Even though I was very close to home, I knew I was going to be taking a break from home. After all…read morethe travel for the week, I wanted to be able to just relax and decompress. I had selected this hotel in advance and knew this was where I was going to be laying my head. When I told my colleagues where I was staying, they were a bit worried, thinking it wasn't a great place to stay. Plus, you can tell that this was another chain hotel before switching over to a Hilton branded hotel. But I am happy to report that this place surpassed my expectations.
Checking in was extremely easy here. Being a Hilton hotel I used the app to check in ahead of time. If you do this, you can request a digital key, time of check in, and bypass the front desk altogether. I love this option and it allows me to move at my own pace. And, on the backend of it all, checking out is simple as well.
Walking in here I was a bit lost at first. Attempting to find which corridor I needed to go down to get to my room. After going back and forth, I found the correct corridor. This happened as the front desk came out and checked on me. While in the lobby area, I was a bit worried. They had a police officer posted right there, it gave me pause that something has happened here in the past and this is why the police officer was sitting right near the entrance. Honestly, in the end, it didn't matter to me, I was just spending the night and would be on my way.
Made my way down the corridor and I happened to have one of the rooms at the end and on a corner. When I opened the door, with the app, I thought I was being pranked as when I opened the door, it felt like I was looking at another hallway. But, being in a corner room, this made sense. Small walk down this hallway and the whole room came into view. Honestly, this room was perfect when it came to the noise level. If something was going on in the hallway, I did not hear a damn thing. I felt isolated and I did feel relaxed.
With the rebrand came a remodel. They did a good job at this in my opinion. The colors were vibrant in the bathroom, relaxing in the living space. I had more than enough space in this room. King size bed, couch, desk, etc. This is the best room I have had in a while. I was able to sleep well and felt very comfortable.
The only downside was being ground level, even with the blinds closed, you can still sometimes see car lights coming through the window. But, with the sized of the room, it didn't really affect much in the room.
Then, like I said, check out was really simple. Did it on the app and walked out one of the side doors out to my vehicle.