I was called to Charlotte on a business trip last week and I arrived on Sunday and was scheduled to return to San Francisco the following Sunday. I decided to fly my wife and son along with me so I wouldn't have to be apart from them for a whole week. Well, by the time Thursday rolled around, my wife and I decided to leave the Hilton on Friday and take a road trip before heading back to the airport on Sunday. This decision was taken in no small part due to the accomodations at the Hilton Charlotte & Towers.
The room, adequate enough if I'd been here on my own, left much to be desired with my wife and infant. That's fine... After all, they're clearly a business hotel and it's not their job to cater to my family. Still, it's very easy to develop cabin fever in the hotel room.
So how about taking solace in the pool? Well, it turns out my wife and son could go to the YMCA pool but it would cost $12 a day *and* my son would only be able to use it between something like 5 and 7 in the evening. Are you fucking kidding me?!?
Service was excellent and we got room service a couple of nights... No complaints there. The bar downstairs stocks Hendrick's Gin, so they deserve props for that. Still, now that I can do a side-by-side comparison with the Omni, I'd pick the Omni next time if only because access to the pool is unfettered and I've come to realize you sure as hell better have access to a pool if you're in Charlotte in July or August (either that or get used to being indoors and sucking on the AC)