Hilton HHonors - Post Your Opinions On The Following Opportunity Class - 7,500 Point/Night Hotels!

With many thanks to RUTDOG in compiling the following list:



The 27 are:

Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix/Tempe

Hampton Inn Bowling Green, OH

Hampton Inn Carrollton, GA

Hampton Inn Cincinnati/Blue Ash

Hampton Inn Columbus

Hampton Inn Cortland, NY

Hampton Inn Crestview

Hampton Inn Dallas/Addison

Hampton Inn Davenport

Hampton Inn Florence-North

Hampton Inn Greenville

Hampton Inn Houston - I-45

Hampton Inn Houston/Stafford

Hampton Inn Jackson/Clinton

Hampton Inn Jonesville/Elkin

Hampton Inn Kearney

Hampton Inn Knoxville

Hampton Inn Knoxville-I-75 North

Hampton Inn Mattoon

Hampton Inn Memphis - I-240 at Thousand Oaks

Hampton Inn Memphis-I-40 East

Hampton Inn Mobile-I-65/Airport Blvd

Hampton Inn Orlando-Maingate South

Hampton Inn Phoenix/Chandler

Hampton Inn Rock Hill, SC

Hampton Inn Rocky Hill, CT

Hampton Inn Washington-I-95 (Largo[,MD])

In addition, the following are also listed as Opportunity Level Properties:



Hampton Inn Waldorf
3750 Crain Highway Waldorf, Maryland, US, 20603

Hampton Inn Stafford/Quantico-Aquia
2925 Jefferson Davis Hwy Stafford, Virginia, US, 22554

Hampton Inn Warrenton
501 Blackwell Rd. Warrenton, Virginia, US, 20186

Hampton Inn Allentown 7471 Keebler Way
Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, 18106

Hampton Inn East Aurora, NY
49 Olean Street East Aurora, New York, US, 14052



I have found that many of the above properties have scant, if any, information about them in this forum or other online resources.

Inasmuch as award stays count towards elite requalification for next year, and apparently as well as for satisfaction of various promotions, I thought it would be helpful if we could have a unified resource concerning these properties, as they seem to represent extremely good value for the points -- whether you use them for the preceding purposes that I have identified, or just for a place to rest one's weary bones after a long trip.

I am especially interested in the properties that I have added to the list, as well as the Largo, MD; Cortlandt, NY; and Rocky Hill, CT properties and would greatly appreciate any information concerning them.

Thanks!

I stayed in Allentown a few years ago. It's your standard Hampton. Nothing more, nothing less.

I checked in to the Hampton Inn Dallas/Addison on a mattress run a while back. (Didn't actually sleep there). Hotel & room seemed typical for a HI. Pool was closed for maintenance, but a sign offered the use of a pool at another hotel across the street. Good proximity to the Addison restaurant strip.

I haven't stayed in those, so my only feedback to this thread is that IMHO there are dozens of Hamptons that I've stayed in that should be Opportunity class.

To me, the entire Hampton chain should be Cat 1, with the skanky ones Opportunity Class. I like most Hamptons - they are a big reason I like HHonors - but they are kidding themselves calling them Cat 2's on par with a lot of their mainline Hiltons.

Also an Opportunity property: Hampton Inn Phoenix/I-10 West.

This is an extraordinarily clean Hampton but the surrounding area leaves a lot to be desired. I usually stay there a couple of times a year because it is the closest and most convenient HHonors property to where I'm going (Glendale area). I usually pay $35-$50 (AAA)/nt. so the "extremely good value for the points" is debatable. A excellent place for a PHX mattress run, IMO.

also add Hampton Inn Las Vegas/Summerlin

Perfect thread, this is exactly what I was trying to find. I have 22,600 points which is enough for three nights. My long-time love affair with Hilton is fading fast and so I'm going to use these points and focus on Starwood & Hyatt since I don't travel enough to keep top-tier at all three any longer. These will come in handy for a few mileage runs that I'll be making.

Ken, check out Cresent City, CA

Found two more Opportunity Hamptons.

Adel, GA
Columbia Airport,SC

Will be checking them out in the next 3 weeks and will report.
Have stayed at the HI in Orangeburg,SC. It is ok.Breakfast
was good last year. It has outside corridors, 2 story and looks
just like the Comfort Inn down the block. However it is 20K points
definitely not worth it. :cool:

Add Hampton Inn Charleston-Airport/Coliseum to the list.

And Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale-Cypress Creek

With many thanks to RUTDOGMany welcomes. And the latest Google search pulls 115 unique hits.

1. Hampton Inn & Suites Addison IL
2. Hampton Inn & Suites Charlottesville-At The University
3. Hampton Inn & Suites Crescent City, CA
4. Hampton Inn & Suites Denton, TX
5. Hampton Inn & Suites Kalamazoo-Oshtemo, MI
6. Hampton Inn & Suites North Dallas-Frisco, TX
7. Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix/Tempe
8. Hampton Inn & Suites Windsor, ON
9. Hampton Inn Abilene
10. Hampton Inn Adel
11. Hampton Inn Alamogordo
12. Hampton Inn Albemarle
13. Hampton Inn Anniston/Oxford
14. Hampton Inn Atlanta-Northlake
15. Hampton Inn Birmingham-Vestavia Hills
16. Hampton Inn Bowling Green, OH
17. Hampton Inn Carrollton, GA
18. Hampton Inn Caryville-I-75/Cove Lake-State Park
19. Hampton Inn Chapel Hill
20. Hampton Inn Charleston-Airport/Coliseum
21. Hampton Inn Charlotte-Gastonia
22. Hampton Inn Cincinnati/Blue Ash
23. Hampton Inn Cleveland MS
24. Hampton Inn Cleveland TN
25. Hampton Inn Columbia TN
26. Hampton Inn Columbus MS
27. Hampton Inn Concord/Kannapolis
28. Hampton Inn Cortland, NY
29. Hampton Inn Crestview
30. Hampton Inn Dallas/Addison
31. Hampton Inn Darien-I-95
32. Hampton Inn Davenport
33. Hampton Inn Dayton-Northwest
34. Hampton Inn Decatur
35. Hampton Inn Decatur/Forsyth
36. Hampton Inn Denver West Federal Center
37. Hampton Inn Denver-East/Aurora
38. Hampton Inn Denver-Southeast (Tech Center)
39. Hampton Inn Denver-Southwest/Lakewood
40. Hampton Inn Detroit/Madison Heights/South Troy
41. Hampton Inn Emporia
42. Hampton Inn Erie-North
43. Hampton Inn Fayetteville-I-95
44. Hampton Inn Florence-North
45. Hampton Inn Franklin
46. Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale-Cypress Creek
47. Hampton Inn Ft. Worth-I-30/Westside
48. Hampton Inn Goldsboro
49. Hampton Inn Great Falls, MT
50. Hampton Inn Greeneville, TN
51. Hampton Inn Greenville, NC
52. Hampton Inn Greenville, AL
53. Hampton Inn Greenville/Travelers Rest, SC
54. Hampton Inn Grenada
55. Hampton Inn Griffin
56. Hampton Inn Gulfport
57. Hampton Inn Helena, MT
58. Hampton Inn Henderson
59. Hampton Inn Houston - I-10 West
60. Hampton Inn Houston - I-45 North
61. Hampton Inn Houston NASA-Johnson Space Center, TX
62. Hampton Inn Houston/Stafford
63. Hampton Inn Houston-Intercontinental Airport
64. Hampton Inn Jackson
65. Hampton Inn Jackson/Clinton
66. Hampton Inn Jacksonville
67. Hampton Inn Jacksonville-Orange Park
68. Hampton Inn Janesville
69. Hampton Inn Jonesville/Elkin
70. Hampton Inn Kearney
71. Hampton Inn Kingsland-I-95/Kings Bay
72. Hampton Inn Kinston
73. Hampton Inn Knoxville-Airport
74. Hampton Inn Knoxville-I-75 North
75. Hampton Inn Las Cruces
76. Hampton Inn Laurinburg
77. Hampton Inn Lebanon
78. Hampton Inn Lexington/Georgetown
79. Hampton Inn Lincoln-Airport I-80
80. Hampton Inn Lindale/Tyler
81. Hampton Inn Marion
82. Hampton Inn Mattoon
83. Hampton Inn McAllen
84. Hampton Inn Memphis - I-240 at Thousand Oaks
85. Hampton Inn Memphis-I-40 East
86. Hampton Inn Mobile-I-10/Bellingrath Gardens
87. Hampton Inn Mobile-I-65/Airport Blvd.
88. Hampton Inn Moline
89. Hampton Inn North Myrtle Beach-Harbourgate
90. Hampton Inn Oak Ridge
91. Hampton Inn Orlando-Maingate South
92. Hampton Inn Paris/Ky Lake Area
93. Hampton Inn Phoenix/Chandler
94. Hampton Inn Phoenix/Glendale/Peoria
95. Hampton Inn Phoenix/Mesa
96. Hampton Inn Phoenix-I-17 Metrocenter
97. Hampton Inn Portage
98. Hampton Inn Portland/Clackamas
99. Hampton Inn Prattville
100. Hampton Inn Provo
101. Hampton Inn Raleigh/Town Of Wake Forest
102. Hampton Inn Richfield, OH
103. Hampton Inn Richmond
104. Hampton Inn Roanoke Rapids
105. Hampton Inn Rock Hill
106. Hampton Inn Rocky Hill, CT
107. Hampton Inn Saginaw (Frankenmuth Area)
108. Hampton Inn Salisbury
109. Hampton Inn Shelby
110. Hampton Inn Summersville
111. Hampton Inn Tiffin
112. Hampton Inn Waldorf
113. Hampton Inn Washington-I-95 (Largo)
114. Hampton Inn Wichita Falls
115. Hampton Inn Wilson

