I love staying at Hamptons because of their oh-so-comfortable beds and bedding. This hotel was no different, so they continue to get high marks there. An interesting perk is the Manager's Reception on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5-6pm. Monday is buffalo wings, Tuesday is Mexican fare from Zapata's, and Wednesday is pizza from Papa John's. The hotel also provides a salad bowl and complimentary beer and wine. So if you are a business traveler, you might not even need to go out for dinner if you take advantage of the buffet. The manager was there to meet and greet and personally serve guests - a nice touch.
The breakfast bar, however, really needs an upgrade. At every Hampton I have stayed, they provide a hot table of eggs and breakfast meats in addition to the usual continental breakfast offerings and cereal. The dining area here is smaller than usual, so perhaps they don't have the space. The replacement for the hot table is a mini-freezer full of pre-packaged frozen "meals", like french toast or pancakes or a sausage patty between two pancakes. You then microwave the package by pressing the button that matches the picture on the package. It is bizarre and, needless to say, not very edible. The "fresh" fruit bowl was actually canned fruit; the orange and grapefruit sections had very tough section walls, so not very good. I don't expect gourmet quality food when the breakfast is included with the hotel rate, but I do think they need to rethink it. The breakfast is more important to me than the Manager's Reception, as I need to get off to a good start before I go to my business engagement.
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