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| - So.. I need to update my review. I updated at 2:06 am last night, but I don't think my mood was quite fair at the time. Here is my full experience this trip:
I check in, behind the weekly Edward Jones shipment, 36 minutes in line (-1 star). It is my turn, the clerk is awesome... I have a "pool room" because of my Hilton Honors frequency (+3 stars). Room is clean, a/c is set to a comfortable temperature, no complaints (+3 stars).
I go to bed the first night. My "pool" room also fronts Rural Road. At 2:06am, Tempe PD chases a car into the parking lot. In true COPS form, one of the officers follows the passenger suspect through the parking lot then ditches his car to chase (on foot) the passenger that is running. He forgets to turn his siren off. 10 feet from my window. It stays on for 7 minutes. Ok, cool.... Cops have to do their thing, its over.... not quite. Tempe PD then decides to take the driver of the car out at gunpoint - via the loud speaker. 3:15, back to sleep (-12 stars).
The next morning I wake up, have the free breakfast... cooked to order. It was good.. (you get 5 stars back). I get back to the room after my meetings, my room is clean, my clothes respectably folded (+4 more stars).
This is how they end up at a 2-star rating. This is a very old hotel. It is on the cusp of a shady neighborhood. I would not spend personal money on this hotel. Corporate? different story.
The facts: A room for 2 nights (Sunday and Monday) - $373
Internet - $ 9.95 per DAY (unless you have absurd Hilton Honors points like I do).
This is as fair as I can be based on my visit. I am trying the Chandler Hilton on my next trip.
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