Lubbock in my rear view mirror

I had to smile when I first saw the name of this hotel... Holiday Inn Lubbock - Hotel & Towers. Towers? In Lubbock, Texas? (The name still cracks me up.)

The hotel staff was very pleasant, made me feel like a valued guest, and upgraded me to a suite. Actually, I got the feeling that I could have had my pick of rooms since the hotel had only a few cars in the parking lot, and seemed almost empty.

The area of the hotel the suites are in is set apart from the rest of the hotel and had a convenient side entrance. The room itself was nothing spectacular, but it was clean and quiet.

It turns out that the section of the hotel with the suites had an open space with a fountain that could have been considered an atrium if you squinted your eyes. I guess that counts. I found it rather amusing that the "atrium" still had an imitation floral arrangement in the shape of a cross that was obviously left over from a memorial service. I guess that's one way to keep decorating costs at a minimum.

I tried the restaurant for dinner, and while only three tables were occupied, I heard the guy in the next booth saying his meal took thirty minutes to arrive. I ordered a salad, so it's hard to mess that up.

When I was checking out I mentioned how quiet it was at the hotel, and was told it is usually empty except for game weekends and Tech graduation. I wonder if they leave floral arrangements, too?