The Hilton Garden Inn has a lot going for it--pretty good location directly on Sixth St, friendly staff, nicer rooms than average in the chain. It also has a few bizarre things that make me not want to stay there again.
-The front desk was completely and totally incapable of recommending a restaurant in the entire city. The only place they could suggest was a bad bar right next door to the hotel. Even when we pressed them on it, thats all they could come up with. Is that a joke??
-Mandatory valet parking for $26 a day is offensive.
-Lobby smells like something died in it.
-To walk from the lobby to Sixth St you have to go on this underpass by a bug-infested stream that looks like it's out of a horror movie.
-Pool is a joke, as others have said.
We got a pretty good rate, definitely cheaper than the normal Hilton and others in the immediate area. Just wasn't satisfying overall. Loved Austin though!
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