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| - This hotel was fabulous, really everything we could have wanted.
The room was huge and although we were there for a short stay and really didn't need a kitchen, a dining table, a desk, and a living room area, it was nice to have the area to spread out a little. My boyfriend loved the large TV. The room was really spotless, and the kitchen seemed pretty well stocked with whatever you would need if you wanted to make a few meals (i.e. a strainer if you wanted to make pasta.) They also would grocery shop for you and stock your fridge if you leave a list, and charge it to your room! We didn't take advantage of this, but it seemed like a great perk - I love the idea of having a kitchen in your room, but who wants to grocery shop while you're on vacation? For "room service" they also deliver from a nearby restaurant.
The location is directly across from PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball field, and from our room on the 7th floor you could see into the park - not to the field, but to the concourse and seating area at least. I'd be interested in seeing the view from the top floor. We were also within an easy walk from Heinz Field and the Warhol Museum.
The hotel also offers a lot of amenities - an indoor pool, a small fitness room, a theater, a pool table, a lot of lounge space (as if your room isn't big enough) with televisions, and a really cool outdoor patio with a fire pit and a large grill if you want to host a little barbecue outside.
The breakfast was great. They had 2 waffle makers, eggs, sausage, french toast, yogurt, cereals, bagels and bread/toast, cereal, muffins (chocolate chip! my favorite!) and wonderful fruit, yogurt, granola parfaits, 4 kinds of juice, coffee, tea, and milk. The morning we were there, it was a little crowded, for example I had to wait a minute or two for the toaster, and they were out of the muffins but quickly refilled them. Everything was delicious, especially those muffins and the yogurt parfait!
The front desk staff was very nice. We had gotten a little lost on our way in, but they stayed on the phone with us and talked us right into their parking lot, and when we got in they made sure we knew about all of the amenities they offer. That required reciting a long list, but don't you hate when you're checking out of a hotel and thinking "Oh, I didn't even know they had a...."?
Finally, I have to mention the shuttle service. They had a van that would take you around Pittsburgh. Although we had a car with us, we had driven 6 hours to get there, and had a 6 hour drive home to look forward to, so it was nice to let someone else do the driving and leave our car in the lot. Whenever we called, the driver was there to get us within a few minutes, he didn't mind taking us from place to place, and best of all he had some great tips on what to see. It was really nice to be chauffeured around, and dropped off valet style right in front of the places we wanted to see, especially with such friendly service.
The price was a little more than I was expecting to spend in Pittsburgh, but after staying there I would say that it was worth it. (And, on the weekend at least, it is pretty tough to find a cheap room in this neighborhood.) This hotel was excellent, I would recommend it if you're staying in Pittsburgh and I will definitely seek out other Residence Inn locations on future trips - I only hope they can live up to the Pittsburgh location!
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