Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Cranberry {US-PA}
Oct 7, 2013, 12:37 am
#1
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Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Cranberry {US-PA}
Mods: I could not find a previous thread dedicated to this property, so please feel free to merge if appropriate.
I will try to post a full review with photos later, but I wanted to write a quick synopsis of my stay last week.
This seems to be a new build property (open a year or less? [Someone correct me if I am wrong]) in the heavily constructing Cranberry Township area, north of Pittsburgh.
I give high kudos to this property.
I arrived around 8AM on the day of arrival and was allowed check-in to what was their only King room available at the time. The agent even apologized that it was on the second floor as my profile notes that I prefer a high floor room. I was hoping to secure a Junior Suite upgrade and inquired about such to be happily told that while none were currently available, I would be more than welcome to check into the standard King and then move to a Junior Suite when one became available later in the day ^.
Since I was arriving so early and alone, I was also offered the option to split my Diamond benefit of breakfast between the two days with one certificate for the day of arrival and one for the following day, a much appreciated gesture.
The rooms were in excellent conditions (clean, well-kept, etc) and featured a standard mattress with topper, not the Dial-A-Number adjustable air mattress (that I admittedly do not like) that is [in]famous to HGI. There were some minor noise issues with both rooms (more details in the following full review), but nothing overbearing.
Overall I would highly recommend this hotel if you need to be in the Cranberry Township area of Pittsburgh OR if you are looking for the best value for points in Pittsburgh.
I will try to post a full review with photos later, but I wanted to write a quick synopsis of my stay last week.
This seems to be a new build property (open a year or less? [Someone correct me if I am wrong]) in the heavily constructing Cranberry Township area, north of Pittsburgh.
I give high kudos to this property.
I arrived around 8AM on the day of arrival and was allowed check-in to what was their only King room available at the time. The agent even apologized that it was on the second floor as my profile notes that I prefer a high floor room. I was hoping to secure a Junior Suite upgrade and inquired about such to be happily told that while none were currently available, I would be more than welcome to check into the standard King and then move to a Junior Suite when one became available later in the day ^.
Since I was arriving so early and alone, I was also offered the option to split my Diamond benefit of breakfast between the two days with one certificate for the day of arrival and one for the following day, a much appreciated gesture.
The rooms were in excellent conditions (clean, well-kept, etc) and featured a standard mattress with topper, not the Dial-A-Number adjustable air mattress (that I admittedly do not like) that is [in]famous to HGI. There were some minor noise issues with both rooms (more details in the following full review), but nothing overbearing.
Overall I would highly recommend this hotel if you need to be in the Cranberry Township area of Pittsburgh OR if you are looking for the best value for points in Pittsburgh.
Oct 8, 2013, 6:52 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Toronto, Ont.
Posts: 225
I agree with the review. When I stayed there at the end of August they said they had been open for about a year. While there are some great restaurants relatively closeby (e.g. Springfield Grille), the restaurant at the hotel is also very good. The usual somewhat limited menu at HGIs but they had some good daily specials and the service was great.