My husband and I traveled up to Dallas in August 2011 for a quick weekend in Plano. I booked this hotel based primarily on the great price offered and the location was close to where we needed to be. The experience was a highly positive one.

We arrived Friday evening after a long drive to be greeted by a very cheerful and helpful front desk clerk. She booked us in quickly, giving us a room on the quiet side of the building, away from the elevators and ice machines as requested but also putting us away from the group that had checked in with five children. Bonus points to her! She also gave me a great restaurant recommendation even before we got settled in.

The hotel must have been renovated fairly recently. The finishes were all up-to-date and modern, a very cool and serene feeling in the common areas. The room was really nice and relaxing, with the standard Hampton layout (bathroom immediately off the side when entering, small closet, bed space - ours was a King-size, desk, pull-out sleeper sofa and TV entertainment center. All the furniture looked new, dark wood finishes and a sleek, flat-panel TV sitting on a stand that also contained a microwave and mini-refridgerator. The AC is a wall-window unit, which actually was good because the fan ran continuously, even if the air wasn't blowing. As a result, we heard no noise from any adjoining rooms. I'm a very light sleeper and this was a fabulous thing for me.

Our king-size bed was comfortable, although we only had 4 pillows. The pillows are the hypoallergenic but feels like down kind - great for me and my allergies. The duvet smelled like it had just been freshly laundered as did the sheets. The bathroom had granite countertops and granite shower surround. The bathroom was clean and had the assortment of amenities - shampoo, conditioner and lotion. We couldn't find fault with the cleanliness of the place.

The hotel also has an outdoor pool, free wifi, business center with 2 computers and a printer, a fitness room and the complimentary breakfast from 6-10am. The breakfast provided a choice of breads, scrambled eggs, sausage gravy and biscuits, fruit, cereals, and a waffle maker. We actually got full enough on breakfast to skip lunch.

The location is right off Preston Road, a main thoroughfare in Plano. There are many options for dining and shopping within the immediate area. We were very pleased with our stay and would definitely return to this hotel whenever we make our way back to this area.

Location is near lots of options for dinner, service is friendly, breakfast is basic but still good, rooms are big enough, toiletries are nice, the bed is awesome, etc. The hotel has everything to be excellent.......but I am giving it three points because the so-called high-speed internet gave me an average speed of 450kbps when the network was running smoothly. At night, with more people using the service, I couldn't even access speedtest.net. I couldn't use Skype, watch videos or download work emails. You cannot work from this hotel, but I suppose it'd be OK for pleasure.

This hotel is really nice, staff is great and our room was clean and comfortable. Nice daily breakfast until 10 with good tea and coffee. Tip: add salsa to the eggs. Fridge and microwave in the room was really nice! Hotel conveniently located near pretty much anything.

What more can you ask for -- clean, conveniently located, nice staff, good sized rooms. No complaints.