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| - been traveling a lot lately and this was one of our stops. we booked the aloft W down the street and those posers, actually sold our room out from under us and, as a 'sorry' comp'ed us a room at the Hilton here.... now, first off, if you're going to say sorry with a comp, why wouldn't it be a nice hotel. not that the hilton isn't 'nice' but it's not quite at the level of the aloft. so why not find a comparable suite? anyway, that's a dig at the aloft and i don't want it to influence the hilton.
i hesitate to give this place only 3 stars because what else do you really expect from this place. it's very clean and orderly. service is good. room is BASIC. no frills. they have an iron so you can iron your wrinkled shirts before going off to your meetings in the morning. hair dryer works. hot water. room is quiet. etc, etc.... they COULD spare a thicker blanket as i had to turn the heat up in the room to sleep comfortably because the blankets where _thin_... but oh well.
and i should take a moment to point out the breakfast buffet was unusually good. not a massive selection but there were 9 staff down there waiting on about 8 customers hand and foot. i was playing with teh waffle-maker, about to make myself a waffle, and one staff member jumped in front of me (at the SELF-SERVICE waffle-maker) and said: "no problem, sir, i'll make that for you and bring it to your table." amazing. the food was 3 star but the service was 5. the room was 3 stars but the service at the front desk from 4. so again, i wonder if i should round to 4 but it's ultimately a holiday inn, a basic room. so it's good for what it is but not a ton more.
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