Baymont Inn & Suites San Marcos

Parking is easy.

Pool was not in usable condition. Floor in my room was in need of sweeping.

Room was clean. Nice of the staff to make the beds and refresh the towels.

Breakfast was better the first time we stayed and that was 1 reason we stayed again. However this time nothing hot but waffles and no juice only option was coffee. The room keys would not stay active almost every time we left we had to get the key redid to get in the room.

Location

The halls were hot and had a musty smell

Location was great, right across from the San Marcos Premium Outlets and just minutes from downtown to TXST (purpose of the trip was to move our daughter into the dorms and spend the weekend). I cannot comment on breakfast as we prefer a hot breakfast and chose to eat elsewhere. The beds were comfortable and the climate control in the room worked great. The pillows are super soft though, so ask for extra if you prefer firmer pillows. I had to stack three just for it to feel like one normal pillow.

The bathroom was super small, so small that the sink and mirror are part of the main room and not in the bathroom, the pictures do not adequately portray this. Probably the worst bathroom layout I've ever seen, and I do travel frequently. The front desk also seemed to make it a strong point that no smoking was allowed in the facility anywhere, but there is a strong scent of smoke in the stairwell areas (no elevators), and down the hallway of the second floor (I won't comment on the other floors as I've only got experience with the second). Our room smelled like somebody had cooked an excellent meal in there recently. Not a terrible smell, but it lingered over our three day stay even after housekeeping visits, and permeated our clothing and bags. Best way to explain it is like going to a Mexican restaurant and every table around you ordering fajitas, you know how that stuff smells great but really hangs around. I won't complain about not having a coffee maker since I saw during booking that one wasn't available, but I really would've enjoyed that first early morning cup while waiting for the rest of the family to get up. One minor aggravating point (which is really not against the hotel, just their cable provider I guess), the TV is super quiet during shows, but will pin your ears back during commercial breaks. I had to turn on CC just to catch words during shows without winning a sound contest over in the next county during ads. To sum it all up, unless I was out of options off of I-35 between downtown San Marcos and the outlets, I doubt I'd stay there again. We will be looking to book elsewhere on our next visit.