To the Hamptons! Hampton by Hilton i.e

I needed a place to stay for awhile and decided to sleep at Hampton by Hilton. I’ve never tried this chain before and well, it is pretty standard, given that I chose a standard room. Outside of that reason, still standard and I’ll tell you why. The breakfast menu isn’t western at all and that was the reason I chose to stay here because one of the reviews said they had good options for western breakfasts. There is a breakfast buffet but I didn’t get much, as it was mostly oily Asian food. Nothing is wrong with that should it be your preference but I don’t want anything oily so early in the morning (breakfast is from 7-10AM). As was stated, it’s a buffet so I did not choose anything I didn’t want. There was fruit and the cupcakes were good with some orange juice. The OJ however, tasted like it had dishwashing liquid in it. Now I don’t know if this came from the cup or the container the juice was in but I didn’t want to play detective and find out. The carpet in the hall on my floor had a large stain which, when you’re heading to your room is the first thing you see. It doesn’t leave you with a good impression. This is one of the older Hampton by Hiltons I could tell. I’ve seen newer ones from previous cities but never stayed there. At this one, I really just wanted some place to stay before I went on, I didn’t book it for the experience-just for a comfy bed plus breakfast. High praises for the former, wish I could say the same for the latter. The view of the room was good. I enjoyed sitting by the window at nights and taking in the lights and passing cars below while I ate. If you’re sharing a room, for privacy’s sake, the toilet space has a door which is separated from the shower so that’s a plus. If you need to order takeout, just have it delivered to the hotel and let the front desk know. They will then arrange for it to be delivered to your room using one of those rectangular robots. Please note when the robot is at your door, you will get a call with an automated message, it’s not reception-it’s the robot telling you to open the door. (Don’t speak a wink of Chinese and upon it calling about 3 times, I finally figured out it was outside. I kept wondering why each call is repeating the same sentences over and over) That robot was very charming to me. On the day of checking out, the receptionist gave me a silk scarf 🧣 as a gift to thank me for my stay. I’m sure it’s nothing expensive but I do appreciate it. My preferences aside, perhaps it’s a good or okay hotel for you. If you made it this far in the review, drop a comment for questions related to the stay. #freehotelstay #trip #hotelstay #summervacation #suzhou #crimson21