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Best Western Colonial Inn
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1 review for Best Western Colonial Inn
As I sat in the lounge of the Best Western (BW) in Selma, I overheard a fellow patron say to her husband/partner, "Give me some sugar." I was then unable to control my laughter -- or hide the fact that I'd been eavesdropping.
Normally this would be a rather innocent comment given that we were all in the lounge, taking advantage of the Continental breakfast (read: carbs!). However, the couple continued with their innuendos by calculating the number of bagels they would need to consume in order to make up for "all the calories they burned last night". *Wink *wink* (I think they were talking 'bout doin' it!) Ah, this was all par for the course at BW-Selma.
My BW stay was an adventure that I don't care to repeat any time soon. I had to work in Kingsburg (love it! Go Eagles!) this weekend and the company booked overnight stays at the BW in Selma. One had to be impressed by how unimpressive it is. BW building is fairly blase and is inconveniently located off an awkward 43/99 offramp, behind a Del Taco -- you have to *drive through* the Del Taco corridor (looks like an actual drive thru) to get to the hotel.
A group of us were to share a suite. We easily checked in at the lobby and went up to our second floor room. Upon opening the door, we were greeted by a cold rush of air. The window was wide open and it was roughly 35 degrees inside the room. I glanced around, unnerved to find the window open and made one of the guys check to verify there were no unwelcome visitors hiding behind the toile curtains (that don't fully close). The coast was clear but the evening was far from over.
I then closed the hotel window and turned the heater on to high - to only be met with more cold air. What was the obvious solution? The group of us, bundled in our winter clothes, instead huddled around the in-room hair dryer and turned it on to high - only to be met with more cold air. Nothing would heat up that room!
So, I called the front desk and we were able to move into a room across the hall. I'm glad to report it was at least a 15 degrees warmer (wow! 50 degrees inside) than the first as no windows had been lefft opened. And, although the heater DIDN'T work in that room either, the hair dryer did a sufficient job of warming up hands and feet. Thus, with slightly warmed extremities, we all crawled into our shared beds and fell asleep giggling over bad cable TV.
I am learning to love the intricacies of the Central Valley. That said, I will not be adding these accommodations to my "I [heart] the Central Valley" list. During my next work trip to Kingsburg, I think I'll stay at the Kingsburg Swedish Inn. They at least have have a windmill in the lobby and presumably, working central heat.
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