Also, reported in this thread but not caught (yet) by Google:
116. Hampton Inn Warrenton, VA
117. Hampton Inn Allentown, PA
118. Hampton Inn East Aurora, NY
119. Hampton Inn Phoenix/I-10 West
120. Hampton Inn Las Vegas/Summerlin
121. Hampton Inn & Suites Crescent City, CA

I do not know the states for all of them, but filled in a few blanks here and there (Clevelands, Greenvilles, etc.).

If you have Google toolbar (no, I don't work for them :) you can highlight the name of the hotel, right click and Google the hotel, which should pull the hotel page up quickly.

Meanwhile, Helsinki Hilton is the only non-Hampton pulling up via Google.

I've stayed in the Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix/Tempe a few times and would recommend it. A nice Hampton, always upgraded to suites, always had reward availability (have had to call direct to hotel, but no hassle).

I stayed at the Hampton Inn in Largo, MD a few weeks ago. It seems to have been recently remodeled/made over and was pretty nice. The hotel is a high-rise, and the only way in/out is the front door. It was *full* and seemed to have a lot of weddings or big groups. There are a lot of suites (2 per floor) but we were not upgraded as they were all sold out. Despite the many groups, things were quiet and we had no problems during our stay. The staff was very pleasant!

The hotel is a mile or two from downtown Washington, DC.

I stayed at the Hampton Inn in Largo, MD a few weeks ago.... There are a lot of suites (2 per floor) but we were not upgraded as they were all sold out. Are these really suites or Queen Studios?

Are these really suites or Queen Studios?Since I didn't stay in one I have no idea but they are at the ends of the building and are sort-of triangular shaped. Looking at the web site I'd guess they are Queen Study rooms as those list balconies and the other rooms definitely do NOT have balconies.

As far as the location is concerned, it's in a suburban setting, bordered by a highway on one side and a quiet street in what appeared to be a corporate park on the other.

I've been to the Hampton Inn in Tyler, Texas a couple times, this past March being the most recent stay. It is one of the HIs with outdoor corridors and room entries. Not a bad HI -- it was clean and well cared for, but a bit older. I was wondering if it was going to be one of those HIs booted out of Hilton - no new "Hampton Touches" or hot breakfast when I was there. It is only a block or two from the ring road around Tyler (can't remember highway # off the top of my head), down at the southern end of town. There is a pretty good BBQ place (will try to dig up the name) catty-corner across the (rather large and busy) street from the hotel. I'm not sure if I was upgraded, but both times my room was quite large. No sofas or love seats, but a large recliner chair -- lots of wasted space, actually. The hotel is situated on a hill, so what looks like the first floor from the front is actually the second floor. There are three floors altogether.

Ken, check out Cresent City, CA
Thanks, great tip! My wife has to make a trip up to Arcata to visit Humboldt State Univ, so maybe we'll just head up to CEC.

Anyone want to speculate if these hotels will offer Point Stretchers off of these already cheap redemption levels?

I stayed at the Hampton Inn in Largo, MD a few weeks ago.
The hotel is a mile or two from downtown Washington, DC.

Its Website says 10.6 miles. But more importantly, is it near a Washington Metro stop :) ?

Its Website says 10.6 miles. But more importantly, is it near a Washington Metro stop :) ?It may be 10.6 miles from the center of DC but it's just over the MD side of the border of DC and MD.

Anyone want to speculate if these hotels will offer Point Stretchers off of these already cheap redemption levels?


Dream on. Hilton is not customer friendly.

Anyone want to speculate if these hotels will offer Point Stretchers off of these already cheap redemption levels?Speculating: No, since they don't offer PS for Cat 1.

More speculation: I'm guessing some property operators actually were unhappy about that, and this new Opportunity category is some type of compromise.

There really are quite a few cheap levels of redemption, if you look at it this way...

Reward - Per Night
Opp - 7,500
Cat I - 10,000
Cat II PS - 12,000
Cat III PS - 15,000
Cat IV PS - 18,000
Cat II - 20,000
Cat V PS - 21,000
Cat VI PS - 24,000
GLON2 - 25,000 per night (150,000 for 6 nights)
Cat III - 25,000
GLONP2 - 29,167 per night (175,000 for 6 nights)
Cat IV - 30,000
Cat V - 35,000 (GLON2 cheaper for 5 nights)
Cat VI - 40,000 (GLONP2 cheaper for 5 nights)

Holy Cow -- 145 via Google!

http://tinyurl.com/28kvu

I haven't looked over this list extensively. I just pasted it into Word and alphabetized (which is why Suites get listed first). Duplicates are possible, though I did a cursory scan.

