Name: The Cincinnatian Hotel Curio Collection by Hilton
Address: 601 Vine Street, Cincinnati Central Business District, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, US
Price range: $159–$503 per night
Rating: 7.73

What guests think

Reviews of The Cincinnatian Hotel Curio Collection by Hilton highlight a central downtown location and consistently friendly staff, alongside recurring issues with aging rooms, unreliable air conditioning and plumbing, noise from the atrium or street, and uneven housekeeping.

Guests appreciate the historic character, comfortable beds, and attached coffee shop, but note limited amenities, occasional restaurant closures, and expensive valet-only parking. Room quality varies widely, from spacious, updated suites to dated spaces with worn fixtures, interior-facing windows, and spotty Wi-Fi. Expect a convenient base downtown if you value location and service, but check room type and recent maintenance before booking.

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Facilities

Facilities are limited: guests like the attached coffee shop, but report occasional restaurant/bar closures, limited room service, and few amenities. Parking is valet-only and pricey, with occasional delays or confusion.

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10

Peyton

Jun 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The Cincinnatian is a lovely hotel in a great area of downtown Cincinnati. It has old charm, staff with friendly service, and well maintained rooms and facilities. There is a great coffee shop on the first floor, and there is also a restaurant, though it was unexpectedly closed the evening we attempted to go. We really enjoyed our stay and would happily visit again if we return to Cincinnati.

8

Eduardo

Jun 22, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I did not like the limited hours of the inroom dining from Mavericks. And not many hot alternatives from the hotel.

8

sandi

Apr 2, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The valet services were expensive but very friendly.

8

Steve

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Quiet Parking Expensive Breakfast Expensive

8

Darrell

Sep 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property is well located, with a 10 minute walk to the Riverwalk. Non-valet parking is close to the hotel. My main issue with this stay is with Expedia\'s relation with the hotel on breakfast. Without going into the particulars, my experience would say don\'t prebuy breakfast, which is not a buffet style, but essentially a credit in the hotel "coffee shop". Better to just buy in the shop itself.

10

Christopher

Nov 18, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful hotel in the heart of the city. Walk to restaurants and shops. Very comfortable bed. Our room had a fireplace, jacuzzi and a shower for two with side jets. Its the city, so be prepared for parking fees. Will cost you $50 with tips.

6

Cortney

Jun 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

For the price you pay, the hotel could at least have hot complimentary coffee in the lounge. They direct you to a restaurant that is attached where you pay for coffee

4

Monique

Jan 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

They only had 1 valet person working. There were no luggage carts. The whirlpool room I was put in was nothing like the site photos. The bed was not comfortable, there was no headboard so I was unable to sit up in the bed because of artwork they have on the wall. No tv in the bathroom as advertised on the site. Asked the front desk if any were available and she didn't know because they have no log of what rooms have what in them. Water that you can get at the barely stocked Dollar General was $3 a bottle. Had to ask for towels from the front desk because housekeeping didnt speak English nor understand the word "towel". The vents were filled with dust and the light bulbs were mix matched. The handicap button for the door outside dosent work. The fireplace in the bathroom does not blow out heat. The toilet handle had to be held down in order to flush. The pillows were extra flat and very uncomfortable. When checking out i went to the lobby for a luggage cart and again none were available, informed they only had 3 for the entire 8 story hotel and they share with the hotel next door. An employee came to my room with a blue laundry cart and expected us to put our luggage in it. There is only 1 ice maker on the 6th floor but no signs to let guest know that. The rooms have no microwaves. For this to be a Hilton, it was very poor and poorly managed. I will never stay at another Hilton unless its a Secrets Resort. I feel like the photos were false advertisements.

8

Ronald

Sep 22, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Good location. Good coffee shop (Kidd) in hotel.

8

Amy

Jul 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk staff was friendly and helpful. Property was nice. Had a few issues during our stay- hair dryer didn’t turn on and called front desk for replacement- came quickly. Room service was unavailable- this was a big one because we were starving. Also had one hand towel, and 2 bath towels- called to front desk and housekeeping brought 2 more bath towels. Didn’t realize until later there were no wash cloths , but just made due without. Valet parking was wonderful and super easy. Overall, it was a nice overnight stay for our event.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness feedback is inconsistent, with several reports of dirty tubs, hair on linens, dust, and occasional mold, while others found rooms clean.

