One of the nicer hotels in Madison (and priced as such) with large rooms and super friendly staff. I visit Madison 4-6 times a year and have stayed at the Hilton before but not in the past 5 years. I must say I was suitably impressed by their staff from the valet to the front desk staff - all were efficient, and Mr. Rogers friendly and helpful which was much appreciated after the 5-hour drive from Minneapolis.
I had a great room on the 10th floor that looked out over the lake. Nice view.
Since we visited on Homecoming Weekend the place was hopping but that didn't deter their smiles and service attitude (although the parking was full when we arrived but the valet took care of us without a charge).
The location is great, just a couple of blocks off the capital square which makes it easy to visit our other Madison favorite, the Farmer's market that runs each Saturday from about May until October. Having a fridge in the room was nice so we could keep all the cheese we bought fresh for the drive home to Minneapolis.