After a thorough online search for hotels, I decided to wait until arriving in Rome to be able to visually select my hotel for a two night business trip recently. After looking around, I decided upon the Hampton Inn...after all, typically you know what you are going to get with a Hampton. For $100 a night, the double room was TINY. The hallways were pretty dingy and needed some paint in spots. The breakfast was decent and the staff was super friendly at the desk,,,,in fact, they'd come over and talk with me during breakfast every morning. Slept in on Monday morning and was out of the room by 11:00 am...arrived back around 10 that night and there had been NO housekeeping service. I guess since I had the Do Not Disturb card in the key slot they just passed by and didn't ever come back. It wasn't like I stayed around til 3 or 4 pm...and they could have at least came back and given me clean towels, made the bed, etc. There are at least two new hotels being built right now (Jan 2008) in Rome. One is right next to the Hampton and appears to possibly be a Comfort Suites. The other I only saw in the darkness when arriving in town, but it may be a H.I. Express. For now, til those two properties open late this summer, I'd stay at the Jameson Inn (although I've never stayed at one I'd take a chance if I were doing it over again). This is not one of the nicer Hamptons.

I was not told when making reservations about remodeling that was going on in this Hampton. There was plastic covering everything in the lobby. Dust was all through the air and guys were there busting up the old tile and shoveling it out. It was a mess. I guess it might look better after the work is finished. Another thing I didn't like about this place is the driveway from the road to the Inn is at about a 50 degree incline - too steep for this Florida flatlander.

This is your standard Hampton - good amenities, their famous breakfast, high speed internet, and a workout room. The workout room is not big, but the machines were in good condition. The staff was very nice and helpful. The area is remote, but it is within a few minutes drive from Darlington school and downtown Rome. Note: There is very little within walking distance from the hotel. The hotel is on a hilltop and difficult to see from the street.

We stayed at the Hampton Inn- Rome over Thanksgiving and had a very good experience. The hotel was clean and tidy. The new management was attentive and asked if we were comfortable and happy with the accommodations. The beds were the most comfortable I have slept on in any hotel, and the continental breakfast was delicious, with many choices of hot and cold breakfast items. We were happy with our stay. The best part of staying at this hotel was that it is tucked away on top of a hill, where the noise from the highway cannot be heard. It was a quiet and pleasant retreat from our long drive.

We had a horrible experience here in August of 2005 with some of the service staff. We informed the Hilton people of our experience and apparently the hotel has corrected the issue. There was just an over zealous room steward who was very pushy on more than one occasion. The front desk people were great, no problem with them. I stayed at the hotel again in January of 2006, everything else was booked, and it was very pleasant. Great beds, great front desk staff, no problems! It was very clean, quiet, and not expensive! I will stay there again.