Our family was happy with this hotel overall. The location is very good -- a short walk to the beach, and right across from a Wal-Mart. There is some covered parking under the hotel, which was nice during the heat of the day. Our room seemed smaller than the average hotel room, and as others have said -- that made it seem crowded with furniture. But it had a nice balcony with a partial view of the ocean. The room was clean, quiet and comfortable -- however we did wish the A/C worked a little better (our room faced West, and the A/C couldn't quite keep up). The free breakfast was typical for Hampton (better than most hotels in this price range), and very busy -- so it was nice that the staff opened the meeting room for additional seating. We would definitely stay here again.

This Hampton Inn is located one block off of Seawall. If you request a room facing west on the top floor, you can view the beach and sunsets! You are not facing directly towards the gulf, but you can see down the beaches (westward) just fine. What's nice about this location is that you are OFF OF SEAWALL that is constantly congested with traffic. Don't waste your money on a hotel on Seawall unless the smell of car fumes and noise from car boom boxes doesn't bother you. The Hampton room interiors need some updating, but the beds are very comfortable and the staff is very helpful. Wal-mart is just across the street and the rooms have refrigerators so that you can store your food for and save you $$$. Rent bikes for your trips around the area (especially on seawall) because parking is nearly impossible and you'll spend too much time sitting in traffic to go a short distance. The Hotel will allow you to store the bikes. I would certainly recommend this hotel!

My stay at this Hampton Inn was average at best. I didn't have a bad experience but didn't have that "wow" experience either. The room was so full of furniture all around the room that there was no space at all in between the beds, tables, chairs, tv, fridge, etc. and it felt very closed-in and suffocating unless the balcony drapes were open. The room was nice and clean and the air-conditioning worked extremely well. The breakfast was good with a waffle station, bagels, muffins, toast, eggs, sausage, fruit, juices, milk, cereals, and coffee. The manager on duty, who is the one who checked me in, was not as friendly as most other Hampton employees I have encountered. The location is good if you plan to stay on the West end of the Island but if you plan to go to the East end where the new Pier is plan to spend at least 30-45 minutes in traffic during the summer. I used reward points to pay for my stay but in my opinion, this hotel is way over-priced and I would not pay the normal room rate to stay here.

The elevators and hallways were not air conditioned and very hot. The rooms that state "queen size" beds are "full" size beds. Rooms have unnecessary furniture making it crowded. Rooms are overpriced for what you get.