I stayed at the Hampton, San Jose for 4 nights while attending a business conference downtown. The rooms are very large and reasonably priced. They are new and clean with high ceilings. The bathrooms are also modern and large. The hotel staff does everything possible to make your stay pleasant.
Try to book a room on an upper floor. I was on the first floor and I could hear someone pacing in the room above for most of the first night. It would seem that the floors in a new building would not creek so loudly when people were walking. Some nights the people stopped their pacing but other nights they didn't. In an earlier review, I mentioned not to stay in a hotel that provides ear plugs, this one does, so I should have heeded my own advice.
There are several good choices in restaurants at a shopping mall less than 1/2 mile away. They include crab/seafood, barbecue and American cuisine. Downtown is about 3 miles away so the hotel location is a good choice if you are doing business in the downtown area. The immediate vicinity is not especially pretty so it is not a good location if you like to go for walks.
This would be a very good hotel if it was better insulated and located in a prettier neighborhood. It still rates slightly above average due to the exceptional staff and good prices.
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