Hotel was ok. Can not say it is the best but also can not say it was the worst. Staff was nice.

This is the nicest hotel in Marion. If all of the Hampton Inn's are of this quality we will be making them our first choice when traveling on the road. The furnishings and rooms were very nice for a roadside type hotel. Closer to 4 star hotel than typical roadside hotel. The bathrooms were huge and had nice big counters. The room had a microwave, fridge and fast wifi in the rooms. The beds were extremely comfortable and had nice linens, much nicer than a typical hotel. The morning breakfast also was very well done. There were plenty of options including eggs, fresh fruit and others. The pool and spa were nice and well kept. If you in town you have to try Pizza King.

We stayed at this hotel on Friday evening, November 3, 2006 on our way to South Bend, IN to watch my Carolina Tar Heels take on (and lose) to Notre Dame in football. We arrived around midnight but we able to easily check-in. The lobby was updated and quite relaxing. Our room was on the 3rd floor at the end of the hall. It was a great location except for the HS kids staying in adjacent rooms (they had a track meet nearby) but there wasn't that much noise and it was not the hotel's fault. The hotel had a very nice indoor pool and deck and a well-appointed exercise room. The rooms were clean and had the new Hampton Inn bedding. Check-out was easy and we got a reasonably good rate ($100 with taxes). The hotel was less than 2 hours from South Bend (where all the rooms are expensive and booked well in advance plus the South Bend hotels apparently are not that nice).

I have overnighted in Marion in 4 different hotels, and the Hampton is the best experience of the limited choices. It's newer, nicer, and reasonably priced.