Watertown NY Hotels

There are many different hotels and when you have kids it really does matter which one you pick. It took us a little trial and error to find the right one for us but this is how we figured it out. We arrived in Watertown New York in September and so we knew that it would be important to find a hotel with a pool so the kids would have something to do if it was too cold, rainy or possible snowy outside. Another thing to consider is meals. We knew we needed a free breakfast because there was no way I was going to take two little kids out to breakfast each day on my own since my hubby was starting work soon. And finally clothes get dirty and you are going to need clean clothes at some point. Here are the hotels we stayed at and what each offered. Just in case one of them is full it is good to have choices. 1st. Best Western Carriage House Inn We stayed in this hotel for 1.5 weeks. It had a great breakfast, pool and very friendly staff. However it is an older building and the room looks a little old. We always had socks on when walking on the floor and didn't sit on the floor either. The wall paper was coming off but room service was great. It also had a small fridge and microwave for warming up food. 2nd Candlewood Suites We stayed in this hotel the shortest amount of time, 3-4 days because it was the most expensive. It didn't have a pool or breakfast but it did have landry service. So I was able to get all of our landry done. The rooms were nicer and bigger as well. But again not pool, or breakfast! But it does have a small kitchen area which was nice too. 3rd Comfort Inn & Suites We stayed in this hotel the longest because it ended up being cheaper and had most of what we needed. This room was the smallest out of all three we stayed in but it had a good size FREE breakfast and a pool. It was also attached to a Denny's resturant which made it very easy to go to meals if we needed to go out but didn't really what to go out. Good luck and don't forget to ask for a military discount!

Watertown, NY Housing

Even though Fort Drum brings in a lot of Military which means the military member plus their family moving to the area there is a big lack in housing. Descent housing that is! It is amazing how even if you arent that picking, for example you just want to live in a solid (not falling down) house then it feels like you are going to have to climb a mountain to find one. One of the first and most important things to do is get a good Hotels (See Watertown, NY Hotels) in Watertown, NY since you are going to need a place to stay. Now depending on the time of year you come up will depend on the Apartment and houses avalible. Some are lucky and get into a place in a few weeks but like the most of us you might end up living in the hotel for at least a month. Or in my case a month and a half. If you are military than on post housing is great, but you end up on a really long waiting list. For example we got on the Fort Drum Housing list as soon as we left our last post (August 2011). We even went on a month long vacation in between leaving our post and getting to Fort Drum. But still nothing was avalible for us. We are still on the waiting list and it is now July 2012 and there is no sign of us getting offered a house any time soon. Picture below is of Fort Drum housing. My advice is to find a good place off post at least for now, which again can be very difficult and frustrating. If you get a rental then you can always move onto post when it becomes avalible if you are willing to live in some of the rentals. My husband and I looked for 2 weeks straight at different rentals and were so discouraged by the grossness and smelliness of all the places. The rent is crazy for what you get. Example a 2-3 bedroom was $1500 and that didn't include utilities. Crazy I tell you! So then we started looking at buying a place, which was a big disapointment as well. The houses are falling apart and even the realitors admit that if the military wasn't here the all houses would fall down. I got to the point that I almost took my 2 young children and drove the 7 hours back to my inlaws. But last minute we found a place. Good Housing is hard to find and when/if you do than jump on it. FYI you will pay a lot for just the normal house or a fixer upper in Watertown, NY. Either way good luck!