re: Best hotel in Fayetteville to stay in nowadays?

Chancellor if wanting to stay in Fayetteville--stayed there several times over the years usually in conjunction with seminars/conferences. It's proximity to Dickson and being able to walk to good places from the hotel is a plus and the bar is nice.

Embassy Suites would rate as my overall NWA favorite. Like the breakfast and location in such a nice area close to stores & restaurants.

Aloft (not far from Embassy and close to the bike trail) would get an honorable mention but there are other nice hotels to choose from nowadays that we've stayed at in conjunction with baseball tournaments, etc. There's really no shortage of decent places to stay.

Edit-As to Fayetteville I'll add in Holiday Inn Express as I've stayed there a few times, liking its proximity to campus and it is a good place to stay.