Hampton Inn Salt Lake City Central

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I stay at Hamptons often. This has historically been my go to, when in SLC. But, they are renovating and renaming Spark. The quality has gone WAY down. No longer offering a hot meal. Just a brown paper bag with sugar loaded prepackaged things. The new and improved room? WOW - One plug at the desk. And, one in the bathroom. No USB ports anywhere. Forget charging your devices. No where, near bed, to plug in. Staff is crammed in a tiny area resembling a closet. They are apathetic and unhelpful. When I asked about other breakfast options other than sweet sugar loaded crap, the solutions was "would you like to cancel with no penalty?"

This hotel is converting to a Spark by Hilton on July 25, 2025. The signs have already been changed on the exterior of the building. I have stayed at countless Hampton Inns over the past two years. It is my go to Hilton brand. This one is the worst! It became apparent to me why it is being downgraded to a Spark by Hilton property. Our nightly rate was $149.62. Outrageous considering the shape the hotel is in. The room - • Smoke alarm would beep randomly throughout the day and night • No iron or ironing board • No safe • No microwave • One hangar in closet • Mini-fridge did not work well • Sheets were clean, but did not fit the mattress. They would constantly curl up on the sides. • Electrical outlets near bed are non-existent. You had to move the table in order to use the outlet. • Desk chair is a hard metal chair that belongs on an outside patio • AC worked fine • Shower temperature and water pressure were fine Hotel - Three floors The area around the hotel is not very exciting. It shares a parking lot with Dee’s Restaurant. It is very close to I-215 and State Highway 201 (West 2100 South). The hotel is a loud active construction zone. What they call breakfast is sitting in the hallway. The breakfast area is closed. The front desk is in the business center. The main entrance to the hotel / lobby is completely off-limits and you must enter and exit the hotel through a side entrance. The hot tub, pool, business center, and fitness center are closed. There is one ice machine on the first floor that was hardly making any ice. On our last night at 2:45 AM, the hotel had to be evacuated due to smoke near the elevator. The entire building smelled like smoke. We had to stand outside and wait for the fire department to arrive and approve us to go back inside. We received no apology or compensation. This hotel is a complete dump. Our stay was a huge disappointment. Please avoid it at all costs.