I’ve stayed at multiple Rosen Inns in the area and have always enjoyed my visits. The rooms are spacious and include convenient amenities like a mini fridge and microwave. I didn’t use the pool during my most recent stay, but it looked very clean and well maintained.
My main frustration, however, was with the laundry room. I understand Rosen likely uses a third-party vendor, but there are definitely opportunities for improvement. The website states the machines are coin-operated, so I came prepared with quarters. Unfortunately, the washers and dryers don’t accept quarters—you have to purchase tokens (which were actually CiCi’s Pizza tokens), and the machine only accepts dollar bills.
Around 10 PM, I went to do laundry before my flight home and realized my quarters were useless. I drove to Walgreens to get a $10 bill since the machine indicated it accepted $1, $5, and $10 bills. When I returned, the machine wouldn’t accept my $10, so I had to make another trip to a convenience store just to get smaller bills.
Even after finally starting my laundry, only one dryer was working—and it was constantly in use. I set a one-hour timer and checked several times, but it never became available. By 3 AM, I gave up and had to bring my wet clothes back to my room and pack them in my luggage for my flight home.
If you think you might need to use the laundry facilities during your stay, I would strongly recommend planning an alternative.