Embassy Suites La Vista

Of late, I have made it a point to take a picture out the window of every hotel room I stay in – which is a considerable number of hotel rooms, over a considerable number of properties, every year.  I am not sure if it is some fashion of sick torture, reminding myself just how much time I spend on the road, or if it is a tribute to the diversity that the world has to offer.  Either way, from time to time I figured I would start posting these pictures, starting with Embassy Suite, La Vista, Nebraska.

Embassy Suites, La Vista, Nebraska, Room #609

La Vista, Nebraska is a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska on the far West side.  It’s so far West in fact, that I’m not even sure it’s proper to call it a suburb.  If you are driving West from Omaha to Denver, Colorado, along I-80, then it is pretty much the last civilized exit you will en counter before you enter the vast farm land between Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska.  The main draw of the area is probably the Cabela’s sporting goods store, which is just across the street from the Embassy Suites.

The hotel itself is a relatively new property – maybe five years old at the most.  As such the furnishings are still pretty much free of the blemishes that come with patron wear and tear.  If you have never been to an Embassy Suites, they are part of the Hilton brand.  Each room has two rooms – a living room and a bedroom (hence the “suites”).  A breakfast buffet is served every morning and includes everything from custom made omelets to biscuits and gravy.  If you’re a member of the Hilton Honors frequency program, there’s also a nightly managers reception with free beer, wine and hors de vors.

Embassy Suites, La Vista is connected to a Marriott Courtyard by a small conference center.  The conference center has maybe a dozen presentation rooms, and a few ballrooms.  For a few years running, the Heartland Developer Conference has been hosted in the conference center, and it is that event that brings me to La Vista, Nebraska this time around.  More information, session notes, presentations and other content from that conference coming up in a subsequent post.