1. Hampton Inn & Suites Addison IL
2. Hampton Inn & Suites Charlottesville-At The University
3. Hampton Inn & Suites Crescent City, CA
4. Hampton Inn & Suites Denton, TX
5. Hampton Inn & Suites Kalamazoo-Oshtemo, MI
6. Hampton Inn & Suites Los Alamos, NM
7. Hampton Inn & Suites North Dallas-Frisco, TX
8. Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix/Tempe
9. Hampton Inn & Suites Windsor, ON
10. Hampton Inn Abilene
11. Hampton Inn Adel
12. Hampton Inn Alamogordo
13. Hampton Inn Albany (At Albany Mall)
14. Hampton Inn Albemarle
15. Hampton Inn Albuquerque-North
16. Hampton Inn Anniston/Oxford
17. Hampton Inn Atlanta/Douglasville
18. Hampton Inn Atlanta/Newnan
19. Hampton Inn Atlanta-Northlake
20. Hampton Inn Birmingham-Vestavia Hills
21. Hampton Inn Bowling Green, OH
22. Hampton Inn Calhoun
23. Hampton Inn Carrollton, GA
24. Hampton Inn Caryville-I-75/Cove Lake-State Park
25. Hampton Inn Chapel Hill
26. Hampton Inn Charleston-Airport/Coliseum
27. Hampton Inn Charlotte-Gastonia
28. Hampton Inn Chattanooga-WI-24/Lookout Mountain
29. Hampton Inn Chihuahua City
30. Hampton Inn Cincinnati/Blue Ash
31. Hampton Inn Cleveland MS
32. Hampton Inn Cleveland TN
33. Hampton Inn Columbia
34. Hampton Inn Columbia-I-26 Airport Area
35. Hampton Inn Columbus
36. Hampton Inn Concord/Kannapolis
37. Hampton Inn Conyers
38. Hampton Inn Cordele/Vienna
39. Hampton Inn Cornelia
40. Hampton Inn Cortland, NY
41. Hampton Inn Crestview
42. Hampton Inn Dallas/Addison
43. Hampton Inn Dallas/Richardson (Central Expressway)
44. Hampton Inn Darien-I-95
45. Hampton Inn Davenport
46. Hampton Inn Dayton-Northwest
47. Hampton Inn Decatur
48. Hampton Inn Decatur/Forsyth
49. Hampton Inn Denver West Federal Center
50. Hampton Inn Denver-East/Aurora
51. Hampton Inn Denver-Southeast (Tech Center)
52. Hampton Inn Denver-Southwest/Lakewood
53. Hampton Inn Detroit/Belleville-Airport Area
54. Hampton Inn Detroit/Madison Heights/South Troy
55. Hampton Inn Dry Ridge
56. Hampton Inn Dublin
57. Hampton Inn Emporia
58. Hampton Inn Erie-North
59. Hampton Inn Fayetteville-I-95
60. Hampton Inn Florence-North
61. Hampton Inn Forsyth
62. Hampton Inn Franklin
63. Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale-Cypress Creek
64. Hampton Inn Ft. Worth-I-30/Westside
65. Hampton Inn Gadsden
66. Hampton Inn Goldsboro
67. Hampton Inn Great Falls, MT
68. Hampton Inn Greeneville
69. Hampton Inn Greenville
70. Hampton Inn Greenville
71. Hampton Inn Greenville/Travelers Rest
72. Hampton Inn Greenwood
73. Hampton Inn Grenada
74. Hampton Inn Griffin
75. Hampton Inn Gulfport
76. Hampton Inn Helena, MT
77. Hampton Inn Henderson
78. Hampton Inn Houston - I-10 West
79. Hampton Inn Houston - I-45 North
80. Hampton Inn Houston NASA-Johnson Space Center, TX
81. Hampton Inn Houston/Baytown
82. Hampton Inn Houston/Stafford
83. Hampton Inn Houston-Intercontinental Airport
84. Hampton Inn Houston-Northwest
85. Hampton Inn Huntsville Area/Athens
86. Hampton Inn Jackson
87. Hampton Inn Jackson/Clinton
88. Hampton Inn Jacksonville
89. Hampton Inn Jacksonville-Orange Park
90. Hampton Inn Jonesville/Elkin
91. Hampton Inn Kearney
92. Hampton Inn Kingsland-I-95/Kings Bay
93. Hampton Inn Kinston
94. Hampton Inn Knoxville-Airport
95. Hampton Inn Knoxville-I-75 North
96. Hampton Inn Las Cruces
97. Hampton Inn Laurinburg
98. Hampton Inn Lebanon
99. Hampton Inn Lexington/Georgetown
100. Hampton Inn Lincoln-Airport I-80
101. Hampton Inn Lindale/Tyler
102. Hampton Inn Macon-I-75
103. Hampton Inn Marion
104. Hampton Inn Mattoon
105. Hampton Inn McAllen
106. Hampton Inn Memphis - I-240 at Thousand Oaks
107. Hampton Inn Memphis-I-40 East
108. Hampton Inn Mobile-I-10/Bellingrath Gardens
109. Hampton Inn Mobile-I-65/Airport Blvd.
110. Hampton Inn Moline
111. Hampton Inn North Myrtle Beach-Harbourgate
112. Hampton Inn Oak Ridge
113. Hampton Inn Orlando-Maingate South
114. Hampton Inn Paris/Ky Lake Area
115. Hampton Inn Perry
116. Hampton Inn Phoenix - I-10 West
117. Hampton Inn Phoenix/Chandler
118. Hampton Inn Phoenix/Glendale/Peoria
119. Hampton Inn Phoenix/Mesa
120. Hampton Inn Phoenix-I-17 Metrocenter
121. Hampton Inn Portage
122. Hampton Inn Portland/Clackamas
123. Hampton Inn Prattville
124. Hampton Inn Provo
125. Hampton Inn Pueblo
126. Hampton Inn Raleigh/Town Of Wake Forest
127. Hampton Inn Richfield, OH
128. Hampton Inn Richmond
129. Hampton Inn Roanoke Rapids
130. Hampton Inn Rock Hill
131. Hampton Inn Rocky Hill, CT
132. Hampton Inn Saginaw (Frankenmuth Area)
133. Hampton Inn Salisbury
134. Hampton Inn Shelby
135. Hampton Inn Springfield, TN
136. Hampton Inn Summersville
137. Hampton Inn Texas City
138. Hampton Inn Tiffin
139. Hampton Inn Union City
140. Hampton Inn Waldorf
141. Hampton Inn Washington-I-95 (Largo)
142. Hampton Inn Wausau
143. Hampton Inn Waycross
144. Hampton Inn Wichita Falls
145. Hampton Inn Wilson

Add the Hilton Helsinki, Finland (one of the two, I don't remember which, and am too lasy to check.)

Will find out how it is in October!

Add the Hilton Helsinki, Finland (one of the two, I don't remember which, and am too lasy to check.)

Will find out how it is in October!Not any more. See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328267&page=2 and http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/hhonors.jhtml?ctyhocn=HELHIHI

Not any more. See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328267&page=2 and http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/hhonors.jhtml?ctyhocn=HELHIHI

Oh, my heavens :eek: !

Oh, my heavens :eek: !
:D

Thank you RutDog I just booked the 2. Hampton Inn & Suites Charlottesville-At The University
for this Fri nite - the $ rate was $145 - a great use of 7500 points and a STAY :)

Thanks for updated list! ^

Here is the updated OP01 list. I have added State and Metro Area info to Rut Dog's list. I have the list available in excel. If anyone wants to host the excel file, please PM me. If there are any corrections or additions to Metro Area, please PM.


