Beautiful room, in a beautiful, old (but updated) building, Fantastic bed (better than mine at home!) and clean. Excellent communication with the staff, both by email and phone. Walking distance to everything, shops, restaurants, Christmas lights...I went for the Christmas Light Extravaganza. The only part that was 4 stars instead of 5 was the area where you enter the building. It's in an alleyway and just isn't as safe "looking" as the rest of downtown Macon. That being said, I never felt unsafe, but I can see if you arrived at night, it might feel a little sketchy, and parking is in a parking deck a 1/2 block down the alleyway, so you have to walk back to the hotel entrance from there (unless you want to pay for parking on the street). Some reviews mentioned a lot of homeless in the area, but that's generally in every big city in America, so I wasn't disturbed by it. I didn't see that many homeless wandering the streets, but if you're from a small town, you may be bothered by it. Considering the limited options for accommodations in the area that are walking distance to everything, I was quite impressed. I would highly recommend the Woodward when you're visiting Macon. Sidenote...there is a coffeemaker (coffee, tea bags, sugar, cream included), and a mini fridge, but no microwave.