Hampton Inn

We stayed here for a wedding. The hotel didn’t even group the rooms for the «block» near each other — the rooms were all on different floors and scattered. The room itself was nice, a little crowded for being such an expensive room, but overall a decent room. But the way our entire group was treated by the concierge at the the front desk (Nick) was anything but professionally. Nick was condescending and rude. We received noise complaints to our room while nobody was there, we approached nick to clear this up and he continued to tell us that if we continued to be noisy we would be evicted. So next time we all left, we approached nick to inform him that our room would be empty for the rest of the day and that any noise complaints to our room would be invalid. He told us that if we received noise complaints (while we were gone) that we would be evicted. As we tried to tell him that NOBODY would be in our room he just kept telling us that we just need to make sure everyone is quiet and if any complaints were made we would be told to leave. Our entire group is extremely disappointed in our experience at the Hampton and will not be returning in the future.

Very thin walls and ceilings. We stayed on the second floor and could hear the people next door having normal conversations. The people in the room overhead sounded like a herd of elephants but they were merely walking around normally. I can’t believe all those five star reviews. A true 5 star hotel has soundproof walls and ceilings. If you stay here, be sure to bring some ear plugs.

We stayed here with my girlfriends’ parents. I booked for 2 rooms waterfront and side-​by-​side. The hotel was able to arrange this for us but could not get connecting doors for the 1 king and 2 queens. Still, it was nice that they were accommodating. We tried to check in early at 11AM but the rooms were getting ready in 2 hrs. We tried again at 12:30 PM but staff told us to come back at 3PM. At least, they provided us with the parking pass to put on our car so we could visit Canal Park without worrying for parking. After looking at their sign, I discovered we could get discounted aquarium passes. So, the desk had only 2 left so managed to save $ 4.50 each per adult ticket:) I guess you have to check ahead to make sure you can get it since they sell out.
After coming back from the train ride along St. Louis River, we checked in and found the rooms to be a little small but still roomy enough for us all. I think the 1 king room was roomier so that was good for them to enjoy. The waterfront is indeed waterfront. We had a party below right next to boardwalk but they left later that night. We also tried to get extended checkout at around 1PM since we had an early fishing excursion at 5AM and would get back around noon. The staff told us to check the next day. Also, we would miss breakfast so they would get us breakfast bags early that morning. Well, I at least got to go swimming and get some exercise. Pretty small pool but it was fine and the kids were entertaining. They had foam noodles and beach balls. There were even arcade games next to the pool which was odd to have electronics so close to the pool.
Well, we called the next day and was told to check back at 7AM but we did get our brown bags. The checkout went smoothly without problems. Plus, our parking pass was good until 3 or 4PM the day of checkout. We were able to come back to visit some more Canal Park later that day. Plus, the staff was more than accommodating to find where we could get our fishing license. The lobby was always stocked with coffee, tea, apples, bananas, and other goodies. I felt this hotel did wonderful job in helping out with our vacation. Thank you soo much…

I’m giving this a SOLID 5 star experience! Wow, what a great place! As I lay here and watch the ships silently glide into port, the sun is coming up like thunder (I stole that line from writer Rudyard Kipling). Anyhow, checking in was easy, no hassle parking AND… it’s RIGHT NEXT TO (drumroll please) — Canal Brewery ! Had dinner there last night and a couple of pints of ale. The hotel is clean, and definitely worth staying at/​in :) staff are friendly and there’s free coffee & cookies ! Internet is about $ 4 a day, log in is a snap. Highly recommend.

This place was perfect, as far as I’m concerned.
The beds were really comfy.
The pillows were awesome. I think they even had different levels of firmness, so you could choose.
No gross, ugly, polyester bed spreads that aren’t machine washable. No velour blankets either. They had duvets instead. I’m glad most hotels seem to be going that route. The linens were all soft and smelled nice.
The bathroom was beautiful.
They had free breakfast in the morning-​nothing fancy-​just yogurt, cereal, fruit, pastries. The normal stuff. The coffee was gooood.
There were cool pictures on the room number placards outside every door. That was a really nice touch.
There are comfy chairs and couches all over the lobby. There are bowls of candy strewn about. The lobby is warm and inviting.
There is a room straight back from the lobby, where you go out to get to the lake, full of more comfy couches and chairs, as well as a bookshelf where you can take a book to read, and leave one in exchange.
Lake Superior is right out the backdoor. There is a partially submerged concrete building that people climb on and jump from, so that’s fun for the older kids and adults.
There are bikes for rent out front.
The pool is open until midnight for those over 18, 11pm for those 18 and under.
The doors to the hotel lock after 10:30, I think is the time, so you have to use your key to get in, which makes things feel secure. The desk is right near the door, though, of course, so if you forgot your key, they could see you to let you in.
The staff was very friendly.
There is a computer in the lobby, with free internet access.
It met all of my fairly high hotel standards.

Great place on the big lake. Really cool location looking out over the water. Spring for the lake view side, it is worth it.
Nice walking trails around Duluth pass right by the hotel. You can even rent bikes there.

I dreaded the hotel bed for days before arriving (because hotel beds are classically icky) but was surprised to see how fresh and clean this room was. The pure white comforter seemed freshly laundered (like I said, hotel beds are icky, so I was fairly critical) and actually inviting. We had a lake-​view room which was cool. The view of that weird building in the harbor surrounded by crashing ice-​floes was impressive (January in MN).
4 stars for location, we could walk all through Canal Park, and the nice, clean room.

The place made my kids happy with location but the management was really weird … Just like they had never run a hotel in northern MN or something.
I stay in hotels 50 + nights a year and I will me moving down Canal street a bit next summer. Hampton is a fine part of the Hilton Family and who knows this manager could have been moving on the way buy then.

This Hampton Inn is a typical Hampton. I wasn’t thoroughly impressed or unimpressed. One big plus — LOCATION. It is located right on Canal Street. Easy acess to downtown Duluth AND Canal Park.
Continental breakfast is included… be prepared for powdered eggs an prefab sausage patties. The coffee is actually good… and there is a Caribou across the street.

Yeah, it was ok. The room was nice, the location is wonderful. My only complaint is noise. It sounded like a heard of elephants were above us, and could constantly hear noise in the halls. I would have given it 4 stars if it wasn’t for the noise issue.

I’ve been to better Hamptons.
The best thing this one has going for it is the location, but there are hotels on either side. I think next time I am in town I will be staying at Canal Park Lodge next door.
Now I am going to sound like a snob. I normally stay at Hilton hotels, and I am Hilton Gold. Normally this allows me to get a room on the floor I want, and they leave snacks in the room at Hamptons. Neither was the case here. I prefer top floors, but I was placed on the first, even though there were open rooms on the top floors. Fine, enough of my b*tching like a spoiled little kid. Maybe I should give the hotel real criticisms.
The walls were thin, as was the floor above (thus my preference for the top floor). The room was somewhat worn, but did have a nice sized fridge and LCD TV. The room was pretty cheap @ $ 89 plus taxes for the night.