Hampton Inn Raleigh/Clayton I-40, Garner

This hotel was a little old but very clean. It's right next to a liquor store though, which made me wonder. I was there for a job interview, and I started to wonder if it was there for a reason. The staff is helpful I guess, but I didn't really talk to them a lot. The fitness center smelled really bad, and the only machine that worked was the elliptical. I stayed in this hotel twice, and I have to say, I was more satisfied the 2nd time around. I did have some trouble with my wireless/wired internet access, and the poor guy at the front desk had NO clue how to help. When I called the number for Time Warner Cable that they provided, the guy on the phone was grumpy and fussed at me for not knowing the hotel's info.

My experience on this hotel was great, first of all the location is perfect for business, in the morning the road is clear and you can be on it only by 5 to 8 min and you will be at Raliegh if you go to the beach that will take you around 2 hrs or less, as I said is great location. On night, several restaurants are available and malls are close to it too. About the service is ok, I do not have any excuses to said it was bad. And the price is a little bit high (Around 95dlls per night after tax), I definitely will recommend it and will stay again and again...

The hotel room we originally arranged for was for two, however, the hotel manager was willing to let us preview room before purchase, when we pondered the likelihood of additional people sleeping in same room. Manager advised us that room was equipped with a pull-out couch that would accommodate additional guests if necessary. Room was spacious and more than we bargained for with it's clean, huge and peaceful rooms. This particular suite was equipped with most of the amenities we've become accustomed to for Hampton Suites, such as coffee maker, microwave, refridgerator, coffee table, desk and whirlpool bath/shower. The bed was soft and cuddly like sleeping in a bed of soft fluffy clouds but still firm enough to not give backache. Reminded me of my plane ride there. The breakfast seem more tailored to some one on the run rather than sit-down breakfast as their sister hotel Homewood suites provided but they had tough competition with I-Hop at their front door. However, we did enjoy the actual on-the-go brown bag that we picked up when we checked-out that morning. Now for the downside, the service left a lot to be desired when simple items like needle and thread and a plunger were requested when a minor emergency erupted. Although, apologies accepted and we definitely will return as the positives outweighed the negatives and still made for a pleasant visit.