# STATE METRO/CITY PROPERTY
1 CANADA-ONT Windsor
2 MEXICO Chihuahua City
3 AL Birmingham Birmingham-Vestavia Hills
4 AL Decatur
5 AL Gadsden
6 AL Greenville
7 AL Gunterville
8 AL Huntsville/Athens Huntsville/Athens
9 AL Mobile Mobile-I-65/Airport Blvd.
10 AL Mobile Mobile-I-10/Bellingrath Gardens
11 AL Oxford Anniston/Oxford
12 AL Pratville Pratville
13 AL Selma Selma
14 AZ Phoenix Phoenix-I-17 Metrocenter
15 AZ Phoenix Phoenix-I-10 West
16 AZ Phoenix/Chandler Phoenix/Chandler
17 AZ Phoenix/Mesa Phoenix/Mesa
18 AZ Phoenix/Peoria Phoenix/Glendale/Peoria
19 AZ Phoenix/Tempe Phoenix/Tempe
20 CA Crescent City Crescent City
21 CO Denver Denver-Northeast-I-70
22 CO Denver/Aurora Denver-East/Aurora
23 CO Denver/Greenwood Denver-Southeast (Tech Center)
24 CO Denver/Lakewood Denver West Federal Center
25 CO Denver/Lakewood Denver-Southwest/Lakewood
26 CO Pueblo Pueblo
27 CT Rocky Hill Rocky Hill
28 FL Clearwater Clearwater/St. Petersburg- Airport
29 FL Crestview Crestview
30 FL Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale-Cypress Creek
31 FL Jacksonville Jacksonville-Orange Park
32 FL Orlando/Davenport Orlando-Maingate South
33 GA Adel Adel
34 GA Albany Albany ( At Albany Mall)
35 GA Atlanta Atlanta-Midtown
36 GA Atlanta Atlanta-Northlake
37 GA Atlanta/Douglasville Atlanta-Douglasville
38 GA Atlanta/Newnan Atlanta/Newnan
39 GA Calhoun Calhoun
40 GA Carrollton Carrollton
41 GA Conyers Conyers
42 GA Cordele Cordele/Vienna
43 GA Cornelia Cornelia
44 GA Darien Darien-I-95
45 GA Decatur Decatur
46 GA Dublin Dublin
47 IL Forsyth Decatur/Forsyth
48 GA Griffin Griffin
49 GA Kingsland Kingsland-I-95/Kings Bay
50 GA Macon Macon
51 GA Perry Perryville
52 GA Statesboro Statesboro
53 GA Waycross Waycross
54 IA Davenport Davenport
55 IL Addison Addison
56 IL Chicago/Schaumburg Chicago/Schaumburg
57 IL Marion Marion
58 IL Mattoon Mattoon
59 IL Moline Moline
60 IN Batesville Batesville
61 IN Portage Portage
62 IN Princeton Princeton
63 IN Richmond Richmond
64 KY Dry Ridge Dry Ridge
65 KY Franklin Franklin
66 KY Georgetown Lexington/Georgetown
67 KY Kuttawa Kuttawa/Eddyville
68 MD DC/Largo Washington-I-95 (Largo)
69 MD Waldorf Waldorf
70 MI Ann Arbor Ann Arbor-South
71 MI Detroit/Belleville Detroit/Belleville Airport
72 MI Detroit/Madison Heights Detroit/Madison Heights/South Troy
73 MI Kalamazoo Kalamazoo-Oshtemo, MI
74 MI Saginaw Saginaw (Frankenmuth Area)
75 MS Batesville Batesville
76 MS Cleveland Cleveland
77 MS Columbus Columbus
78 MS Grenada Grenada
79 MS Gulfport Gulfport
80 MS Jackson/Clinton Jackson/Clinton
81 MT Great Falls Great Falls
82 MT Helena Helena
83 NC Albemarle Albemarle
84 NC Chapel Hill Chapel Hill
85 NC Charlotte Charlotte-I-85 Airport
86 NC Charlotte/Gastonia Charlotte-Gastonia
87 NC Concord Concord/Kannapolis
88 NC Elkin Jonesville/Elkin
89 NC Fayetteville Fayetteville-I-95
90 NC Goldsboro Goldsboro
91 NC Greenville Greenville
92 NC Henderson Henderson
93 NC Hickory Hickory
94 NC Jacksonville Jacksonville
95 NC Kinston Kinston
96 NC Laurinburg Laurinburg
97 NC Raleigh/Wake Forest Raleigh/Town Of Wake Forest
98 NC Roanoke Rapids Roanoke Rapids
99 NC Salisbury Salisbury
100 NC Shelby Shelby
101 NC Statesville Statesville
102 NC Wilson Wilson
103 ND Fargo Fargo
104 NE Kearney Kearney
105 NE Lincoln Lincoln-Airport I-80
106 NM Alamogordo Alamogordo
107 NM Albuquerque Albuquerque-North
108 NM Las Cruces Las Cruces
109 NM Los Alamos/White Rock Los Alamos
110 NV Las Vegas Las Vegas/Summerlin
111 NY Buffalo/East Aurora East Aurora
112 NY Cortland Cortland
113 OH Bowling Green Bowling Green
114 OH Cincinnati/Blue Ash Cincinnati/Blue Ash
115 OH Dayton/Englewood Dayton-Northwest
116 OH Dayton/Huber Heights Dayton/Huber Heights
117 OH Mansfield Mansfield/Ontario
118 OH Richfield Richfield
119 OH Tiffin Tiffin
120 OR Portland/Clackamas Portland/Clackamas
121 PA Allentown Allentown
122 PA Erie Erie-North
123 PA Somerset Somerset
124 SC Columbia Columbia - I-26 Airport
125 SC Florence Florence-North
126 SC Greenville Greenville-Haywood
127 SC Greenville/Travelers Rest Greenville/Travelers Rest
128 SC Greenwood Greenwood
129 SC North Charleston Charleston-Airport/Coliseum
130 SC North Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach-Harbourgate
131 SC Rock Hill Rock Hill
132 TN Caryville Caryville-I-75/Cove Lake-State Park
133 TN Chattanooga Chattanooga-Airport-I-75
134 TN Chattanooga Chattanooga-W-I-24 Lookout Mountain
135 TN Clarksville Clarksville
136 TN Cleveland Cleveland
137 TN Columbia Columbia
138 TN Greeneville Greeneville
139 TN Jackson Jackson
140 TN Knoxville Knoxville-I-75 North
141 TN Knoxville/Alcoa Knoxville-Airport
142 TN Lebanon Lebanon
143 TN Memphis Memphis-I-40 East
144 TN Memphis Memphis - I-240 at Thousand Oaks
145 TN Oak Ridge Oak Ridge
146 TN Paris Paris/Ky Lake Area
147 TN Springfield Springfield
148 TN Union City Union City
149 TX Abilene Abilene
150 TX Dallas/Addison Dallas/Addison
151 TX Dallas/Frisco North Dallas-Frisco
152 TX Dallas/Ft. Worth Ft. Worth-I-30/Westside
153 TX Dallas/Ft. Worth N.Ft. Worth-Alliance Airport
154 TX Dallas/Grand Prairie Dallas/Arlington-DFW(Six Flags)
155 TX Dallas/Richardson Dallas-Richardson
156 TX Denton Denton
157 TX Houston Houston-Intercontinental Airport
158 TX Houston Houston-Northwest
159 TX Houston Houston - I-10 West
160 TX Houston/Baytown Houston/Baytown
161 TX Houston/Seabrook Houston NASA-Johnson Space Center
162 TX Houston/Stafford Houston/Stafford
163 TX Houston/The Woodlands Houston - I-45 North
164 TX Lindale Lindale/Tyler
165 TX McAllen McAllen
166 TX Temple Temple
167 TX Texas City Texas City
168 TX Wichita Falls Wichita Falls
169 UT Provo Provo
170 VA Charlottesville Charlottesville-At The University
171 VA Emporia Emporia
172 VA Hillsville Hillsville
173 VA Stafford Stafford/Qunatico-Aquia
174 VA Warrenton Warrenton
175 WI Janesville Janesville
176 WI Wausau Wausau
177 WV Summersville Summersville

Its Website says 10.6 miles. But more importantly, is it near a Washington Metro stop :) ?

No. The hotel is 4 1/2 miles or so from the current end of the Blue Line - on the other side of I-95. The Blue Line extension will go directly into Largo, and closer to this HI.

When this happens, we'll likely see this hotel taken off the list.

Mike

Also add:

NC Raleigh-North Raleigh
NC Raleigh/Clayton I-40 Raleigh
UT Richfield Richfield
UT Salt Lake City Central Salt Lake City
VA Richmond Airport Richmond


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I'm considering the following locations for some upcoming stays. Any reviews?

VA Richmond Airport Richmond
NC Greenville Greenville
NC Wilson Wilson
MI Detroit/Belleville Detroit/Belleville Airport
OH Richfield Richfield

All are posted in my hilton listings. Where is HI Decatur, GA. Doesn't come up in search at Hampton site.

OR Portland/Clackamas

I'm on my reward stay at this property right now, using the free high speed wireless available throughout the building. It's fast enough, and easy to use.

The hotel is right off the 205. It shares the parking lot with Denny's. The parking lot had some beer cans and bottles in it, but I've seen no other signs of trouble in the hotel or from the other guests.

Hint -- if coming from the north, instead of exit 12, take exit 13, and turn right at the off ramp onto SE 82nd Dr. You'll end up at the hotel quicker, avoiding a congested intersection.

Rooms are very small, but clean and in good shape. Staff has been OK, but not super.

Their are no suites or whirlpool rooms. I think I am now in the largest room possible, having sampled three of them during the checking process.

First I was put in 203, with two queen beds that barely seemed to fit. Then 409, this time one king, but instead of extra space, the room was actually smaller. Finally, I ended up in 428 the same size as the first room, but with one bed and an easy chair. Hardly spacious, but at least a little breathing room.

