The fact that it doesn't have an ipod port is not a big deal; sometimes I have my ipod, sometimes another MP3 player. I don't expect a hotel to cater to my every whim (unless it's a Four Seasons, and I haven't got the pull for the company to pay for that!).

I will say that the Hilton radios work well, on the off chance that staff has actually checked that the buttons are set to something, that the antenna wire is unwound, etc.. I'd have to say that in 40-odd stays this year, only 2 hotels had the radios set up properly.