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Little Rock AFB, AR - Going TDY to Little Rock? Read our Schoolhouse Gouge first! Do not let billeting send you to the Inn of America, period. The rooms are poor (noise from the stairwells reaches the rooms, the AC units are old and loud, and the hotel personnel attempted to double-up our crews). The Comfort Inn is noisy and is full of lovely things like bugs and Arkansans; but they have the full setup with fridge/microwave/coffeepot, as well as daily breakfast, indoor pool, jacuzzi, and exercise room (nice if you don't want to go into the base to work out on your many days off)... Days Inn - Jacksonville is a dump, changed rooms twice - 1st room, horrible stench (dead rat) 2nd room, ant infestation. Insist on staying either on base (try for the VOQs) or off base at the Cranbury Inn and Suites (501) 985-7666 where they offer king size bed, air conditioning, highly lit parking lot at night, small refrig, and a microwave. Pool and continental breakfast. Limited Cable TV. Separate phone jack for your computer. I stayed at The Southern Comfort Hotel (501)985-4400 for 12 nights before a room at the Q was available. It is a former Holiday Inn Express. The continental breakfast was good. The staff went out of the way to make the military comfortable. Advice: Do not park in the backside at night. My car was broken into the first night. This is not a normal for this place, it just happened. Some friends were at the Days Inn next door and complained. I did not have complaints at all. Newly opened Executive suites at Marriott Residence Inn - (501 945 7777 / 1-800 331 3131) superb rooms, most of us had suites with kitchens. It comes with a free breakfast every morning (Eggs,Toast, Waffles, Biscuit, Sausage), food throughout the day and an occasional free meal at night depending on the situation (ie Mon Night Football). It also has an indoor pool/jacuzi and a small exercise room. 4110 Health Care Dr, (McCain Mall) North Little Rock, AR 72117 About 15 minutes from LRAFB - $59 cheeses a night. ~I'm staying at the Southern Comfort--it's pretty decent as far as cleanliness and condition, it looks fairly new. Some drawbacks: No fridge/microwaves or coffee pots in the rooms, (but you can ask for one, they have a limited number, sometimes there's a waiting list, and there's also an extra charge of a dollar a day). The breakfast area has a micro available for use and coffee is usually on throughout the day. There's laundry rooms but the dryers seem to be set to a short cycle (30 min) so you might have to run them through a couple times. ~The place I wish I'd known about was the Best Western Jacksonville (501-982-8181), right next door to the Southern Comfort. It looks very respectable (I haven't been in their rooms but I talked to their desk clerk the other day). Some rooms have jacuzzi tubs, king size bed and fridges. These jacuzzi rooms cost a little extra, at $55/day. (Max lodging is 72.) Eventually they're getting all their rooms done with fridges and microwaves. They also have a fitness room and outdoor pool. No breakfast in the lobby, but they'll provide you coupons for a complimentary breakfast at the Shoney's next door--full breakfast buffet, not just the bagels, muffins, and juice you normally get in a hotel lobby. The catch is that you have to be paying full price ($55 for the jacuzzi rooms, $52 for normal rooms.) The contract rate with the base is four or five dollars less than that, and you don't get the breakfast coupons with the reduced rate. As I mentioned though, max lodging is 72, so maybe you can ask to pay full rate and claim it anyway. ~Check out the Cajun Wharf down by the river (downtown)--excellent spot albiet a little pricey. Also Flying Saucer has a large selection of tap beer and a good atmosphere. ~Residence Inn at I-40 and I-67 was a great hotel. I can't believe no one has listed The Mean Pig in Cabot. They have awesome BBQ sandwiches. Take US 67 to the first Cabot exit. Go through the light. It's on the left. Owners are ex-military, and they love you. For more substantial BBQ, try Pig 'n' Chick out the back gate. The Athenian Grill in Sherwood has good Greek food.

~Southern Comfort 501-985-4400/501-985-4819 was decent. Close to base/Walmart/Quizno's. Wireless internet provided (though erratic at times). Microwave/fridge (w/out freezer) provided. Room was okay, though it lacked the sofa/recliner that they give you on base (those are nice for studying, if you're into that). All in all, I was pleased, other than having to move there w/ 3 weeks left (make your reservations for 2 months past your scheduled grad date).

~"I am the Sales Manager at the Residence Inn by Marriott in North Little Rock, Arkansas. We have just gone through a complete renovation as of April 2007. I am looking for personnel that are staying 5+ nights. We offer a Military Rate of $76.00 per night. We have One Bedroom Suite which have a separate bedroom with a Queen Size Bed or King Suite that is like an oversized hotel room with a King Size Bed. We have a full hot buffet breakfast 7 days a week and our evening social Monday - Thursday where we serve such things as Lasagna, Burgers, Chicken Alfredo and Hooter Wings. We have an indoor pool and hot tub as well as a Cardio Room. All of our rooms have full size fridges, stove tops, coffee maker, dishwasher, microwave, pots and pans and dishes. Come enjoy your stay in Little Rock." - Lana Perry.

~The Marriott Residence Inn (501)-945-7777 was a palace! I've been TDY for school (1 year total) in Little Rock three times and have always stayed at the Residence Inn. The suites all have full kitchens and a full size refrigerator. The staff is wonderful and the location is close to many restaurants and shopping. There is now even a Starbucks nearby which is next door to Kan Pai, a Japanese steak and Sushi restaurant I highly recommend.

--Baseops.Net 21:06, 28 March 2008 (CST)

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