My spouse and I stayed at the Hampton Inn Downtown Pittsburgh on a Friday evening in mid-September 2017. (We have stayed at this hotel several times previously.)
Parking
is included in the nightly rate. The uncovered parking lot is on street level,
making it easy to retrieve items from your car. The lot requires keycard access
to enter and exit. A few spaces nearest the building are reserved for Diamond
HHonors member parking. Luggage carts are available.
This
hotel has a small indoor pool and spa/hot tub that has lifts to assist the
handicapped. Breakfast is included in the room rate, with both hot and cold
items (it is a standard Hampton Inn breakfast offering, including their
make-your-own waffles). The breakfast room can get crowded at times; the
overflow guests are directed to sit across the hall in a conference room. On
weekdays, a take-along breakfast bag is available if you are running short on
time. Free coffee and tea are available throughout the day near the front desk.
Off the lobby is a small business center (with computers and printer), and
there is a small pantry/store behind the front desk.
Rooms
ending in 01 (201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801) are the most preferable studio
suite rooms, with corner locations and an entrance foyer. We stayed in room 201,
which is a studio suite/corner unit with an entrance foyer, hallway kitchenette
(refrigerator, microwave, sink), sofa bed (with a coffee table in front and a
cocktail table aside), desk and chair, side chair, king-size bed, large vanity
area and closet, and smallish bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub/shower combination.
According to the hotel directory, rooms ending in 00, 19, and 20 are also
corner rooms, but they may lack the entrance foyer. Rooms on the eighth/top
floor seem larger than on other floors but still vary in size, so choose 802,
803, 806, 807, 809, 810, 813, 814, 815, and 816 over room 805, 811, and 812. On
lower floors, rooms ending in 10 (210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710) are located at
the center of each floor and seem a bit larger, although the bed configuration
may be two doubles only. On our second stay, we had a standard room with a king
bed, and it was a great size, with high ceilings, which made it seem more
spacious (it may feel more crowded if the room has two double beds). Wi-Fi is
free for all guests (you do not need to be a certain level of Hilton HHonors.)
Each floor contains ice and vending machines, and some floors offer guest
laundry.
The
hotel is located directly across the street from the John Heinz History Museum,
which is run by the Smithsonian Institute and contains Americana and sports
memorabilia. Nearby quality restaurants include Eleven (one of our Pittsburgh
favorites) and Lidia's Italian Kitchen. The heart of the Strip District is a
short walk from the hotel, with additional restaurants (such as Kaya) and many
bars. The hotel is an easy walk along the river (and across one of the bridges)
to the North Shore (for access to the baseball and football stadiums, Carnegie
Science Center, and Rivers Casino).
We will stay here again - great location and affordable
rates!
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