The website lists these rooms as
Single
Double Double
King Standard

Clearly, I'm in the King Standard now. Unless you need two beds, be sure to get this type. It was some work getting the better room. I felt a little resistance, but think the 100% satisfaction program worked in my favor to make the check in staff a little more pliable.

I was offered no Hampton Touch at check in, but seeing the fig newtons and bottled water behind the counter the next night, I received my touch with an apology upon asking. She seemed a little more responsive than the person at check in.

In summary, the rooms are small but fine, and the staff needs to treat Gold's a tad better. But for 7,500 points per night, this room is a bargain and I'd most likely stay here again.

Off to breakfast now... which is the standard fare plus hard boiled eggs and sausage gravy for your biscuits.

Not any more. See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328267&page=2 and http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/hhonors.jhtml?ctyhocn=HELHIHI


Yikes!

Will enjoy my stay in Feb. at 7,500 points/night! (staying 6 nights)

FYI: The Davenport Hampton is the worst Hampton I have ever stayed in. The only time I stay there is when I am forced to get a couple "cheap" stays to update my Diamond status.

As of a couple months ago the hotel was in the midst of a full renovation -- hopefully the work will drastically improve the property.

On another note, this is a one of the view categories where the new classification will actually cost MORE points. Under the old system, this hotel was almost always a point stretcher (probably 20 days of the typical month) and thus cost 6,000 points per night. Now it is 7,500 with no point stretcher. :(

First off, thank you to MSP2000 for putting the Opportunity list in order by state!

Stayed at the HI Kalamazoo/Oshtemo (#73 on list) last Friday night. I had a $50 AMEX check from a previous Best Rates claim so I booked a 2 QNS/NS at the AAA discount rate of $80.10 instead of burning the 7500 points. Front desk had my key packet ready when I arrived. When up to the room and was pleasantly surprised to find I had been upgraded to a 2 QN suite ($129/116.10 AAA). Actually, studio "suite" would be a better description as it was a 2 QN bedded room with a sleeper sofa, table w/2 chairs and a wet bar w/micro, fridge, coffee pot, coffee cups & glasses and a few microwavable dishes and utensils. No doors or any seperation between bedroom and living room. One TV w/22 channels and HBO. Bathroom was decent sized and the tub had the curved shower curtain rod and 6 position Waterpik shower head that put out a decent flow while still serving it's water saving purpose. No Hampton Touch was in the room on arrival and I didn't inquire about it.

This Hampton had a decent sized swimming pool and hot tub (hot tub was closed no reason given). Business center was 1 computer w/printer. Free wireless Internet available in the breakfast area only (according to signs posted). Exercise room was tiny and had 2 treadmills and 1 bike. Also had a Suite Shop (ala HGI) that had snacks, frozen meals and toiletries.

Breakfast was the standard carb-counters nightmare. It had two "hot" items being French toast sticks and sausage patties. I noticed they had the "robust" coffee I had seen mentioned in another HI thread.

This HI opened in Feb. 2003 and I would rate it at the top of the Hampton chain. I would very much recommend this place, especially at the Opportunity level. If this is the direction Hampton is going in overhauling all of their older properties then they are definitely headed in the right direction. It just leaves me scratching my head as to why HHonors rates it at this level with all of the crappy Category 2 (and even 3) HI's that are out there.

JC

It just leaves me scratching my head as to why HHonors rates it at this level with all of the crappy Category 2 (and even 3) HI's that are out there.HHonors category (and point stretcher dates) are totally under the control of the individual hotel. I think some properties use a low category to attract new high value customers.

Thanks for the report.

Editted by Hazmike

I was in east TX in June & it turned into a matress run. I hit five HI in five nites (it got me Diamond again sooner than I anticipated.) Add the following:

AR Texarkana
LA Shreveport, Airport
TX Tyler
TX Longview
TX Marshall

None of the properties cost over $80. Great breakfasts, hot items, Hampton Touches in each room (even in Marshall where I called & booked a room from my cell when I was 15 minutes from the property).

I can't imagine anyone blowing points on that property, but it was a nice addition to my run. :(

The Longview HI is ok at best. The Police had a high speed chase that ended in the HI parking lot. I met my new neighbors.

We just spent two days at this Hampton Inn and would happily return, and probably will as we have family in the area. The hotel does everything it's supposed to - the pillows are fluffy, the beds are comfy, the rooms are relatively quiet, the breakfast is free with hot & cold items, there is a pool (didn't use it), there is free and easy to Internet access, the business center's computer and printer worked fine for us to checkin for our flights and print boarding passes, etc.

The hotel is just off 105 making it easy to get to several towns in the area. If you're visiting for some event in Helen, I'd choose this over the Helen HI based on price alone. During our stay the price difference was about $70/night.

Good deal!

There's another thread (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=128280) devoted to this hotel, but thought it would be good to get a recent report in here.

Average hotel - just fine, but nothing special. Just got back from a one-night award stay. No upgrade to speak of, other than the fact that the room had the micro-fridge combo. Clean, comfortable rooms, smallish pool, ordinary breakfast spread (nothing hot, but a more than average amount of average stuff). None of the upgraded room features. Small business center, which I used to print out an on-line boarding pass.

After a couple of days closer to the strip, the suburban quality of the place was kind of refreshing. Also, the nearby brewpub is still open (I think there was another post suggesting that it had closed)

A few small annoyances, but not enough to keep me from coming back: First, I was not offered the "Hampton Touch", but given that it's so minimal I didn't bother to ask. Second, the room a/c was off when I got there, and so it was hot and stuffy until I could get it cooled down. Finally, this place has all of those posters telling you that they want you to give them As on the surveys and comment cards. Would have been more receptive if it hadn't been so in your face and it had said something about them striving to earn those marks from you.

I'm satisfied that it was a good use of the points, and would consider returning.

I can give experience for the East Aurora, NY Hampton Inn. I am actually surprised this is an Opportunity level location. It is very new (less than 1 year old) and very nice. It is certainly an upscale HI (as upscale as a HI can be). East Aurora is ~25 miles SE of Buffalo and is a nice little town that I sometimes do business in. The lobby is large and has a very warm feel, big fireplace, mission style furniture (one of the leaders of that style of design was from the area). One or two very good restaurants in town. The rooms are just normal rooms, but the hotel itself is certainly above the cut of normal HI. The rooms run $125 regular rate and $90-$100 on our corporate rate (I just checked on-line to confirm these costs). I also confirmed that there are award rooms at 7500 pts for the same nights I received the above rates, so it is certainly a great value of HH pts for the cost.

Spent 4 nights in the PHX area and split into 4 stays at two different Opportunity properties.

Hampton Phoenix/I-10 West: 7/30 & 8/4 - reported previously on this property (post #5 in this thread). Nothing new to report except that this HI has been updated IAW Hampton's "new look". Lobby and breakfast area re-done and new carpet on first floor only (3 floors). Rooms have the curved shower curtain, new Hampton alarm clock and "TV tray". Still no business center or onsite fitness room (comp. membership to nearby gym available).

Hampton Phoenix/Glendale/Peoria: 7/31 - This property is located in Peoria on Bell Rd. in between 83rd and the 101 Loop. Plenty of dining choices within walking distance but the Krispy Kreme and In and Out Burger would be enough for me! Checked in just after 3 pm on a $53.10 AAA rate and the maid was just putting the finishing touches on cleaning the room. Somewhat different lobby as it was decked out in the various major league baseball teams that hold spring training in Peoria -- Mariners, Cubs, A's and Angels come to mind but I'm sure there were several more. The building has 5 floors, outdoor pool and computer with internet access located in the lobby. Fitness room is located on the second floor and has a treadmill and bike.

Room (425) was a King Std. N/S. Pretty big room as far as Hamptons go. Had a sofa w/fold out bed, entertainment center w/small fridge and microwave. Gold "touch" was a Hampton bag w/bottle of water, package of cookies and a package of microwave popcorn.

