Looking for an environmentally-friendly, affordable hotel in Huntsville, Alabama? Have you tried Home2 Suites by Hilton? A fairly new brand, Hilton has rolled out 17 Home2 Suites since 2012, with 70 more Home2 Suites in the pipeline. The Huntsville, Alabama hotel opened March 15, 2013 with 77 rooms, some of them pet-friendly.
Home2 Suites by Hilton, Huntsville, Alabama
Located near the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Bridgestreet Town Center – with shopping, restaurants and a movie theater, and Red Stone Arsenal, the army base in Huntsville, there is plenty to keep you busy in this part of Alabama.
Families will like the large rooms and casual atmosphere of these Home2 Suites – as well as the free hot breakfast. Kids will like the yogurt bar with all the different toppings, unlimited juice and hot chocolate. On a hot Alabama afternoon, everyone will enjoy the outdoor swimming pool.
Eco-friendly Home2 Suites hotel
If environmentally-friendly lodging is important to you, Home2 Suites is certainly an ecologically-minded hotel. With Energy Star rated appliances, dual-flush water conserving toilets, Neutrogena shampoo and body soap dispencers in the shower and micro-fiber, quick drying bed sheets and pillow cases, the all-suite hotel is doing its part to lessen its footprint on the environment and reduce plastic bottles in the landfill.
Home2 Suites accomodations
The Huntsville, Alabama all-suite, extended stay hotel caters to families, the business traveler, as well as sports teams and military personnel. With the average stay ranging from five days to two weeks, there are several pricing options available for the traveler. My room, #351, a king suite looking onto the lake behind the hotel, rented for $129. per night – check the website for details.
Insider Tip
If you are staying at the Home2 Suites in Huntsville, Alabama, you’ll want to be sure to visit the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Home to Space Camp, the U.S. Space & Rocket center is one of the most comprehensive U.S. manned space flight museums in the world.
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If You Go:
Home2 Suites (256) 489-8295
7010 Governors West Drive Unit 3
Huntsville, Alabama 35806
Article written by, video and photos courtesy of Travel Writer Nancy D. Brown of What a Trip, Travels from Northern California. Photos courtesy of Nancy D. Brown. I was a guest of Home2 Suites by Hilton.
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Great review! I love reading about initiatives being taken to increase efficiency and it’s wonderful to know that a corporation like Hilton recognizes the economic and environmental wisdom of these decisions and has chosen to take action and implement a multitude of energy efficient solutions!
@Mary
Thanks for your comments, Mary. Just wait until you try Home2’s environmentally friendly sheets. I love them.