Radisson Hotel Providence Harbor, Providence

Checked into King Jacuzzi room for 1 night. The jacuzzi had hair (yes from the head and other areas) and the shower wall had hair all over it. We were afraid to walk around in bare feet. The hotel is also not ON the harbor, but across the highway from a lonely section of harbor with not much of a view.

This location has a huge problem with vandalism and cars getting broken into. I personally had my driver side window smashed. My GPS and Suitcase were stolen. The hotel coudl care less. Barely acknowledged the problem. My uncle also had his car broken in to. His digital camera and GPS were stolen. When the police arrived they said this happens at least once a month at this hotel. The hotel does nothing to change it. Horrible. Rude staff as well.

Yea, there's a lot of construction around this place & on the nearby highway (and there will be for quite some time to come), but this place was clean and quiet for me (I faced the harbor though). They have a large parking area, but you basically can't walk anywhere from here as it's in a seedy portion of town on the bad end of the harborfront in Providence. You may have to finagle your way off the highway to get here as well. I had a good experience sleeping here, but that's all that I did here.

6/19/2008 Pix misleading, right off I95, with construction out the front side starts @ 7am & interstate off the back side of hotel. View of chemical tanks on bay. Room was small. "Number" beds, didnt work put bed @ 50 & kept going up to 80 on its own. Bathroom had mold around tub & ceiling. Carpet had stains. TV remote didn't work to well. Tub drain plugged, came to fix it, & didn't. Phones in room don't work unless you push line 1 or line 2. A/C doesn't work for 6 minutes till after you turn it on & it smells as if somone dumped carpet fresh in it. As it blows out "odor" all nite. It only runs for a minute, shuts off, clanging metal, & starts up in 6 minutes & goes thru the whole cycle all nite long!!!!!!! On/off, on/off, etc Definitely find somewhere else to stay. Noisy & hard to breath in room, windows do not open.

The ads are totally misleading. You cannot walk anywhere because the hotel is right next to the freeway, in a dark industrial area with construction. Our room faced the freeway, and the noise was deafening all night long. You have to wait for the hotel shuttle to take you to downtown Providence, then you have to wait for the same shuttle to pick you up. We missed our train to Boston because the shuttle driver made us wait too long. I am a diabetic and reserved a refrigerator. When we checked in, I was told that all the fridges were spoken for, even though I had reconfirmed the fridge the day before we checked in. Don't stay at this Radisson unless you have your own car, and you have ear plugs, and make sure that your room does not face the freeway. We will never ever stay there again. I give this rating a Zero. Pay more and stay at the Westin in Downtown Providence. Also keep in mind that the Radisson will not take you to the airport. You have to pay for a $30 cab ride. All in all, the value was not there.

I've seen lots of negative reviews but this hotel really isn't so bad (and I can be pretty picky). Here's a list of considerations: _Pros_ 1. Luxurious beds -- very nice luxurious bedding including a nicely warm down comforter. Sleep Number bed for programmable firmness. (This glorified air mattress could have used a cushiony top, but otherwise was pretty cool.) 2. Bathroom was very very nice -- showerhead gave a perfect, high pressure spray. Wonderful little free toiletries including an impressive natural oatmeal exfoliating body bar. 3. Free shuttle service all over city - quite necessary given the location of the Radisson (see below). 4. Courteous service - everyone I spoke with was quite nice. _Cons_ 1. Location, location, location! As others have noted, this is right next to the freeway in the midst of ongoing construction. (But, you'll note looking around Providence that it is so small and compact that I-95 always seems to be really nearby.) This became a problem for me when I realized I'd forgotten my toothpaste, the hotel had run out, and I needed to walk to the nearest pharmacy to get some. The first five minutes of walking through the underpass construction area at night were a little sketchy! The nearest pharmacy and supermarket are about a 15-20 minute walk, each way. 2. Radisson appears built from an old warehouse. And with an old warehouse comes... drafts. I could not control the temperature in my room because there was a constant cold draft coming into the room right underneath the window heating unit. The heating unit couldn't sense the temp of the room so just kept running and running until temp was up to 80 degrees or so! Finally I stuffed extra pillows under the heating unit, turned it off, and huddled under the covers, and that was fine. It didn't get too cool (in early January). (I could have complained and perhaps gotten a better room, but was already settled in, so just examine your room carefully and ask for a change if you need it.) 3. Very few TV channels, only about 12 or so. Includes HBO at least. 4. They have a spa but it was "closed for maintenance" when I was there in early January. For the price, comparatively speaking, you'd probably do pretty well here. Providence is not a city with a very good public transit service, so the free shuttle service is a big plus over smaller, boutique hotels that might be a bit more consistent in their delivery of service.

vero good! excellent

This was our second visit to this Radisson this year. On our first visit, a few months ago, we were placed on a lower floor, and it wasn't great with peeling wallpaper, and a not too comfortable bed. We had to pay for bottled water in the room, and few extra amenities, beyond free parking. I was surprised to learn that this was a former Days's Inn. It is on a commercial waterfront, and not much of a view from any vantage point. In fact, when you drive to this location, you have to pass through a run down construction area that makes you feel a bit unsafe. It is no wonder they have shuttle van service, but it can be unreliable, especially when you want a pick-up back to the hotel. We waited an hour for a return trip back to the hotel from church services on a Sunday morning, and we had to make 3 calls to the front desk. The driving distance to the hotel from the church was less than 7 minutes away. The driver forgot where he left us off that morning, went back to the wrong church, and forgot about us. On our second visit, we did get a room on the 5th floor, and had to use a special elevator key for the "Executive Room area" on the 5th and 6th levels. The room was as small as our previous room, but it did have a jacuzzi, and this time the bottled water was free. The bed felt uncomfortable and sagged toward the center. They are supposed to put new beds in later. Once again,on this second visit, the shuttle van service was good getting us to our destination, but very slow for pick-up back to the hotel. I would not trust it at night. We were offered a free breakfast the next morning in compensation for the very late pick-up, but we were leaving that day. We were offered extra points on our Radisson card. The front desk is fairly attentive and understanding, and the house staff are kind. From what I have heard and read from other reviewers, the rooms could use a major face-lift. It is a fair place to stay if you can get a good discount through an agency, but it is not a three star hotel. It is just adequate to meet basic needs.

We came to the hotel for a Convention in town and we had a very nice stay. The breakfast and dinners were fantastic !! The beds were very comfortable. Some road construction being done, so it was a bit of a detour to find, but we did not mind.

This hotel did not live up to its advertisements. The location is pretty bad. The room had torn carpeting in it and we stayed on a weekend where there were no discounts, therefore, we paid quite a lot for a really disappointing hotel. Even if we could have received a discount, we would not stay at this place again. Since it was my first experience staying at a Radisson, doubt if we would ever stay at another one.