Standard Hampton breakfast was served from 6-10AM. Somewhat small breakfast area. Only half-dozen people in there and seemed crowded. Hot items were eggs and sausage patties.

8/3 - once again checked in on a $53.10 AAA rate. Arrived at our room (417) and was surprised to see that we had been upgraded to the "Seattle Mariners suite". Not really a suite but a larger than standard king room w/jacuzzi bath. Room was decorated in a Seattle Mariners theme -- M's border wall paper, M's trash cans, some other framed baseball prints and a framed M's jersey. Jacuzzi was a nice sized two-person square shaped -- not the cheesy regular bath tub w/4 jets in the sides. Room was a smoking room but I wasn't about to complain! Only downside was a unannounced contest on the 4th floor to see who could let their door slam the loudest starting at 11:30 PM and lasting until after 2.

Would definitely stay at this property again and would recommend it highly for a PHX mattress run. I think the upgrade on my second stay was based on being a "repeat" guest and occupancy was light (guessing < 30% full) on both stays.

Tenative plans to return to PHX in Nov. and want to try some of the other 4 Opportunity props. (Chandler, Mesa, Tempe and Metrocenter) in the area.

JC

From their website:

"Enjoy a free night for only 7,500 points per night at our new Opportunity Category hotels!
Now HHonors members can redeem points for a free night at more than 200 Hampton hotels for just 7,500 points per night."

I stayed at the Hampton in Waldorf, MD last year for about a month. It was a decent Hampton and it is the nicest Hilton property in the area. They did not have high speed or a hot breakfast and the mattresses seemed abnormally thin, but this may have changed since I stayed there. (10 Months ago). The Hotel was very clean and seemed new, and the staff seemed neither overly friendly nor rude.

While the Hotel was not bad, Waldorf, MD was just a large strip mall, so I ended up moving to Fredericksburg.

Tenative plans to return to PHX in Nov. and want to try some of the other 4 Opportunity props. (Chandler, Mesa, Tempe and Metrocenter) in the area.

JC


Dont even think about MetroCenter if you actually plan to sleep there.

This is an old style Hampton with outside corridors. As a diamond on a "mattress run". I received a room on the 2nd floor looking over the parking lot. Walked into room to pick up the water ( its hot here ;) )- noticed it was a double bed with a thin mattress, dark depressing room and was sooo glad I was not sleeping there - then again for $35.10 on AAA its great for a "stay"


Jan

Dont even think about MetroCenter if you actually plan to sleep there.

This is an old style Hampton with outside corridors. As a diamond on a "mattress run". I received a room on the 2nd floor looking over the parking lot. Walked into room to pick up the water ( its hot here ;) )- noticed it was a double bed with a thin mattress, dark depressing room and was sooo glad I was not sleeping there - then again for $35.10 on AAA its great for a "stay"


Jan


Scratched HI Metrocenter off my list. Thanks for the heads-up, jan_az!

I was driving I-81 and all of a sudden got really sick. I knew Cortland NY had a Hampton so went the extra 15 miles. Got there and offered a King Study for $129 on a Saturday around noon. Not what I thought a Hampton should go for in NY State...but I was sick and didn't care. The room though was nice. flat screen TV with DVD player...a comfy bed and overall...for a sick person....very nice.

Hope you're feeling better! A DVD player is a nice find in a Hampton. They're not that common even in the higher-end properties.

I had a pleasant enough 7,500 point award stay at the Hampton Inn Rocky Hill last month whilst on a driving tour of New England. It's a convenient over-nighter between Newport and Vermont / Berkshires.

The lobby has been extensively refurbished and makes the hotel look brand new. Sadly, when you leave the lift, you are back in the 1980's. That said, our room was a decent size with a good bed and was clean. The front desk clerk recommended a seafood restaurant about 1 mile away that turned out to be excellent. Breakfast next morning was very good - we were the only people there at 9.30am.

If you do stay here, do visit the dinosaur park (next exit off the interstate) where there is a small museum / exhibition showing the hundreds of dinosaur footprints found in the area.

Thanks for the report RJB!

I have been eyeing this property for some time now, but have had no occasion to use it.

I had read that it was formerly a budget chain property known as a "Susse Chalet" which had been converted.

How was the breakfast and what did they serve?

Also, how long was the drive from there to Newport, RI?

Thanks!

PS -- Enjoy the rest of your trip!

How was the breakfast and what did they serve?

Also, how long was the drive from there to Newport, RI?


Breakfast was an extensive cold buffet - I've read here that some HI's now serve a hot breakfast but this was not one of them. The dining area was also surprisingly large, so even at peak times it is probably still pleasant. Free newspapers also available in the lobby, as well as TV.

As I said, the whole lobby area and lift is very, very smart - its a shame the rest of it has yet to be refurbed. Very smoky corridors as well, for some reason, although the room was OK. It had also been upgraded for high-speed internet and had a wireless keyboard in the room, which looked totally out of place with the 1980's decor!!

We drove down to Mystic and then to Newport, can't remember how long it took I'm afraid. It was a quick run, however, with the interstate 30 seconds from the hotel.

The following night we stayed in a huge suite at Foxwoods .... but that is a totally different story!

(PS. I was wondering what had happened to Susse Chalet. I stayed in a few of their properties when I was last in New England in 1999-ish (some great, some very poor) but didn't see any at all this time round.)

I had read that it was formerly a budget chain property known as a "Susse Chalet" which had been converted.



Boy, does that take me back. I spent my honeymoon at a Susse Chalet in Lenox MA in 1976. Sorry, no report. ;)

Thanks RJB and BamaVol!

For 7,500 points it is worth it, it seems.

I guess a number of the Susses went to HI and others to Comfort or HI Expresses, etc.

My friend stayed at the HI, Carrollton this past weekend, and he reportred the room was fine, and the breakfast bar was outstanding. I saw the outside of the property, and the lobby. It looked brand new, to me.

