Stayed here over Thanksging weekend while visiting family. Great location for Black Friday shopping, just across the street from the regional mall with Macy's. Very friendly, helpful staff but rooms weren't cleaned after noon on Saturday. Desk manager helped out delivering fresh towels and coffee supplies so no big deal. Hotel is starting to really show it's age-worn wood, thin carpet, some unusual smells. Fitness room has 3 old machines, no weights or universals. Altoona is okay.

We almost always stay at Hampton Inn on roadtrips since they are consistently clean, comfortable and affordable. This particular hotel was clean. However, the beds were smaller than usual and the room seemed somewhat outdated. At $125/night for the AAA rate in rural PA we felt this hotel was not a good value.

A clean, enticing place to put down one's head after a five hour drive in the dark on challenging Pennslyvania side roads

Had to change my hotel location from Indiana (PA) due to unanticipated date change for move-in day at IUP, then had to add an extra day prior to arrival with Hurricane Irene forcing an evacuation from home. The staff was extremely helpful with processing the additional day, and were very friendly throughout the stay. The hotel lobby is fresh, but the hotel rooms were slightly dated. The linens, duvet and towels were excellent "Hampton-quality" items. Overall a nice stay. Depending on your taste, the hotel shares a parking lot with a Cracker Barrel and a Sports Bar (empty beer bottles left on my car trunk overnight - thanks for that). That said, I would recommend for location, overall cleanliness and price.