Ok tip of the day---USE HOTWIRE.COM. I was a little iffy at first. I normally like to know what I am buying before I buy. This is not the case with hotwire. You have to pay for the nonrefundable room then they tell you what hotel you just spent your money on. But it was totally worth the risk! We got a room at the DoubleTree in downtown Pittsburgh for a weekend getaway.
The hotel is awesome. It was super clean, trendy, and had a great staff. And the moment you check in you get a warm chocolate chip cookie. The woman at the front desk had a smile on her face from the time we checked in at 3 pm to the time last time we saw her coming in from a show at 10:45.
She upgraded our room to the King Suite. It was a beautiful room. Huge. And I did my routine Hotel Bed Bug Inspection and all was clear. The bathroom was a little small. But the weird thing was- There was only one mirror in the whole place...in the bathroom. Next time you go into a hotel count the number of mirrors. There are always two aren't there?
This hotel is great for tourists. There is a free shuttle that runs anywhere downtown until 10:30. The driver of the shuttle was great. Although his shift was supposed to end at 10:30, he agreed to pick us up after our show at 10:30.
What I will say is that the parking is a little expensive but it makes things easy to just pay the 18 dollars and forget about it.