Hilton Garden Inn

The hotel is beautiful. Beautifully kept and very clean. It has a very nice atmosphere. My kids and I tagged along on my husband’s business trip, so we spent a lot of time at the pool. The pool was great and the water was not freezing.(Which seems hard to find these days) It is kind of small, but this is more of a «business trip» hotel, than a family hotel, so I’m assuming there is very rarely many people in the pool at once. There are so many places to eat within a very short walking distance. The only reason this is a 4 star, and not 5 is the staff. They just aren’t that friendly. They weren’t mean or rude, just not friendly. Not a smile from the 4 or 5 I encountered. Their breakfast looked great, but there is no cheaper price for children. I wouldn’t really mind paying $ 10 for myself, but $ 10 for my daughter to eat yogurt wasn’t going to happen. Another reason why this is more of a hotel for business trips than families.

If I’m ever in the southern Kansas City again, I’ll definitely stay here again. When I booked this hotel online, there were several other hotels in the immediate area for about the same rate, but I’d say from driving by them, this HGI looked the nicest from the outside. Inside, there’s an overall new and contemporary ambiance. The onsite restaurant offers a great high quality $ 10 breakfast buffet that includes made to order omelets. The gym was adequate in size for several people to be working out at once and it had a few high quality treadmills and weights. Most importantly, in my book, this hotel is right next door to Joe’s Kansas City Bar-​B-​Que!

JR the MGR was very rude we ordered drinks and sat down got our food out that we brought in only to then be told that we had to leave after we had started eating.

Simply, the VERY BEST HGI in the entire family of hotels. The décor and amenities are better than most top shelf Hilton hotels. A must see.

Really a very nice addition to the Olathe hotel scene. I had family stay here and had an opportunity to view most aspects of the hotel without actually sleeping there.
First, everything is still fresh and new and clean. The views from the top floor are quite nice, even if it’s just of suburbia. The situation of the hotel means you’ll end up with either a really good sunrise or sunset view, especially if you’re on the 4^th, 5^th or 6^th floors.
Rooms have everything you need — large TV, plenty of channels, comfortable beds, nice desk and comfortable chair, and even a fridge. Bathrooms are of good size.
The common areas are equally as nice. The lobby has some great seating, including a slightly hidden 8 person table and TV that we used one night to have pizza. You can also grab a drink from the bar and enjoy it in the lobby area.
Pool area is nice but a bit chlorine-​ey. The gym is small but has great machines.
I’ve been to the Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse before and have a full review of that, but it’s very good. Drinks at the bar are expensive, but tasty. However, breakfast is also served here and its a tale of two breakfasts. One (Saturday) was quick, efficient, well stocked. On Sunday, however, something was really wrong and everything was slow and of poorer quality. Consistency appears to be weak.
The area has plenty of options for food and drink, but it is suburbia so don’t expect much beyond chains, be them local chains or national chains.

The hotel was only open for about 2 weeks at the time I began my stay. My quick descriptor would be that the hotel is «Sterile». It has a very clean and unused look to it. To the point where you wouldn’t be surprised to see nurses walking the hallways. I started out thinking I would give it 5 stars, but then a few things happened where I was going to actually change to 3 stars. The management worked through those minor issues. Rooms are very nice, each with a modern flat screen TV, microwave and small refrigerator. A master switch turns on and off the lights. Bathroom is well lit with a walk-​in shower (no privacy, though) and nice soft towels. Internet is free, but the speed is somewhat slow. This only only boasts 106 rooms and some are suites. They have a nice new pool. Their fitness center is «StarTrac» which is the same brand you can purchase for home use. A small universal, free weights, bench and mat, 2 treadmills, 1 elliptical and 1 bike. The restaurant was very nice. The bar has a spread of blue high intensity lights with a flat screen TV making for a nice atmosphere. The bartender and staff are very friendly, but unfortunately they close at 10 which makes for an early sports night. Fortunately they’re directly across from a Buffalo Wild Wings which is where the staff usually flees after their shift. On the second floor, there’s a terrace overlooking the front parking lot and BWW. It has several chairs and couches as well as a flat screen TV. Would be a great place for a cigar or late night cocktail, but they don’t allow smoking on the premises. They neighboring hotels consist of Comfort Inn, Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn and Residence Inn — all offer free breakfast. Not so here, their breakfasts are a bit pricey, so it pays to go with their breakfast package. You can’t compare other hotel breakfasts to this one, though. Other than the OJ from a can, everything made to order was very good. I had the crabcake eggs benedict which were excellent. Coffee is served in the lobby ²⁴⁄₇. If you’re a Hilton Honors member, don’t expect a USA Today delivered to your door. They have them at the front desk only. They have some minor issues to work out here, but hopefully they’ll find their way.