2.5 Star Hotel

Sonesta Essential Fairmont

20 Southland Drive, Fairmont, WV, United States View Map

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Sonesta Essential Fairmont

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Comfortable Accommodations Sonesta Essential Fairmont in Fairmont offers air-conditioned rooms with private bathrooms. Each room includes a bath, tea and coffee maker, hairdryer, work desk, microwave, shower, interconnected rooms, and TV. Essential Facilities Guests enjoy a fitness center and free WiFi. Additional amenities include a lounge, 24-hour front desk, daily housekeeping service, meeting rooms, and luggage storage. Local Attractions Located 13 mi from North Central West Virginia Airport, the inn is near Meadowbrook Mall and Cinemark, both 12 mi away. Other attractions include West Virginia University (22 mi) and Mountaineer Field (24 mi).

247 Reviews

7.5Good
Cleanliness
7.5
Staff
8.3
Location
8.4

What Guests Say

  • “Excellent service and comfortable room.”
  • “Very convenient to the expressway.”
  • “Friendly staff, very accommodating.”
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Top Amenities

  • Restaurant
  • Free Internet Access
  • Free Parking
  • Fitness Center
  • Accessible Rooms / Facilities
  • Free Breakfast
  • Pets Allowed
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
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Queen Room - Disability Access/Non-Smoking1/4

Queen Room - Disability Access/Non-Smoking

302 sqft • 2 Queen

  • Accessible room
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Bath or Shower
Queen Suite Non Smoking1/2

Queen Suite Non Smoking

302 sqft • 1 Queen

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Bath or Shower
  • Closet
1 Queen Non Smoking1/1

1 Queen Non Smoking

302 sqft • 1 Queen

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Bath or Shower
  • Closet
2 Queens Non Smoking1/1

2 Queens Non Smoking

302 sqft • 2 Queen

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Bath or Shower
  • Closet
Accessible Suite 1 Queen Non Smoking1/3

Accessible Suite 1 Queen Non Smoking

1 Queen

  • Accessible room
  • Air conditioning
  • Coffee/tea machine
  • Desk
Queen Room - Non-Smoking1/4

Queen Room - Non-Smoking

302 sqft • 1 Queen

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Bath or Shower
  • Coffee/tea machine

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    What Guests Loved

    7.5
    Good

    Based on 247 reviews

    Location

    8.4

    Cleanliness

    7.5

    Staff

    8.3

    Overall Quality

    6.9

    Pros +

    • The cleanliness
    • Location
    • Very kind and receptive staff.

    Cons -

    • Booked for 2 queen bed allocates 1 queen bed for 3 guest
    • I booked a room with 2 beds and handicap accessible. In the photos I showed a shower chair. I didn’t have either one of those things so I had to go purchase a shower chair and an air mattress for my fiance to use and my children. No towels/wash cloths
    • I took my tv remote to the front desk an hour after I checked in. I informed the young woman at the desk that the remote did not work. Her response: ?You don?t need a remote. Just use the buttons on the side of the tv.? Yikes.
    Business Traveler (7)Solo Traveler (12)Traveling as Couple (68)Family with Young Children (48)Family with Teens (1)Senior Traveler (1)Group Traveler (9)Total (164)
    1SureshPosted on: 8-2-2026

    Booked for 2 queen bed allocates 1 queen bed for 3 guest

    5TabithaPosted on: 6-27-2026

    The cleanliness

    I booked a room with 2 beds and handicap accessible. In the photos I showed a shower chair. I didn’t have either one of those things so I had to go purchase a shower chair and an air mattress for my fiance to use and my children. No towels/wash cloths

    5Verified guestPosted on: 4-15-2025

    Location

    I took my tv remote to the front desk an hour after I checked in. I informed the young woman at the desk that the remote did not work. Her response: ?You don?t need a remote. Just use the buttons on the side of the tv.? Yikes.

    8JohnPosted on: 12-13-2024

    Very kind and receptive staff.

    Cleanliness of hall and staircase needed vacuuming. Temperature of room was too hot.

    10Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 3-27-2024

    Very friendly staff, nice large suite. We encountered some rough weather, called the front desk to explain our situation. The front desk manager graciously checked in and made sure everything was ready for our arrival.

    Our plumbing stopped working and our bathroom door had a huge crack and was beginning to come apart. The tv needed to be reset each time we wanted to watch it.

