Hampton Inn Tuscaloosa-University, Tuscaloosa

The gentleman who considered this motel to be on a level with the best hotels he has experienced during his international travel tells me he travels exclusively in Bangladesh outside of Dhaka, or he is extremely easy to please, or he was high at the time of the review, or he has an interest in this motel. This motel has no gym. The key card typically expires after 2 days, regardless of your reservation length. The explanation is perfunctory until you insist that the card be dated correctly. Apparently, 2 days is the policy unless it is contested. My first room here had the desk wedged against the king bed , making entry from that direction tricky at best. My next room offered no desk - problem solved! The room layouts as far as the furniture is concerned are odd and not typicaly Hampton. The hot water is exteremely hot and will burn you. There is not enough drawer space if you are here more than 2 days. Two drawers and the big one has the extra bedding. The curtains are cheap and light enters from all sides and top. There is a gap under the entry door large enough to slide a prison meal and of course it serves as a powerful night-light. These room use locally controlled AC/Heat units (no wall thermostat) and the fan will not operate without AC or Heat running. So, at night, you must choose between only the fan or either the heater or AC kicking in on a regular basis. Nice... Dry cleaning only is offered. If you have socks and underwear, just throw them away and buy new ones - it's a wash. Location is poor unless you are visiting someone at the university. Voila. The breakfast is up to Hampton standards. Other than that, their philosophy seems to be: no one stays here more than one or two nights, so why sweat it.

I am really wondering who writes these reviews for this hotel. I travel to Tuscaloosa alot on business and this is by far one of my worst experiences. The hotel is way off the interstate and away from everything. At checkin the receptionist seemed more interested in texting on her Iphone than helping me. The first room they placed me in had hair in the bathtub and something sticky all over the floor and the carpet appeared not to have been vacuumed in days. The put me in another room and that room had a broken lamp, stains on the carpet and the TV with no reception. Unless you are an Alabama fan you will be greatly affended by the overall appearance of this hotel...............looks more like a Alabama Memorial than a hotel. Don't waste your time.

We absolutely loved out stay. Staff went out of their way to make us feel at home. Warm cookies in the evening and a hot breakfast in the morning. One of the most comfortable beds I have ever slept on. I highly recommend.

I have travelled around the world and this is far and away one of the best hotels I have stayed in. The hotel is CLEAN, the staff is FRIENDLY and OUTGOING. Breakfast was superb! Look forward to my next visit.