My husband and I along with our 2 year old daughter checked into this Hampton Inn on 3/12/10 and left on 3/14/10. In our room, the toilet had urine in it an there was a used wash cloth in the sink. We called the front desk and we were moved to another room. The next evening, we came back to our room expecting clean towels, a made up bed, and a emptied trash cans. We did not have clean towels in our room; the bed was not made up, and the trash was not emptied. I called the front desk and asked why was my room not cleaned and the reply I received was" Your room was not on the list." No apology at all. Fresh towels were brought to our room after I called the front desk. Due to the lack of customer service, I would not stay here again or recommend this hotel to others.

We stayed there for three nights at a rather high price – we were charged the same room-rate as at the Hampton Inn at Cocoa Beach, Florida! The hotel was nice though, the rooms clean and large, but without any sound-proof windows – you could clearly hear every truck passing by during the night. The free breakfast was a good start, but we all catched a cold (during summer!) because the AC was freezing, and we didn't like the TV in high volume.

Despite of it, this hotel is probably the best place to stay in this part of NC, so if you're around this area - go for it!

Excellent service and comfort. Despite being middle aged vs some of its younger siblings, the staff at the Hampton Inn in Albemarle, NC, as well as the community we friendly. Our room was clean, comfortable, and quiet. The rates and room service were great. As for food, both the "Log Cabin" and "Whispering Pines" BBQ are just north and south of the Inn and both provide great food for a reasonable price. If you prefer steak, the "Sagebrush" is a few miles away, and serves a delicious prime-rib.

To be fair, I'll mention up front that my husband and I were visiting family in the area and left the hotel at 9:00am every morning and returned each evening at 9:00pm. That said, below is my review of this hotel during our recent stay.

Just got back from a 5 day trip to Albemarle, NC. We stayed at this hotel because the hotel we usually stay at when we visit the area was full. I chose this particular hotel because of a good experience with a Hampton Inn in Niagara Falls Ontario that I stayed in recently. I was not disappointed.

The hotel was conveniently located on US 52 and close to everywhere we planned on going. The staff was very friendly. We had no problems checking in and it was very quick since they had all the information in the computer from my on-line reservation. The room was very neat and clean with no odors. The bed was very comfortable. Walking to my room, I could hear the television playing in some of the rooms as I passed, but when I closed my door, I didn't hear a thing from the hallway. There were people staying next door to us, but I never heard any noises coming through the walls. I could slightly hear the toilet flush from the room over ours, but it wasn't annoying. Because we had a busy schedule, we only went to the free breakfast on the last day of our stay, but there were a lot of choices available - pastries, yogurt, microwavable egg omlets, cereal, bagels, english muffins, orange and apple juice, coffee, milk, etc. I had the yogurt which was cold and fresh and hubby had the egg omlet which he described as 'decent'. There was also a free complimentary newspaper available for the taking.

The hotel was replacing tiles in the front walkway leading to the front door, but it was well sectioned off and we had no problem entering the hotel with our luggage.

I brought my laptop and had no problem accessing their free wireless internet connection.

We had a very comfortable odorless couch in the room along with a clean refrigator and microwave. We didn't use the microwave, but the refrigator worked very well.

The bathroom was clean, but could use updating. The caulking around the tub was poorly done. There was no exhaust fan in the bathroom which would have been nice. The bathroom sink was located inside the bathroom, not outside (my preference is outside the bathroom) but it was workable.

The room had a hair dryer (that worked very well), an iron board and iron, a walk-in closet, portable luggage rack, full length mirror, and ample lighting.

All in all, I will have a tough time deciding which hotel to stay in on our next trip - our 'usual' hotel or this Hampton Inn...but I'm strongly leaning toward the Hampton Inn.