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Keith

Jul 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lack of towels supplied. Room had accumulated dust in the slatted pocket doors. Location was great, staff was great, beds were comfortable. Stock more towels and a thorough cleaning would make this hotel really nice.

6

Kyle

Aug 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Our room was not super clean - the bedspread had many hairs on it. Room was nice and spacious. The bathroom door had diagonal slats, which was odd and not ideal for a family.

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Kelly

Sep 4, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We stayed two nights. Check in was fast and easy. When we got up to our room the floor was dirty the pillow case had makeup on it the sheets and comforter were dirty the bathtub was dirty. Definitely not acceptable I asked for a new room and it had dirty handprints on the ceiling over the bed the bathroom door was filthy dirty and dust everywhere. The room was very warm we could not turn the air down. Over-all very disappointed. room definitely was not cleaned but !!

4

Sam

Feb 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hvac system did not work properly. Inside temperature was 76* with thermostat set to 68*. The shower had hair on the walls and floor. And mold in the shower.

4

Walter

Feb 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We had to come in and clean the bathroom. Hair left in the shower. Dirt also was still around the tub. The floor was not clean at all. Dirt was all over the floor not mopped or vacuumed.

8

Morgan

Nov 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean and the staff was very nice.

4

Kameron

Aug 4, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was not like the photos shown when booking.. we were here for a two day stay and our toilet was broke the entire time. The front desk was notified four different times about it and kept saying someone would be up. It was squealing so bad we had to shut the water off to it. The bathtub had mold in the crease of tile. We unfortunately will not be back.

6

Haley Elizabeth

May 29, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

The hotel was beautiful and had very friendly staff. The only downfall was that we never had housekeeping tend to our room any of the 4 days we were there. We had to ask the lady at the front desk for towels twice since this was never tended to by housekeeping.

6

Courtney

Feb 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The bathtub was not clean (lots of hair), and the drain didn’t work.

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Thomas

Jun 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed in a room that was facing the outside. It was super loud due to traffic and emergency vehicles. The bathroom tile was dirty. Definitely needs attention.

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Rooms

Room experience varies widely: some suites are spacious with comfortable beds, while others feel dated, have interior-facing windows, lobby or street noise, or spotty Wi-Fi and loud HVAC.

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Dave

Oct 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel is how an older building should be modified for a hotel . I have stayed at other hotels downtown in several cities and normally extremely small rooms and high prices and outdated amenities. This hotel was perfect blend of our work charm and modem day peeks blended into one. Oversized room in our corner suite and nice size jetted tub in a 1950s style marbled tile finished around the double vanity and tub it self. Very comfortable bed and bedding . And HVAC was easily controlled and easily handing the bigger rooms

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Allison

Feb 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I have stayed here before and had better experiences. This room was very small and had a balcony that overlooked the lobby. That was a huge downfall as we were woken up all night from loud people in the lobby coming back from their night out. We could also hear what I assume was cleaning up or preparing the kitchen/ restaurant. That was very loud. I have stayed in other rooms that are more spacious and do not overlook the lobby. Had I known this is what I was booking I would not have booked. It is located in a great location and is a 1 min walk from Fountain Square but this room was lacking anything special.

6

Michelle

Nov 6, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Air conditioning not working in the room. Huge crack under the door letting in light and sound.

8

Daniel

Aug 2, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

nice spacious, clean rooms.. Great service from staff.. Good downtown location..

6

Brian

May 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is old and the rooms need updating. The fixtures are old and outdated.

6

Sean

Sep 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

$400/night with a shower that didn’t drain and made really loud noises, TV that had only a few channels = an average hotel.

8

Elizabeth F

Jul 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great bed and AC works great. However, the sky light gave us an earlier wake up than we wanted.

6

Christopher

Feb 17, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Wifi didnt work in my room for the four day duration. Clean and comfy beds but noisy aircon and electrics. The property as a whole is vast and a bit tired. Staff are friendly

6

Alex

Mar 29, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Small room and thought looks like recently updated it was in poor condition. Staff was very polite and helpful and quickly resolved a WiFi issue I was having. Room itself left a lot to be desired

8

Sarah

Nov 6, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Really nice room, but our view overlooked the lobby. Very weird, made the room feel like a storage closet. Worst part was the lobby echos and the windows aren’t soundproof, so people coming in and out of the lobby woke us up several times. I’d ask for a street facing room next time.