    7Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 11-21-2023

    Convenience

    The couch cushions stained and so was the pull out mattress to couch! The handicap accessible rooms do not need tubs just a walk in shower with safety bars. Bathroom when couple staying needs 2 washcloths 2 hand towels and 2 bath towels for each person!

    4DeborahPosted on: 11-12-2023

    The bed was comfortable. It was clean.

    The locks and key cards did not work well. The tv wasn¿t working (no signal; check antenna connection). Toilet would run every couple minutes all night. No help from front desk when I reported problems.

    10Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 8-10-2023

    Very good rate and great hotel. cloase to a plaza. have restaurant near by. very convinient. Very good breakfast.

    10MitchellPosted on: 8-9-2023

    Clean room and close to restaurants. Convenient to tje highway.

    8MeredithPosted on: 6-26-2023

    We liked that they allowed dogs and that it was convenient.

    Our room needed a deep cleaning -- there was debris under the bedskirt. Cleaning and new towels was supposed to occur every three days but ours was pushed back to four days. Breakfast was OK.

    9DarlenePosted on: 5-4-2023

    The location, and conveience of restaurants and stores close by the hotel.

    The pillows werent very comfortable

    8Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 4-3-2023

    Friendly staff and cleanliness of room

    Mattresses were awful, need replacing...Fridge did not have a knob for temperature control. I went to the front desk and they gave me a knob to set the temperature and asked that I bring it back as the knobs were missing for many of the fridges! Really?!

    8Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 2-1-2023

    The reception/front desk are exceptional. The accessible facilities are excellent.

    TV and wifi wiring are a huge mess - all tangled and hanging down from the back of the TV. TV "clicker" is overly complicated. A little heavy on the disinfectant. Perhaps someone had been smoking in the room? A

    4Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 9-7-2022

    Close to the highway and the bed and towels were clean

    The breakfast options were deplorable, there was no hairdryer in the room and we had to almost beg at the front desk to get one to use (and we had to promptly return it to the front desk), there was an empty salad container left in the closet¿.it was gto

    8Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 7-12-2022

    Good location.

    A/C unit below room 209 was very noisy. Thin walls.

    6Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 3-15-2022

    The 24 hour available juice and coffee. The bed was comfortable. Pets allowed.

    Was not the cleanest. Hot breakfast was not great! Coffee was old and not hot. Breakfast sandwich was frozen Jimmy Dean sandwiches. The eggs and potatoes that was available was not palatable. Just not what I would call a full hot breakfast as I was told

    2Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 12-16-2021

    Location

    The hotel room and furniture was covered in dust. We put our cell phones down and pick them up and we can see how much dirt was on the furniture. There was some type of something on both bed skirts, possibly mold. Broken toilet

    4Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 12-14-2021

    Location was the best thing about this hotel. Bed was comfortable.

    Walls are paper thin. I heard kid coughing and phone buzzing all night in the room next to us. Room decor seems old and dingy.

    9Steve & TheresaPosted on: 12-9-2021

    Clean rooms, adequate breakfast, close to eating places, friendly staff and good location.

    The hotel was great - especially at this price point, and location easy to access, but the area around the hotel has lots of eating places but is somewhat under construction

    10Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 11-15-2021

    I was pleasantly surprised by the cleanliness and rooms amenities.

    The room was a little in the smaller end but it does not take away from the positives of this stay.

    Amenities & Policies

    Amenities

    Fitness & Spa

    • Fitness Center

    Food & Drinks

    • Free Breakfast
    • Restaurant

    Media & Technology

    • Free Internet Access

    Transportation

    • Free Parking

    Health & Safety

    • Health Services
    • Daily disinfection
    • Hygiene certification

    Accessibility

    • Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
    • Facilities for disabled guests available
    • Wheelchair accessible

    Kid Friendly

    • Family Friendly

    General

    • Pets Allowed
    • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
    • Microwave

    Guest policies

    Check-inAfter 3:00 PM
    Check-outBefore 11:00 AM
    InternetFree Wi-Fi is available.
    ParkingFree parking is available.
    Children & Extra BedsChildren of all ages are welcome.
    PetsPets are allowed. Charges may apply.
    Room RatesAll rates displayed are for two guests unless otherwise noted.

    Important info

    Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

    Location

    Sonesta Essential Fairmont

    20 Southland Drive, Fairmont, WV

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