Originally Posted by
labbats
Every hotel we stay at has a sidewalk in front of it. Put one foot in front of the other and you'll see all kinds of new things and get exercise too. Hotel gyms for the most part are pretty lousy with the exception of 5-6 out of our 75 ORD overnights at Eagle.
Ditto that. I usually try to get out and walk for a couple hours on each overnight if time allows. We stay at a couple DoubleTrees and those have some nice gyms (free weights, treadmills/ellipticals with TV's in them, some nicer machines)!
Just personal preference for me; if the motel has a nice, free, hot breakfast, that equals a good stay.