Hampton Inn Eastgate

OK, I’m a huge Hampton Inn fan, but this one was less than «meh». The carpeting was positively damp; the A/​C, so noisy it was hard to sleep. The room also smelled like wet dog. Bathrooms were badly in need of a redo. The best things about it were the location, its proximity to Jungle Jim’s and plenty of restaurants, and the breakfast, which was well-​policed. (Even the crushed Fruit Loops from all the kidlets were swept up promptly.) Oh, almost forgot — the hallways were clean. But yech! the smell and dampness! It was like being in a basement.
I’d try a different Hilton property before staying here again.

We have stayed in this hotel several times. It has always been good. We live in Louisville so it’s usually just a quick weekend trip so we just stay one night. It is EXTREMELY close to Jungle Jim’s which we love… and it’s also not far from the zoo. We also like that it is close to the Sonic which is a great drink stop before heading out to the city all day. The service was great at the front desk when we checked in and also when we checked out. The room was clean and cool. We enjoy having a fridge in the room even just to keep our water cold. The Saturday morning breakfast was a little busy… but we still were able to make two waffles (which are our favorite). There were three different people cleaning tables and re-​filling things on the breakfast counter. Even though they were re-​filing things… there were still things that were not changed quickly like the apple juice that was water… and never got changed in the time I was eating breakfast. We will stay here again soon.

The gal that was present most often at the front desk appeared tired and sloppy. I get it that you may be exhausted if you work a lot of hours, but at least try to look presentable. This is a fairly decent hotel brand!
When I checked in they wanted a credit card, but my father had booked it, under his name, with his card, but I had to call him up pretty late to do some tango involving faxing a document that gave them permission to charge his card on file without him being there. Sloppy gal says every hotel does this, but I’ve booked many for others and have never encountered this.
Other than that, everything was great. The pool was clean, the breakfast was hot with different options every day. The room was clean and comfortable.

I stayed in the king room on the 1^st floor at the very end of the hallway, room 133. I do not recommend this room if you want to get a good nights sleep! When the door shuts, there is a nice gap that is left and with this room being right next to the side entrance, every time the door to the outside would open and slam shut, my bedroom door would move and make noise. This happened several times during the two nights I stayed there. Complimentary breakfast in the morning was not that great. The bacon was as limp as spaghetti and way under cooked. Eggs were definitely not real and had a weird taste to them. The hotel needs some updating as it appears dark and dingy when walking down the hallways.

The good: The front desk was very friendly and nice, The room was clean and comfortable. Nice breakfast in the morning
The not so good: There is so much construction going on that you might as well shut off the nav because mine got us dizzy trying to navigate the last ¼ mile. I was not too happy about being 20 miles from downtown. Not knowing what Eastgate was, I had no idea I would be driving 40 miles round trip for my dinner plans downtown Cincinnati. Lastly the water pressure (even though on the first floor) was very weak.
Recap: I’ve been in much nicer Hampton Inns, but it wasn’t terrible and ok for a one night stop over. I’d get closer to downtown next time so I will not be returning.

This hotel, while not brand new, was clean and located in a decent area with shopping and dining options close by. The beds were decent and the shower had plenty of hot water and good water pressure. The complimentary breakfast was typical of Hampton Inn, with some hot items and other breakfast fare, although the seating area was somewhat small and crowded. Bottled water was free at the front desk.
However… this hotel is «pet friendly.» We typically try to avoid pet friendly properties, although we’ve stayed at some in the past without issue. We stayed at this one without thinking about its pet policy, due to the strong recommendation of a well-​respected local business. On our second (and last) evening at this hotel, we were subjected to a barking dog in a nearby room from about 6:30p-10:30p. The lone staff member at the front desk apparently made multiple trips to our floor in an attempt to identify the room, but was unable to do so. Interestingly, I was able to identify the room almost immediately by following the sound of the barking dog as I walked down the hall, and I reported it to the front desk multiple times. I was repeatedly told that the front desk staff would attempt to reach the owner, but that they could not do anything about the dog until the owner returned. Coincidentally I’m sure, after my first couple of reports of the barking dog, dialing «0» on the phone in my room resulted in a busy signal, so I had to physically visit the front desk in order to report that the dog continued to bark. The barking ceased at some point between 10:30p-11:00p when, presumably, the owner returned to take the dog outside for a bathroom break. We knew about that, too, because the dog barked all the way down the hall on the way out (as it passed our room), and all the way down the hall on the way back in several minutes later.
If hotels are going to be pet friendly, they need to have a way to address the issues that go along with accepting pets, so that other guests are not inconvenienced. Even if I had brought a pet of my own, I certainly wouldn’t have wanted to listen to someone else’s barking dog late into the night, and I wouldn’t have dumped my own dog off in the room and disappeared for hours on end. The front desk staff did offer to move our room (because, I guess, they considered us to be the problem), but not until around 10:00pm, when my kids were already in bed. When I again mentioned my dissatisfaction to to the front desk staff the next morning, the staff person appeared rather indifferent. No significant concession nor effort was made to resolve my reasonable dissatisfaction, and so far, a phone call to the general manager (Lillian) has not been returned

Nice hotel. Clean and convenient. Friendly staff. Reasonable price.

I stayed here a Week and this has been the best Hampton I’ve stayed at. Close to shopping, dinning and East Fork State Park. Rooms Clean and the staff were always nice.

Great place. The staff was exceptionally friendly and helpful, the room was clean and comfortable, and on top of that, the rates are low.
They have a continental breakfast in the lobby, or an «on-​the-​go» brown bag option at the desk. Bottled water is complimentary, as is wifi.
Very well cared for establishment. I always leave impressed.

Great place to stay. It’s clean, the staff is friendly, and they allow pets at no additional charge. The beds were very comfortable, but the heating unit was a little noisy to sleep to. Other than that I am happy with the value!

Pretty fair rates for the quality of Hampton. Great location convenient to tons of dining options, Starbucks, grocery store and the mall. They are pet friendly.
The television has a small number of channels for this day and age. It is a plasma, but there no HD channels as of now.