I stayed at this hotel twice in two weeks, once on business and again about a week later with my family. I had been staying here occasionally for years on business (since before Embassy Suites was part of Hilton). This was my first time back in a few years. The neighborhood has improved substantially with the derelict boarded up buildings that fronted it for years being replaced by a new mini-shopping plaza and a discount warehouse club (I think it was a Costco). The hotel was undergoing renovations which made many areas very dusty, but there was no problem with noise at night and the room was fine.
The morning breakfast was pretty standard for Embassy Suites. The evening reception was a little better than many. Aside from the free drinks and usual chips and popcorn munchies they have a vegetable platter which is nice if you want to at least make an attempt to eat kind of healthy. When I was there midweek on business they also had a hot chicken dish out which was surprisingly delicious (a lot better than the relatively expensive takeout we got from across the street when I stayed there with my family). I'm not sure if the hot food was a regular weekday thing (no hot food on Sunday night) or if it just happened to be left over from some other function, but it was good.
Embassy Suites provided free access to the private gym in the little shopping center just across the parking lot, which was a nice change from the usual little exercise room. I also used the hotel's membership to visit the adjacent Costco. Kind of hard to buy in bulk when you're getting on a plane in a couple of days, but still it was nice to at least have the option.
Overall I was happy with the hotel.