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Service

Service is mixed: many guests commend friendly, helpful front-desk and valet staff, but others cite slow or unresponsive support, reservation and room-type errors, and delays with issue resolution and valet.

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Kenneth

Apr 18, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Had an issue with the AC first night. Problem continued the next day, however staff did great job in getting the issue fixed. Great staff at this location.

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Chris

Jan 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We showed up to the hotel and nobody was at the front desk to greet us where we waited hoping someone would show up, finally they did. They don't clean/refresh the rooms daily and I was told if it's over 2 days I need to call them and let them know even though we only have enough towels, coffee in the room for one day. The interior courtyard was loud at 5am. Wifi kept going in and out, so if you're working, its a nightmare. We called down to the front desk and a couple times it rang endlessly. Not sure what is going on there but the place is a mess. Never again.

4

Brittany

Oct 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

AC was very loud and squealed in the room. The toilet leaked water all over the bathroom. I told the front desk about the leak before we left for our event, we got back and there had clearly been someone in our room since the soaked toilet water towels were moved but the toilet still leaked. We were also told there was 24/7 valet at check-in but when we got back to the hotel between 10-11p we were told there was no valet and had to park down the block.

10

Brian

Oct 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Upgraded to a premium room at no cost and without request, which was appreciated. The room was clean and comfortable. The staff was super friendly and helpful. The front desk manager sent me a text the day after check in to make sure everything was going well and to ask if we needed anything. I love the location in central downtown near virtually everything you'll need. I'm sure we'll be back again in our next visit to Cincinnati.

4

Amanda

Sep 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We checked in and went up to our room. The room had not been cleaned. We came back down and the gentleman next to us checking in also had a dirty room and walked into a woman brushing her teeth in the bathroom. The front desk went to check the new room before we checked in. He was gone for quite some time and I believe he made house keeping clean this room within 5-10 minutes so we didn’t have a second dirty room. I loved this hotel previously but two customers going into dirty, occupied rooms is unacceptable.

10

Alexandrea

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a great stay! Our first room was great but the AC went out in that room midway through the stay. Ronnie at the front desk was extremely helpful and quickly moved us to an upgraded room for the remainder of the stay. The accommodations in both rooms were fantastic - very comfortable bed. The bathroom was incredible with a nice soaking tub. The coffee in the coffee shop downstairs is excellent. Ronnie, Michael, and Wash at valet were all very friendly and courteous. We will definitely be back!

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Angela

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our whirlpool tub would not drain and was dirty. The toilet would not flush and was about to overflow. I called the front desk and waited an hour. No one came. We went to the front desk and spoke to a manager who sent us up a really young "engineer" who's solution was to just shut off our water and not come back. 12 hours with a non flushing toilet. Absolutely ridiculous. Stopped at front desk the next morning and was assured I would get a refund and that has not happened.

10

Mike

Sep 19, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Front staff was very very helpful with helping me with directions, food recommendations, and rideshare services.

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steven

Jul 14, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Keierra at the front desk made our day!!!!!

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Linda

Jun 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Will you received terrible service from both the front desk and the valet? They were unable to get our car for the valet and they literally made us walk to the parking garage and search for our car in 90° heat which took us over 30 minutes carrying all of our luggage I was so pissed off. I had called for room service in the morning and the woman hung up on me so I decided not to order when I went to the desk to check out said oh I’m sorry I I was the one who answered the phone when you called I didn’t mean to hang up on you , why would she not call me back? If she had any interest in good service, she would’ve done that so disappointed I’m not go to Cincinnati again and I used to love this hotel when it was managed by original owners Hilton.

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Location

Central downtown location is a consistent highlight, walkable to Fountain Square, restaurants, and ballparks; a few mention construction noise or an uncomfortable street scene nearby.

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Wesley

Dec 15, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Overall, this hotel was excellent. It’s historic and in a good location that’s walkable to a lot of good restaurants and bars. It’s also a close enough walk to OTR and the banks. The bed was really comfortable and the shower was phenomenal (great water pressure and jacuzzi tub). Will stay here again.

8

Darcy

Oct 8, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Centrally located within walking distance to restaurants, sports venues, and the riverfront.

4

Sara

Oct 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

For the price I have expected a much nicer well maintained hotel. The bathroom door was broken in our room, the toilet wouldn’t flush properly. There were drug addicts passed out right outside the door every time we left the building. We travel often and this has been one of the worst stays, for the amount paid.

