After abandoning another hotel in the area that we pre-paid on Travelocity, my husband and I checked in here for several days during a vacation to the area over the holidays. Considering how disastrous our other hotel stay had been (review 4 that one to come), this Hilton- owned Hampton Inn seemed like an incredible bargain.
We were excited to find out this was a Hilton-branded property (we both love Hilton). We reserved a room with a King bed on an upper floor. Check-in was simple and fuss-free. It took only a minute and the concierge was great. She knew we were in bad moods when we checked in after checking out of the hotel from the hell down the street, so she was cheerful and went out of her way to placate us.
Our room was very nice and spacious. The bed was comfortable and I got the best night's sleep that night and every night we stayed the rest of the week (and trust me, we needed it, for real). Since the hotel was new (it's a new hotel, it only opened around January 2019, as the concierge us), we knew it would probably be to our satisfaction, even if there were a few kinks to be worked out.
My husband immediately headed downstairs to the gym to alleviate some stress and I decided to grab a hot shower while he was at it. The only real kink was that the shower head pressure had been, for some totally inexplicable reason, turned all the way off on the shower head and I'm short and only someone very tall or on a ladder to service it could turn it back on. Not wanting to wait on my husband, I called downstairs to get maintenance to come up and fix the problem, but they were rather busy, so I had to wait til my husband got back to reach it better (he's 6'4, so it was a snap for him).
The room accommodations were great, the bed was comfortable, the free WI FI was decent, the bathroom beauty products the hotel offered were nice enough, plus the room had the standard issue iron/ironing board, safe, luggage rack, hairdryer, refrigerator, plasma tv, plenty of extra outlets for charging devices on lamps, etc, nice towels, safe, Keurig, microwave, plus a bar area underneath the tv, etc.
The pool was nice, but it isn't the large one pictured in the business photos. The exercise room was fine and definitely helped alleviate stress. There's even an outdoor sitting/patio area near the back of the hotel, where we hung out enjoying a bottle of wine since the weather was so nice. The lobby also had one of those "mini-store" areas behind the concierge area to purchase extra food and drink items, etc, which we actually did utilize (we usually don't).
The complimentary hot breakfast buffet was quite good, as it had fresh oatmeal, fresh fruits, pastries, a make your own waffle bar, eggs, biscuits and gravy, bacon, yogurts, etc. I noticed the staff refilling food items constantly, so no food items on the bar ever got low or ran out and nothing looked past its prime, either. I liked the variety of yogurts, fresh fruit compote and the waffles, while my husband preferred the hot oatmeal and sausage and gravy. Overall, you get your money's worth. Every table was always super clean and the staff was on the ball about cleaning up. I never saw any trash sitting around and the staff was constantly cleaning tables, replenishing food or asking guests if they needed anything.
Overall, the price was right. Considering how horrible the hotel from hell that we checked out of had been, we would have gladly paid more for this one, but we were surprised to find out it was only a few dollars more a night than the other place. Wow. Checking-out was a snap, too.
My sister had recommended we stay here in the first place and I'm mad at myself for reserving another hotel over this particular hotel in the first place. I hate it when she's right (which is rare). Next time we come back into the area to visit, we''ll stay here again. read more