Location: 915 Brinton Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
Dates: 4/13-15/2007
Price: $46/night
Rating: 
I stayed at this hotel over a weekend in early April 2007 (see above). Overall, I think the hotel is just okay. I got a really good rate on the hotel on Hotwire and for that it is probably okay. I would not pay full price to stay here. The customer service is not very good, the amenities are just okay. They did seem to be working in the hallways so maybe some renovation is coming in the future.
We arrived on a Friday night. I had booked accomodations for 3 on Hotwire, which you are permitted to do. However, they gave me a room with only one bed! I went back downstairs and complained but they said they didn’t have any rooms. To make a long story short, a call was made to hotwire and they magically seemed to find a room with two beds! So off the bat, I wasn’t too impressed with the desk staff.
The room itself is rather old and has seen better days. The beds are not comfortable and there were stains on the linens. The bathrooms work but that is about all I can say about them. There is an adequate sized TV in the room. Also, during the time we were there, we had NO maid service in the room, although they did wake us up early on Sunday morning in the hopes that we were gone already (ignoring the “do not disturb” sign).
There is absolutely NOTHING in the area around this hotel. It is right off the freeway but it still will take 10-15 minutes to get to anyplace to eat. You need a car, certainly. The parking garage looks like it may cave in at any time. I was honestly afraid to even go down and check out the pool. I heard complaints from other customers so my feelings are not alone.
Having said all that, it is probably adequately clean and for the price I paid, it wasn’t a terrible deal. It’s just that I don’t think it meets the perceived standards of a Holiday Inn. We are going back next year and I will do everything I can to find another place to stay.
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I’ll be sure not to pick this hotel on my next trip to Pittsburgh