What to expect in a Hampton Inn and Suites room

You may have just gotten off your flight, after hour of rushing through lines of sweating, irritable people at the security checkpoints, running between gates to catch your flight after the first one was delayed, and spending more hours sitting in a cramped airline seat with the person in front of you leaning back far enough to press their seat-back against your knees.
Or, you may be steering your car along the day’s last curve of interstate highway, weaving in and out of traffic as the setting sun glares off windshields in tones of gold and brass, and the day’s thousandth truck is rumbling and snorting past you, threatening to cut off the exit ramp at the exact moment that you need it.

Wherever you may be in your travels, you may see the crisp white and blue sign of a Hampton Inn and Suites hotel ahead, and find yourself wondering what features and amenities the room has for the overnight stay that your aching limbs need after a day of travel. You might need to send a crucial e-mail or check for an electronic confirmation, leading you to wonder if the Hampton has Internet connections available. Or the day may be baking hot, and you are wondering how cool the room will be.

Although the Hampton Inn and Suites hotel chain is meant to be an affordable, limited-service series that has no restaurants or shops in the building, and lacks concierge services, there are still numerous features and amenities in each room to make your stay more comfortable. The most obvious item, the bed, is exceptionally comfortable – the hotel carried out a massive renovation very recently that replaced all beds and bedding, making use of the extremely comfortable “Cloud Nine” bed with very soft, velvety sheets and blankets. This bed will assure you a cozy, relaxing night that will leave you feeling refreshed in the morning and ready for new adventures.

If you need to communicate urgently, or prefer surfing the Internet to watching the television programs that happen to be on offer during your stay, the Hampton Inn offers free high-speed Internet access in all rooms as well. If you have traveled a lot, you will know how invaluable it can be to be able to access the Internet while you are on the road – if there are any changes to your itinerary, there are companies to be contacted, people you are going to meet who need to be notified, and various other details to be cleaned up. You can also easily check the weather for an international destination and keep current with family, friends, and clients by e-mail rather than using the always-exorbitant hotel telephones.

Your room will also include a number of other features simply meant to make your stay more comfortable and pleasant. Climate control with air conditioning is included, so that summer or winter, you can adjust the room’s temperature for your personal preferences. The curtains are blackout drapes, to keep out the light of the sun and the street lights until you’re ready for your wake-up call. The desk is open twenty-four hours for questions, concerns, or problems as well. Food and drink can be kept fresh in the room’s refrigerator or heated (or even cooked) in the microwave, giving you more options for refueling yourself after a day of travel. There is also a coffee and tea maker and an ironing board, as well as complimentary toiletries. To entertain yourself, there is a television with satellite stations.

Finally, your room will have a light-colored, fresh, clean look that will make you feel relaxed and at home after the noise and stress of the airport or the highway. The Hampton Inn and Suites hotel room may not have fancy room service and a mint on the pillow, but it is clean, comfortable, and has a number of amenities for communication, entertainment, refreshment, and cleanliness to restore you to your usual self after a hard day on the road.