I returned late from a weekend vacation and had an extra day before I had to drive home. Instead of driving all night, I decided to find a hotel near the airport and start my drive first thing in the morning.

I have a colleague who loves Hampton Inns so I figured why not. I arrived too tired to drive around and search for the cheapest hotel. The price was $185 a night. I figured since my colleague raved about Hampton Inns, it must be worth it. It wasn't.

They did have apples and cookies upon arrival for midnight. However, the room was very small. The dehumidifier was scary. Most of all, I was really upset that the heater was turn on and off every 15 minutes with an outrageously loud noise. So everytime I was just about to fall asleep, it would kick on again and wake me up. And, when I was waiting to fall asleep, I would hear planes flying over the hotel.

In an effort to get a good night's sleep before driving, it didn't work. I was so frustrated. Next time, I'll take the time to search for a cheaper hotel to take my chances on.

Got stranded at the ATL airport after Delta cancelled my flight, last to my home city for the day. The room rate was $149/night, which was expensive for the property. The elevators are quite a ways from registration. The door to my room was difficult to open. The air conditioning did not keep the room cool. In addition to the air conditioner, there was a room dehumifier, which I would guess they put in there because the AC is not good enough??? Anyway, it was noisy and still the room was hot. The telephone was broken and didn't work. The television had a terrible picture, could hardly tell what was on. Overall, the worst Hampton I've ever stayed in.

We arrived at the Hampton Inn Atlanta at 1888 Sullivan Road in College Park and were first assigned Room #129. The heating unit was not working. In addition, the room had wear that was not addressed: carpet “baseboard” was tearing from the wall, Internet unit was not working, desk leg with water damage, bathroom door was not squared to fit frame, water leaking in bathtub unless faucet handle tightly torqued all the way to the right, and many scuff marks on wall exposing drywall. Interestingly, there was a dehumidifier in this room.

Because of the broken heater, we were relocated to a much better room within a matter of 30 minutes – Room #412. The heater was much newer and operated at the heater unit rather than with a wall unit as it was in Room #129. The Internet worked flawlessly – it is a wired Internet service (plus Ethernet cord into computer and small unit). However, if calling for technical support, you will receive voice mail with a message that they will call you back when available. No dehumidifier in our new room.

We had left our hotel directions at home and thought that we could find the hotel by driving around. When taking Interstate 75/85 North, one can see the Hampton Inn at 3450 Bobby Brown Parkway (also known as Atlanta Airport North). That property appears to be a couple of years old in comparison to the Hampton Inn Atlanta closer to the area (the latter may have been built in the late 80s, early 90s). The Hampton Inn Atlanta is less than two miles away and staff at the hotel on Bobby Brown Parkway advised that guests for the hotel on Sullivan frequently confuse the hotels. They kindly provided us very easy to follow directions from their facility to the Sullivan Road hotel. In checking the rate, there was a $14 per night difference.

Even when we were briefly in Room #129, the sound of airplanes can be heard intermittently throughout the day. It was not offensive to us, but for those who are sensitive to the sound of aircraft taking off, this may be a problem.

I tried to print our airplane boarding passes in the Business Center (open 24 hours). There was one computer in the room and the printer had a sign on it that said “Out of Order.” The ice machine on our floor also said “Out of Order.”

There is a complimentary hotel shuttle to and from the airport and to nearby restaurants within a 5 mile radius. However, one will need a vehicle to go any farther than the five miles, and there does not appear to be a lot of taxi service in the area. There is a Ruby Tuesday’s restaurant on the opposite side of the street within walking distance that is wonderful! Also, there is a Joe’s On Sullivan Restaurant about half a mile down the street on Riverdale Road, and a few restaurants within neighboring hotels.

Breakfast was sufficient: Muffins, biscuits, donuts, juices, etc. I wanted a bagel but they ran out. The breakfast is more like a hot continental breakfast rather than a full breakfast.

I do believe that the hotel is of good value for the price. The employees are friendly and helpful, so that makes up for a lot. However, there appears to be the underlying theme of things not working properly. If you don’t mind these few broken things and want to save money, then the Hampton Inn Atlanta is sufficient. Otherwise, you may want to spend the extra money by staying elsewhere.

Stayed at the Hampton Inn for two days on business and enjoyed my time there, but it was a typical Hampton Inn and the value for money ratio was nothing to rave about.
The room was clean but mine was on the first floor and it needed some touching up (paint chips, mold in the shower, broken ironing board?) so I wouldn't say that for $120 a night it wasn't all that spectacular.
Stay for business, enjoy the included breakfast and get on your way!