Situated at the entrance of the Albany International Airport, The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center is an award-winning, luxury hotel with a 2010 AAA Four Diamond rating. The hotel s amenities include 323 guest rooms and suites, complimentary Wi-Fi Internet access, free parking, airport shuttle service, a newly renovated fitness center, two indoor pools, 24-hour business center and two landscaped all season atriums. It also offers guest room accommodation with two-level suites, rooms with balconies and four poster beds. The hotel also has over 20,000 square feet of flexible function space, 12 meeting spaces, an amphitheater and an IACC-certified conference center.