I had never been to a Hampton Inn before, so I didn't really know what to expect when I had to stay at one in Thomasville while I was in the area for work one night. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed my brief stay there!
As soon as I walked in to check in around 6 pm on a Wednesday night, I was welcomed by the delicious aroma of fresh baked cookies. Mmmm... Great first impression! As I checked in to a double occupancy room (since I was rooming with a co-worker), the employee at the front desk told us that they serve cookies and freshly-popped popcorn at 6 pm each night. However, she said she had just taken the cookies out of the oven and would put them out soon. So my roomie and I went up to our room to drop off our bags.
Our room was on the top floor - the 3rd floor - of this small inn. We took the elevator up and as soon as we exited it to find our room, the stench of cigarette smoke hit me. Not good, I thought. I braced myself for what our room was going to be like if the hallway smelled that bad.
Fortunately, I was pleased with our room because it did not reek of cigarettes and it looked pretty nice! The two full size beds looked comfy, and the room itself looked pretty up-to-date. In addition, there was a microwave and a mini fridge in the room, which is a nice touch. The bathroom was sparkling clean, and the bathtub didn't scare be because it looked pretty new as well. So far so good!
After changing out of our work clothes, we went downstairs to enjoy the complimentary cookies and popcorn. The popcorn was yummy, and the chocolate chip cookies that I had were good, but not as great as they had smelled. We headed out to dinner after enjoying our snacks.
The bed was plush and comfy, and I slept pretty well considering I had to get up super early the next morning and only got five hours of sleep. Since we had only stayed for one night, we packed our stuff up in the morning and went downstairs to check out and have our complimentary hot breakfast.
In addition to the usual bagels, toast, cereal, fruit, and yogurt options that most "cheaper" hotels and inns offer as a "free breakfast," Hampton Inn provides "hot" items like bacon, scrambled eggs with pieces of steak in it, and home fries. They also had a waffle iron so you can make your own fresh waffle. Although the hot breakfast items weren't particularly great, they were decent - and I really appreciated them because I hate just having a piece of toast or bagel and fruit for breakfast, and I don't like cereal since I hate milk.
Overall, the Hampton Inn at Thomasville gets 4 stars for their friendly staff and clean, up-to-date rooms. However, I would have really appreciated more electric outlets by the beds so that I could charge my phone by my bed. I had to unplug the lamp to plug my charger in, which was annoying. I had a great first-time experience at a Hampton Inn and have a very good impression of the hotel. I wouldn't mind staying at this hotel again in the future if I return to the area for work and would definitely consider staying at other Hampton Inns based on this experience! =)
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