Sleepytime

Updated list 11/21/04 United States / Canada / Mexico


STATE -- CITY -- PROPERTY



AL ----- Athens ----- Huntsville Area / Athens
AL ----- Birmingham ----- Birmingham / Vestavia Hills
AL ----- Decatur ----- Decatur
AL ----- Gadsden ----- Gadsden
AL ----- Greenville ----- Greenville
AL ----- Gunterville ----- Gunterville
AL ----- Mobile ----- Mobile - I - 10 / Bellingrath Gardens
AL ----- Mobile ----- Mobile - I - 65 / Airport Blvd.
AL ----- Oxford ----- Anniston / Oxford
AL ----- Prattville ----- Prattville
AL ----- Selma ----- Selma
AZ ----- Chandler ----- Phoenix / Chandler
AZ ----- Mesa ----- Phoenix / Mesa
AZ ----- Peoria ----- Phoenix / Glendale / Peoria
AZ ----- Phoenix ----- Phoenix / I -10 / West
AZ ----- Tempe ----- Phoenix / Tempe
AZ ----- Tucson ----- Tucson / Airport
CO ----- Aurora ----- Denver / East / Aurora
CO ----- Denver ----- Denver / Northeast / I - 70
CO ----- Greenwood Village ----- Denver / Southeast / (Tech Center)
CO ----- Lakewood ----- Denver / West / Federal Center
CO ----- Pueblo ----- Pueblo
CT ----- Rocky Hill ----- Rocky Hill
FL ----- Clearwater ----- Clearwater / St. Petersburg Airport
FL ----- Crestview ----- Crestview
FL ----- Fort Lauderdale ----- Fort Lauderdale / Cypress Creek
FL ----- Jacksonville ----- Jacksonville / Orange Park
GA ----- Adel ----- Adel
GA ----- Albany ----- Albany / (At Albany Mall)
GA ----- Atlanta ----- Atlanta / Midtown
GA ----- Atlanta ----- Atlanta / Northlake
GA ----- Calhoun ----- Calhoun
GA ----- Carrollton ----- Carrollton
GA ----- Conyers ----- Conyers
GA ----- Cordele ----- Cordele / Vienna
GA ----- Cornelia ----- Cornelia
GA ----- Darien ----- Darien / I - 95
GA ----- Dublin ----- Dublin
GA ----- Forsyth ----- Forsyth
GA ----- Griffin ----- Griffin
GA ----- Kingsland ----- Kingsland / I - 95 / Kings Bay
GA ----- Macon ----- Macon / I - 75
GA ----- Newnan ----- Atlanta / Newnan
GA ----- Perry ----- Perry
GA ----- Statesboro ----- Statesboro
GA ----- Waycross ----- Waycross
IA ----- Davenport ----- Davenport
IL ----- Addison ----- Addison
IL ----- Forsyth ----- Decatur / Forsyth
IL ----- Marion ----- Marion
IL ----- Mattoon ----- Mattoon
IL ----- Moline ----- Moline
IL ----- Schaumburg ----- Chicago / Schaumburg
IN ----- Batesville ----- Batesville
IN ----- Portage ----- Portage
IN ----- Princeton ----- Princeton
KY ----- Dry Ridge ----- Dry Ridge
KY ----- Franklin ----- Franklin
KY ----- Georgetown ----- Lexington / Georgetown
KY ----- Kuttawa ----- Kuttawa / Eddyville
KY ----- Louisville ----- Louisville / East
MD ----- Largo ----- Washington I - 95 (Largo)
MD ----- Waldorf ----- Waldorf
MI ----- Ann Arbor ----- Ann Arbor / South
MI ----- Belleville ----- Detroit / Belleville / Airport Area
MI ----- Kalamazoo ----- Kalamazoo - Oshtemo
MI ----- Madison Heights ----- Detroit / Madison Heights / South Troy
MI ----- Saginaw ----- Saginaw / (Frankenmuth Area)
MS ----- Batesville ----- Batesville
MS ----- Cleveland ----- Cleveland
MS ----- Clinton ----- Jackson / Clinton
MS ----- Columbus ----- Columbus
MS ----- Grenada ----- Grenada
MS ----- Gulfport ----- Gulfport
MS ----- Hattiesburg ----- Hattiesburg
MS ----- Holly Springs ----- Holly Springs
MS ----- Jackson ----- Jackson / Coliseum
MS ----- Moss Point ----- Pascagoula / Moss Point
MS ----- Olive Branch ----- Olive Branch
MS ----- Vicksburg ----- Vicksburg
MT ----- Great Falls ----- Great Falls
NC ----- Albermarle ----- Albemarle
NC ----- Chapel Hill ----- Chapel Hill
NC ----- Charlotte ----- Charlotte / I - 85 Airport
NC ----- Concord ----- Concord / Kannapolis
NC ----- Edenton ----- Edenton
NC ----- Fayetteville ----- Fayetteville / I - 95
NC ----- Garner ----- Raleigh / Clayton
NC ----- Gastonia ----- Charlotte / Gastonia
NC ----- Goldsboro ----- Goldsboro
NC ----- Greenville ----- Greenville
NC ----- Henderson ----- Henderson
NC ----- Hickory ----- Hickory
NC ----- Jacksonville ----- Jacksonville
NC ----- Jonesville ----- Jonesville / Elkin
NC ----- Kinston ----- Kinston
NC ----- Laurinburg ----- Laurinburg
NC ----- Monroe ----- Charlotte / Monroe
NC ----- Raleigh ----- Raleigh / North
NC ----- Roanoke Rapids ----- Roanoke Rapids
NC ----- Salisbury ----- Salisbury
NC ----- Shelby ----- Shelby
NC ----- Statesville ----- Statesville
NC ----- Travelers Rest ----- Greenville / Travelers Rest
NC ----- Wake Forest ----- Raleigh / Town Of Wake Forest
NC ----- Wilson ----- Wilson
ND ----- Fargo ----- Fargo
NE ----- Kearney ----- Kearney
NM ----- Alamogordo ----- Alamogordo
NM ----- Albuquerque ----- Albuquerque / North
NM ----- Las Cruces ----- Las Cruces
NM ----- White Rock ----- Los Alamos
NV ----- Las Vegas ----- Las Vegas / Summerlin
NY ----- Cortland ----- Cortland
NY ----- East Aurora ----- East Aurora
OH ----- Bowling Green ----- Bowling Green
OH ----- Englewood ----- Dayton / Northwest
OH ----- Huber Heights ----- Dayton / Huber Heights
OH ----- Mansfield ----- Mansfield / Ontario
OH ----- Richfield ----- Richfield
OH ----- Richmond ----- Richmond
OH ----- Tiffin ----- Tiffin
OR ----- Clackamas ----- Portland / Clackamas
OR ----- Portland ----- Portland / Gresham
PA ----- Allentown ----- Allentown
PA ----- Erie ----- Erie / North
PA ----- Somerset ----- Somerset
SC ----- Dillon ----- Dillon
SC ----- Florence ----- Florence / North
SC ----- Greenville ----- Greenville / Haywood
SC ----- Greenwood ----- Greenwood
SC ----- North Myrtle Beach ----- North Myrtle Beach / Harbourgate
SC ----- Rock Hill ----- Rock Hill
SC ----- Travelers Rest ----- Greenville / Travelers Rest
SC ----- West Columbia ----- Columbia / I - 26 / Airport Area
TN ----- Alcoa ----- Knoxville / Airport
TN ----- Caryville ----- Caryville / I - 75 / Cove Lake -State Park
TN ----- Chattanooga ----- Chattanooga / Airport - I - 75
TN ----- Chattanooga ----- Chattanooga / W I - 24 Lookout Mountain
TN ----- Clarksville ----- Clarksville
TN ----- Cleveland ----- Cleveland
TN ----- Columbia ----- Columbia
TN ----- Greeneville ----- Greeneville
TN ----- Jackson ----- Jackson
TN ----- Knoxville ----- Knoxville / I - 75 North
TN ----- Lebanon ----- Lebanon
TN ----- Memphis ----- Memphis / I - 40 East
TN ----- Memphis ----- Memphis / I - 240 at Thousand Oaks
TN ----- Oak Ridge ----- Oak Ridge
TN ----- Paris ----- Paris / Ky Lake Area
TN ----- Springfield ----- Springfield
TX ----- Abilene ----- Abilene
TX ----- Addison ----- Dallas / Addison
TX ----- Baytown ----- Houston / Baytown
TX ----- Deer Park ----- Houston / Deer Park
TX ----- Denton ----- Denton
TX ----- Fort Worth ----- Ft. Worth / I - 30 / Westside
TX ----- Fort Worth ----- North Ft. Worth / Alliance Airport
TX ----- Frisco ----- North Dallas / Frisco
TX ----- Grand Prairie ----- Dallas / Arlington - DFW (Six Flags)
TX ----- Houston ----- Houston / Northwest
TX ----- Houston ----- Houston / I - 10 West
TX ----- Houston ----- Houston / Intercontinental Airport
TX ----- Houston ----- Houston / NASA - Johnson Space Center
TX ----- Lindale ----- Lindale / Tyler
TX ----- McAllen ----- McAllen
TX ----- Richardson ----- Dallas / Richardson
TX ----- Stafford ----- Houston / Stafford
TX ----- Temple ----- Temple
TX ----- Texas City ----- Texas City
TX ----- The Woodlands ----- Houston / I - 45 North
TX ----- Wichita Falls ----- Wichita Falls
UT ----- Provo ----- Provo
UT ----- Richfield ----- Richfield
UT ----- Salt Lake City ----- Salt Lake City Central
VA ----- Charlottesville ----- Charlottesville - At The University
VA ----- Emporia ----- Emporia
VA ----- Hillsville ----- Hillsville
VA ----- Sandston ----- Richmond Airport
VA ----- Stafford ----- Stafford / Quantico - Aquia
VA ----- Warrenton ----- Warrenton
WI ----- Janesville ----- Janesville
WI ----- Wausau ----- Wausau
WV ----- Mineral Wells ----- Parkersburg
WV ----- Summersville ----- Summersville

CANADA

Ontario ----- Windsor ----- Windsor

MEXICO

Chihuahua ----- Chihuahua City ----- Chihuahua City
Nuevo Leon ----- Apodaca ----- Monterrey Airport
Nuevo Leon ----- Saltillo ----- Saltillo Airport

You can remove AZ---Phoenix----Phoenix/I-17/Metrocenter from your list. I received an email advising me that effective Oct. 15, 2004, that the hotel will no longer be part of the Hampton Inn system. Hilton was kind of enough to rebook my two award stays to Homewood Suites-Phoenix-Metro.