10

Amanda

Jul 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A lot of construction around the hotel so it is loud in the morning

10

Marvin

Apr 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful location next to Fountain Square and Revel OTR.

10

Loyd

Jul 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Downtown and close to so much!

10

Amy

Jan 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location to downtown

10

Irene

Aug 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Went to the baseball game and it was walking distance

8

Gim

Oct 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good location in heart of downtown Cincinnati

8

Mary

May 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Fantastic, walkable location! Great coffee shop in Libby to grab coffee or breakfast. Close to a variety of restaurants and the bus routes.

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Dining

The attached coffee shop is popular and used for breakfast credits, but guests report inconsistent restaurant/bar availability, limited in-room dining, and higher-than-expected breakfast costs.

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Wanda.L

Jan 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I thought there would have been more options for restaurants inside this huge hotel. The bar / snack was very disappounting. My husband and I sat there over 15 minutes before anyone came out the back to notice us. The menu was extremely limited and not pleasing. Otherwise I truly enjoyed our stay. Thank you!

10

Peyton

Jun 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The Cincinnatian is a lovely hotel in a great area of downtown Cincinnati. It has old charm, staff with friendly service, and well maintained rooms and facilities. There is a great coffee shop on the first floor, and there is also a restaurant, though it was unexpectedly closed the evening we attempted to go. We really enjoyed our stay and would happily visit again if we return to Cincinnati.

8

Eduardo

Jun 22, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I did not like the limited hours of the inroom dining from Mavericks. And not many hot alternatives from the hotel.

8

MAtthew

Dec 18, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We had excellent service Friday night at bar and terrible Saturday.

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Susan

Sep 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The King room was spacious, clean, comfortable bed. Only downside was the Keurig coffee maker left an unpleasant taste in the coffee, luckily there was a coffee shop off the lobby of the hotel.

8

Darrell

Sep 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property is well located, with a 10 minute walk to the Riverwalk. Non-valet parking is close to the hotel. My main issue with this stay is with Expedia\'s relation with the hotel on breakfast. Without going into the particulars, my experience would say don\'t prebuy breakfast, which is not a buffet style, but essentially a credit in the hotel "coffee shop". Better to just buy in the shop itself.

6

Cortney

Jun 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

For the price you pay, the hotel could at least have hot complimentary coffee in the lounge. They direct you to a restaurant that is attached where you pay for coffee

10

ann

Aug 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here two weekends in a row to attend concerts in Cincinnati. The rooms are very comfortable and clean. The on-site bar/restaurant is very nice. Small coffee shop also good . Central location

8

Ronald

Sep 22, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Good location. Good coffee shop (Kidd) in hotel.

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Amy

Jul 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk staff was friendly and helpful. Property was nice. Had a few issues during our stay- hair dryer didn’t turn on and called front desk for replacement- came quickly. Room service was unavailable- this was a big one because we were starving. Also had one hand towel, and 2 bath towels- called to front desk and housekeeping brought 2 more bath towels. Didn’t realize until later there were no wash cloths , but just made due without. Valet parking was wonderful and super easy. Overall, it was a nice overnight stay for our event.

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Month	Average price
January	$156
February	$153
March	$160
April	$168
May	$172
June	$201
July	$235
August	$227
September	$191
October	$209
November	$143
December	$115

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15 $480	16 $351	17 $243	18 $263	19 $436
20 $173	21 $184	22 $194	23 $194	24 $176	25 $203	26 $198
27 $159	28 $177	29 $187	30 $180

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $213	2 $229	3 $363
4 $173	5 $177	6 $208	7 $199	8 $280	9 $279	10 $288
11 $166	12 $185	13 $181	14 $241	15 $197	16 $257	17 $242
18 $168	19 $176	20 $180	21 $180	22 $179	23 $283	24 $503
25 $213	26 $190	27 $182	28 $184	29 $176	30 $195	31 $239

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Roll-In Shower)

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Hearing)

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Bathtub

Room, 1 King Bed (Whirpool Bath)

Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Bathtub

Suite, 1 Bedroom (1 King Bed)

Room, 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed (Accessible Hearing)

Presidential Suite, 1 Bedroom (1 King Bed)

Room, 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Roll-In Shower)

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