Booked this trip as a getaway to Charlotte with some friends to celebrate New Year's Eve. The 3 of us are in our twenties. We booked the hotel because it was reasonable for our budget.

This was my first Crowne Plaza stay. I was impressed for the price. The room and bathroom were perfect. Nice size.

We only stayed one night. The hotel had their own private Lincoln towncars which took us to the nearby downtown nightlife for New Year's Eve.

We would recommend this hotel to others our age if you are on a tight budget. The location is perfect for downtown nightlife.

My stay at the Crowne Plaza Charlotte left a lot to be desired. I drove around the block twice upon arrival, because the front entrance to the hotel was not clearly marked and the hotel's shuttles were blocking the doors. The front desk staff wasn't exactly rude, but they were in no way polite. They acted like I was interrupting their conversation.

I was given a room right next to the elevator, although the hotel was clearly all but empty. Upon getting to my room, I found a CD of "soothing" music that the Crowne Plaza provides to guests to help them "relax." I soon learned that this CD is apparently intended to help you drown out the noise that bleeds through the walls. I could hear every word of the telephone conversation that occurred in the room next to me, and the racket from the elevator kept me up all night.

The bed was one of the worst I have ever encountered. There were crumbs and little pieces of chocolate on top of the "clean" comforter when I got ready for bed, and the pillows felt more like old afghans stuffed into pillowcases. The room itself was dingy, the furniture was in terrible shape, and the thermostat was dysfunctional. The temperature fluctuated between 65-80 degrees all night. In addition, there was a floodlight pointed straight into my window from the parking deck below. The hotel staff had thoughtfully provided a clothespin so that you could shut the curtains, but enough light made it through that I did not have to turn on a lamp to read - and I did plenty of reading that night since it was impossible to sleep!

I generally try to be optimistic and laid back when traveling, but the Crowne Plaza Charlotte really tested my patience. I don't like to complain, and since I was only staying one night, I decided not to contact the front desk about all of these problems. As a result, I got about an hour and a half of sleep on the night before my business meeting, and I will never stay at the Crowne Plaza again.

Me and my husband decided to take a last minute New Year's Eve Trip to Charlotte. I booked the hotel through Hotwire. When I saw where we were staying and I read the reviews here, I knew we were in trouble. I went anyway with the hope that maybe we got a bigger room and that maybe the walls wouldn't be so thin. Well, my hopes went unanswered because the room we had was sooooooo tiny that me and my husband could barely fit with our one suitcase. We were expecting to hear noise in the hall because it was New Year's Eve but the noise we heard ALL NIGHT long was from our neighbor and her lover. It was awarkard and we got no sleep. Please take my advice and don't let the name "Crowne Plaza" fool you; stay away from this hotel. It is not even worth the discounted price you get from hotwire just add $30 or $40 more and stay somewhere else.

Hotel was very nice, not great, but nice. I chose this hotel because of it's goverment rate and being pet freindly. The hotel itself is nice but not top teir.Staff was freindly and responsive. Parking was reasonalbe and convienent. Hotel is located in the goverment service area of the city. If you are looking for downtown location it is a 15-20 minute walk. There is a free trolley that is very nice and relialbe just steps away from the hotel. At $100/night as oposed to $180 for a hotel in the main downtown area it was great deal.