My husband Rick and I stayed here last weekend (12/6/08-12/7/08). We went to the Christmas celebration at Old Economy Village that Saturday Night and the following day we went to a football party at one of Rick's friends who lived nearby. Not wanting to drive all the way back to Squirrel Hill only to return the next day, we found a great rate for this hotel on www.hotwire.com
The Doubletree is absolutely wonderful for a one-night get away! They have wonderful little touches like free hot beverages all day and fresh cookies upon check in (always good for this diabetic in case she "goes low" in the middle of the night--and she did!).
The rooms here are absolutely spacious. Rick and I had one of the "smaller" rooms, the Standard King. The room includes work desk with ergonomic chair, and something I've never seen in a hotel before-- 27" flat screen TVs. The beds are very firm and have lots of pillows on them. Some of the larger rooms include suites and living rooms.
The Doubletree also has a pool and a fitness room, both of which we made use of. The pool is a little small, but you can do "mini-laps" in it if you want. The fitness room is your typical hotel fitness room with a couple of universal fitness machines and a few cardio machines. I liked being able to do a work-out before breakfast for a change.
The only drawback to these larger hotels is that they usually don't offer a complimentary breakfast. In fact, breakfast at these places can usually be expensive. Although their restaurant, Jackson's was a little more moderate than many hotel restaurants, it's strange how they don't show the nearby Bob Evans on their website listings for nearby restaurants. We ate there instead and saved a lot of money.
That aside, this is a terrific hotel.