couldn't finish) and my husband had Penne Bolognese. We slept as well as you can for a 4:00 a.m. wake-up and didn't become hungry until mid-afternoon of the following day. The room was well designed and the shower pressure and temperature was spot-on. We had a first floor room whose patio opening into the courtyard, which was furnished with outdoor activities that may have been helpful for a family with kids. There was also a fire pit area with comfy outdoor furniture, which may have been a nice place to relax, but the grass was a bit long (8-10 inches), which discouraged me from walking in it after dark. In retrospect, if we'd looked specifically for a hotel that would pick us up at the train station in Cary, that may have been a better choice overall. "

"The hotel is much older than what is shown in the pictures on their website. The staff is super pleasant and welcoming, but the hotel itself is very old, dingy and outdated with a smell. "