We stayed for two nights due to our sons hockey tournament downtown. I was not surprised by the price for the room but I thought it would have a bit more. It's was a basic holiday inn size double bedroom but with no microwave or mini-fridge. When we arrived a hose was laying in the bathroom with a bunch of dirt laying in the bathtub. We had to take our truck and tried to parkin the underground structure. Well the truck wouldn't fit so I had to valet my truck wich wa 27 per day, ok no big deal right? Except that the valet was parking on the street right in front of the hotel. If you're going to pay for valet it should be a covered area after all it's 27 per day. We were given two passes for breakfast which was a bummer but what really pissed me off was that we had to pay a extra 14 dollars for the kids to eat at a very minimal breakfast. Just to let you know any juice is not included in your free breakfast which included under cooked scrambled eggs, french toast, grits, biscuits and gravy, small danishs, cartons of milk you can get at school for lunch, muffins and bagels, that's it. Ohh wait the milk was for the small selection of cereal. The trains weren't that bad at first, but the second night we woke up at 1200 am to what sounded like a train de-railing for about 10 mins. If you stay on the north side of the hotel you should be ok though.

we were greeted at the hotel by a very helpful gentlemen who helped us with our luggage and into the hotel. The front desk staff was very informative and the hotel itself is very tastefully decorated. The train cars that you rent are really cool! Great for Kids!

The best part about this hotel was that it was across the road from Lucas Oil and you can actually walk through the Convention center and never go outside.

The restaurant had really good breakfast as well!

Overall great experience. EXCELLENT location!! Very creative hotel, built around train theme and station.

I booked this property for the weekend as a surprise Christmas gift for my train-loving husband. If a man can be "tickled pink", he was! I had reserved a train car room, of course, and requested the Charlie Chaplin Room at check-in. I just love the decor of this room. Our king bed had the softest of linens-so comfy. Our mattress was equally soft-not so comfy for my back. . and the fiberfill pillows had quite a bit of "bounce" to them, which I didn't care for at all. (I should know by now to take my down pillows from home.) The hotel is huge, and we explored from one end of the other-top to bottom. It's quite wonderful to see. The carpet in the lobby is really cool and colorful, but the furnishings are a bit dated and worn. They could definitely use some new chairs,or at least reupholster the ones they have.

Valet parking was $27 per night, but I now know that if you're travelling on a weekend you can park on the street (just a few steps from the valet area) for free, but I imagine you need to get there early.

We didn't use the pool, hot tub, or restaurant/bar, so I can't comment about those. Someone commented in a previous review that they received two free drink coupons for each night of their stay but we didn't get those so I don't think it's something to count on. Would have been nice, though.

I would definitely like to return, maybe in a bit warmer weather. Downtown Indy has a lot to offer. I think I want the John Phillip Sousa room next time...