Got this hotel for 3 nights 8/25-28/2005 for a $62 bid on priceline. We checked in a little after 10 PM and I was excited to try the $20 tip/bribe that i read so much about on BB to try and get an upgrade. The staff member the frontdesk wasn't friendly at all and made me apprehensive of trying the tip trick, I did ask if upgrades were available and she was quick to say that everything is booked, we had to choose between 2 queen non-smoking and a king bed smoking room. We went with the king smoking room (the smoking smell in the room was unnoticeable). The hotel is dated, very much so, it's barely a 3-star establishment. I think priceline should give users the option of only selecting a 4-star hotel without automatically adding Resorts, because this particular resort is definitely not a 4-star. The room was ok size, mostly clean (there was a pretty nasty looking stain on the curtain lining). Construction was being done and there was a ladder and ropes just outside the "balcony" of our 2nd floor room window (a balcony that we couldn't access) didn't feel too great about that cause anyone could've climbed in. The pool area can use a little maintenance, in the Jacuzzi only one jet was working properly and the rest didn't have any pressure. Staff were generally ok, front desk staff could be a little friendlier and more helpful, upon given a smoking-room I jokingly asked if it'd smell too bad and was told that in Europe people smoked everywhere and she couldn't really notice the smell of smoke (the lady checking us in was from Germany) one housekeeping staff member was baffled by a request to change the sheets. But on the previous night, a note asking to change the sheets with a tip got us fresh sheets and even turn down service which was nice (I'm assuming that was different housekeeping staff). The bathroom was old, and a little awkward the vent in the bathroom didn't work at all everything got foggy after showers. They had the towels sitting on a shelf inside the bathtub area where they'd get wet when showering. There was a sink outside the bathroom which was nice when both of us were trying to get ready. The mainstreet market in the hotel is convenient, we were craving cookies and milk one night and it was very nice to be able to go down stairs and get some at 2 in the morning. 2 very large and excellent cookies with two little cartons of milk were for $6.08 which to me is very reasonable for the convenience. There weren't any resort or parking fees added, and we managed to find parking spots every night although it was a few minutes walk from the hotel sometimes. Maybe this hotel was a 4-star 10 years ago, it's definitely not anymore so keep that in mind when bidding in that area. If given the choice between this Hilton and a real 4-star we would not stay here again.
