Hampton Inn Bowling Green

Dirty, Poor Housekeeping, Uncaring Management As previously mentioned by other reviewers, the hotel was still under construction at the end of June. There was construction dirt and dust throughout the hotel lobby and first floor areas. Understandable but the elevator was filthy too with paper and dirt that was never cleaned for the three days we were there. You could see nothing was swept, mopped or dusted. Our room was not cleaned although we requested housekeeping three times. We had a family event that took us into late night on Sunday and returned to no housekeeping including clean towels and bedding. When we complained to the person at the desk, he offered to move us which was appreciated but not the solution to an ongoing issue. We contacted the general manager who never bothered to return our calls or email. We have family that we visit several times per year traveling from out of state and we will definitely not stay at the Hampton BG. We are big Hampton Inn fans but won't bother with this one in the future.

Pole Vault Worthy Beds This hotel is undergoing a major renovation, and I don't hold that against them - the issues that I had here were with the renovation quality in the rooms and the lack of what felt like safe parking. The rooms have been recently updated in a way that leads me to wonder if hotel architects are all football line backers or gymnasts. I stayed in a king size room that is, to be fair, quite large, but the space is set up so that there is lots of wide open areas, but tiny surfaces to actually place things, besides the desk. The bed itself is so high up off of the ground that I had to but a chair cushion on the floor to stand on so that I could haul myself up. I am not a young person, but I am not frail, and honestly, if you are an older person, especially a short older person, do not stay here unless you have the added ability to levitate. The bathroom is also large but there is no place to sit anything besides a smallish vanity, and the shower lacks space to sit your own products. In general the design is just off and the workmanship isn't that great either. The other issue is with the lack of ample parking. The weeknight I stayed there, a number of highway workers or utility workers were staying there, too, and they congregated in the parking lot, talking loudly and, quite honestly, making me and some other women who were staying there, feel a bit unsafe walking from our cars. Additionally, there is not enough parking for rooms and no street parking, so I have no idea what folks do when the hotel is full. I will say that the facility is located conveniently to the university and to many shops and restaurants. I walked over to the Starbucks for breakfast (Hilton property breakfasts are not my thing), and it took about 2 minutes.

High and dry in Bowling Green! The facility was under renovation which we would have rolled with, but unbeknownst to us, they had cancelled our reservation and did not notify us. We did this thru Expedia, so I am upset with them. However over a week before our trip I called the Hampton Inn to confirm our reservation and the lady I talked to said we were “all set.” Imagine our surprise when we arrived and they told us our reservation had been cancelled! And, of course, they had no rooms available. I bought travel insurance on this, but it couldn’t buy us a room! No way to run a business!

Newly Renovated Rooms There haven't been a lot of recent reviews, so I figured I'd provide an update. This hotel is undergoing what appears to be a much-needed renovation. The rooms have been fully renovated; the lobby was rather torn apart and is currently being updated. The quality of the renovation isn't necessarily the greatest--the toilet seat was installed at a strange position and wouldn't say up for instance, but new and fresh is better than old and yucky. It's hard to tell what direction they are going in with the lobby area, but I imagine the strange "Roman" theming is on the way out. I would note that the rooms themselves are on the small size--its tight for a family. The parking lot is also very strange and in poor condition--there are containers all over the place, and its kind of hard to figure out where the Hampton Inn parking lot is compared to the Buffalo Wild Wings in front of it and Fairfield next to it. Convenient parking was a bit tight at night. But, the hotel is close to the highway, and right across the street from the athletic facilities at BGSU. There is a brand new Panera Bread adjacent in addition to the BWW. For my particular night, the price was extremely reasonable, and I have no complaints. We didn't really sample the breakfast area, but I imagine it will be a few months before all of that is renovated and sorted out. The room served its purpose and I'd stay here again if I needed a place adjacent to BGSU.

Decent location. No complaints. Close to restaurants. Good hotel. Stayed for one night. Decent breakfast options. I don't really have any criticisms except 2 people said the room smelled a little musty. There are multiple places that you can easily walk to for food and even a Starbucks close by.