Please add Richland,UT to list.

Now available in spreadsheet form too derived from CrAAzyPlatinum's recent Hilton hotel spreadsheet update:

http://members.shaw.ca/twallis/hiltonglobalopportunity.xls

Now available in spreadsheet form too derived from CrAAzyPlatinum's recent Hilton hotel spreadsheet update:

http://members.shaw.ca/twallis/hilt...opportunity.xls


Link not working for me, BB. Can u please try posting it again. Thanks. :)

Strange--seems to have corrupted it--worked fine earlier. Works again now.

Please add Richland,UT to list.

Richfield, Utah.

Before I moved to Memphis, I stayed at both the I-40 and I-240 Hamptons

TN ----- Memphis ----- Memphis / I - 40 East

This is your oldschool outdoor corridor motel. Its simple, clean, and OK for a place to sleep. Its the cheapes Hhonors property I found in West TN. Some of the desk staff are quite friendly characters, and to me make the place seem like a smalltown motel. Its just off the interstate, in a functional, strip mall/fast food area. Its not an upscale area, but I stayed there many times and always felt safe enough. For various reasons it can be nice to be able to park your car at your front door. The best feature of its location is its very close to the Memphis "Bass Pro Shops Sportsman's Warehouse." Bass Pro is worth a visit if you like to fish or hunt! Worth considering for an end of year mattress run.


TN ----- Memphis ----- Memphis / I - 240 at Thousand Oaks

This is a more modern hotel, with indoor corridors. But its in a somewhat sketchy, declining area, with some empty lots and such. Security guards patrol the parking lot. There was an armed robbery at the nearby Marriott around the (one) time I stayed at the Hampton. I did NOT feel safe in this area, and would not stay there again. Its not close to much of anything you might want to visit in Memphis, whether business or pleasure.

With many thanks to RUTDOG in compiling the following list:



In addition, the following are also listed as Opportunity Level Properties:






I have found that many of the above properties have scant, if any, information about them in this forum or other online resources.

Inasmuch as award stays count towards elite requalification for next year, and apparently as well as for satisfaction of various promotions, I thought it would be helpful if we could have a unified resource concerning these properties, as they seem to represent extremely good value for the points -- whether you use them for the preceding purposes that I have identified, or just for a place to rest one's weary bones after a long trip.

I am especially interested in the properties that I have added to the list, as well as the Largo, MD; Cortlandt, NY; and Rocky Hill, CT properties and would greatly appreciate any information concerning them.

Thanks!
Also add the Clarksville, TN. I have stayed at most of the ones in TN. The one in clarksville a lot, since it is nearby and the kids like the pool. Most of them are the converted motels. They are nice and some have high speed wireless throughout, not just the lobby.

I've stayed at the HI in Warrenton, VA three times. It's pretty basic, with outdoor corridors, but the service has always been warm and friendly, the rooms are comfortable, and there's lots of parking. My friends who were staying at the Comfort Inn said, "Whoa, this is nicer than our rooms" when they came over.

They serve the hot breakfast, but the coffee is sub par. Luckily, there's a new drive-thru Starbucks down the road.

Try the Hampton in just off I-20 Exit 556. It is in Lindale, but right on the Tyler border. It has the usual breakfast, indoor hallways, free wireless internet and even the occasional free upgrade to a room with a large whirpool.

I recently stayed at the following Opportunity Level Properties:

Hampton Inn Houston TX., George Bush Intercontinental Airport. (Sam Houston Boulevard)
Nice room, airport and local shuttle, nice breakfast bar, helpful staff, dirty swimming pool. The neighborhood is what you would expect in an airport hotel location - a little run down. You also have access to the Clarion Hotel property next door since the same person owns both properties. (they have a restaurant and bar),

Hampton INN NASA, Seabrook, TX.(Houston TX. ) Near Johnson Space Center, Clear Lake, and Kemah Shopping/Entertainment district A new hotel, nice clean rooms, good breakfast bar, friendly staff, water view on front side of building. End room was huge. We could have had a dance in there.

Sleepytime

We just stayed at the Hampton Inn & Suites Kalamazoo-Oshtemo, MI last Friday. This property appears to be brand new, and we were very happy with our stay.

Gold status brought us cookies and water in the room upon arrival. The room also had a laptop desk, a shower with the bowed-out bar (my husband loved this), and other niceties I can’t remember. Lots of pillows – which I always appreciate. A nice, comfortable bed. Everything in the room and property looked very, very new and was clean and nice. The location is almost literally in the middle of nowhere – our view was of an empty field. Hotel was VERY quiet. Breakfast was big with the usual yogurt, biscuits, sausage, etc. We left quite full. The lobby is wide open with high ceilings and nice fixtures. Looking at the floor plan, all rooms looked the same except for the suites on the ends.

No question we would stay here again! The only problem is the remote location – not near the university or downtown Kzoo at all. But right next to the highway.

Just staying at the Richfield, OH Hampton Inn, and I think this is a decent place as well. Very nice staff checked me in around midnight, room on the second floor is as expected - your typical HI room. High Speed Internet works flawless and at decent speed, and as always you have to get login-information at the desk even though it is wired. Room has King bed as requested in my profile (online-booking was for a two-double room).

Going for breakfast now, layout of the breakfast-area looked like all newly designed ones, so I guess standard-fare there as well. All in all, for the 7500 points this seems a pretty good deal. Hotel is right off the 77 hwy, exit 147, make a left, then a right on Rt.21. After you passed under the Ohio-Turnpike hotel is on the right. About 20 minutes by car from Cleveland Airport.

Greetings - Dirk

I stayed at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Tempe. Unfortunately, it's an exterior walkway property. The walkways and staircases seem a little worn and dirty, but the rooms were fairly nice. Even though I don't swim in hotel pools that often, they seemed a little too small for my taste.

The suites kind of eliminated that "Hampton feel".

If you get assigned room D129 or F246, I've been there. :D

I've stayed in the Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix/Tempe a few times and would recommend it. A nice Hampton, always upgraded to suites, always had reward availability (have had to call direct to hotel, but no hassle).

The secret is out...this is the reason I bother with Hhonors Points. Nice place. Nice folks. Close to ASU. Free Shuttle from PHX. Enterprise RAC nearby.

Stayed on OP1 this past weekend at the HI Rock Hill, Rock Hill, SC . What a bargain! Interior corridors, 5 floors. Breakfast area nice with the normal hot breakfast. Check-in at 10 pm on a Saturday night was flawless. Did I mention that I reserved this at 8 am on the same Saturday?

I had two small issues that I didn't even bring up with Mgmt: The pillows in the room were unbelievably thick with no alternative in the closet, and the ice machine on the second floor wasn't working.

I ended up sleeping after a while with no pillow, and completely forgot to check the ice machine on the first floor on my way out (needed to fill the cooler with ice for a day at Paramount Carowinds).

This hotel was very easy to get in and out of, off of I-77, and a very quick jump up to Carowinds (10-15 mins to the front gate) and the South Park area in Charlotte (20-25 mins).

Any update on the list and the availability of such properties for redemption purposes?

And what were you doing to pull together a master list of Opportunity Class properties?

I posted stays at these two Atlanta area opportunity-level Hamptons:

Douglasville GA
Atlanta (North Lake)

Both were just fine with no problems, and good breakfast spreads. Douglasville is west of ATL but still fairly close to the city. North Lake is right off of 285 on the east side of ATL.

Neither property has a business center. Both properties had room doors on inside hallways. Both are located close to a large amount of retail.

I would gladly use points for a future stay at either.