The Good: This Hampton Inn is brand new and is well appointed. Above average as Hamptons go. Lobby and public areas are upscale. Rooms are well furnished and the new Hampton beds are outstanding. It's an eight block walk to the 4th Street mall area. The Louisville slugger factory is a long walk.

The Bad: This hotel is located on the very edge of downtown on the border of a challenging area. Lots of 'locals' milling around. The hotel is ringed by a wrought iron fence and security patrols the lot. A pawn shop sits right across the street and an adult video store is down the block. If I were travelling alone, I would not stay here again.

The Bad II: The street side of the hotel is very very noisy. There are three major streets/off ramps that terminate right across the street. The traffic noise is very loud. In addition, the hotel is very close to the Jewish Hospital. Lots of ambulance traffic in and out! At one point we checked to see if the window was actually open even though we were on the top floor.

Recently spent five nights here while visiting family in the area. It was a very clean hotel with a great lobby for a Hampton Inn. Breakfast was what you would expect and served in a very clean facility. I guess because the building was rehabbed, the room layout was a little smaller than I've had in other Hampton Inns. The bathroom door seemed extra wide, and, because the bathroom was small, the door opened into the room instead of into the bathroom. It quite often kept swinging when you opened it a little and crashed into the closet door. There was no fridge or micro in our room which I've gotten in most Hampton Inns I've stayed in.

If you are visiting downtown Louisville, you are within walking distance of most attractions. Although the neighborhood seemed marginally ok, there was a hotel security guard who was walking the grounds at night. Also to walk to the 4th st area, you will pass an adult video/peep show store (we were traveling with kids so it was a little uncomfortable.) Each time we walked about, within a few blocks of the hotel 1-2 men would be around asking for spare change.

Also, the pool is quite large and clean. It's actually larger than other that in some other Hampton Inns I've stayed in. For some reason though, they have posted among the rules that only 5 people can use the pool at a time. Violators would be subjected to a fine. Those of us who followed the rules sat by the pool waiting as one family at a time would use the pool. Others just ignored the rule and jumped right in so a few times there were as many as 10 in the pool. The 5 people limit was never enforced by the hotel.

This is the nicest Hampton Inn that I have ever stayed in. Close to downtown activities and in a pretty safe area. Great lobby with a bar and many TVs. Great beds and decoratios in guest rooms. The cable was out one night during the Stanley Cup Finals and the front desk staff was able to compensate us to our full satisfaction. I highy reccomend this hotel.

Our family of four spent two nights at the Hampton Inn Louisville Downtown. It far exceeded our expectations and the rate was very reasonable for a downtown hotel. It is brand new, beautifully decorated and the beds are truly heavenly. The complimentary breakfast was much better than those available at other comparable hotels and the hotel staff was very friendly and accommodating. The downtown location was close to 4th Street Live, the Louisville Slugger Museuam and Louisville Slugger Field. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone staying in downtown Louisville.