I ,too, have stayed at the "Extended Stay" in Albany for 10 days. Instead of eating out all the time I had healthy choices and fruts that I bought at the market. I did buy a toaster for $10 at Walmarts and used that for toasting in the a.m. but everything totaled less costly than a single room at a motel and 3 meals out daily and I had the comfort and the privacy I desired while there.The location of the extended stay is great. You're right off the NY StateThruway and 1/2 hr - 45 min to the Fonda Archives,20 min to everything in Albany....45 min to Saratoga. and 25 min to Schenectady.. almost all on non surface roads. Lissa Stevens Terpening