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Overview
Intro
Featuring a hot tub and an indoor pool, the 3-star Crowne Plaza Albany - The Desmond Hotel is set near the business district of Albany. The Crossings of Colonie is placed around 20 minutes' walk away, and Collins Circle is 4.8 km from this Albany hotel.
Rooms
You can choose from one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms with cable channels, and self-catering amenities like coffee and tea making facilities. A Jacuzzi bath and a sink, together with such amenities as a hairdryer and towels, are also at guests' disposal.
Relax
The upscale Crowne Plaza Albany - The Desmond has a swimming pool and a gym. Business travellers are welcome to use a conference room offered on site.
Location
The upscale upscale accommodation is located in a shopping area, only minutes from Times Union Center. The hotel offers proximity to such natural sights as the 57-acre Six Mile Waterworks Park (4.4 km) and the grassy Cook Park (3.8 km).
Impressions
Pros & Cons
- Convenient small hotel with eateries and pubs.
- Located in a commercial area with a garden and a lake throughout.
- Not too far away from J T Maxies Bar & Grill.
- A great restaurant and a lobby bar available.
- Welcome beverages are included in some rates.
- Helpful service and a quick check-in.
- Rates are nice.
- Bathrooms get mixed reviews and might be quite small.
- Wi-Fi was quite slow for such a hotel.
Rooms
Facitilies
Amenities
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
Rooms
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Sitting area
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Dining table
- Ironing facilities
Dining facilities
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Special diet menus
Services
- Free airport shuttle
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Dry cleaning
- Welcome drink
- Happy hour
Ways to relax
- Indoor swimming pool
- Fitness centre
- Golf course
Kid-friendly activities
- Cots
- Children's menu
Reviews
Tourist VR
Categories
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Cleanliness 9
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Comfort 9
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Facilities 8.8
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Free WiFi 8.6
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Location 9.1
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Total 8.6
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Value for money 8.4
Location
- 1. Northway Shopping Center 3.14 km (1.95 mi.)
- 2. Rensselaer Lake 4.40 km (2.73 mi.)
- 3. Burns-Whitney Pocket Park 3.78 km (2.35 mi.)
- 4. Newton Plaza 3.08 km (1.91 mi.)
- 5. Scoups Homemade Ice Cream 2.65 km (1.65 mi.)
- 6. Ann Lee Pond Nature and Historic Preserve 3.15 km (1.96 mi.)
- 7. The Crossings of Colonie 1.78 km (1.11 mi.)
- 8. Cook Park 3.84 km (2.39 mi.)
- 9. Six Mile Waterworks Park 4.40 km (2.73 mi.)
- 10. PEF Membership Benefits Program 4.05 km (2.52 mi.)
- 1. Professor Java's 690 m (2264 ft)
- 2. Ted's Fish Fry 910 m (2986 ft)
- 3. Wired Coffee & Bagel 630 m (2067 ft)
- 4. Starbucks 480 m (1575 ft)
- 1. Wolf Rd & Sand Creek Rd 2.28 km (1.42 mi.)
Address
View map660 Albany Shaker Road
Contact information
Contact phone
15188698100
Website
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