This was our second trip to the Hilton Garden Inn in Corvallis, having come a year or so ago for a wedding. The people at the desk are wonderful, and when there initially was a problem with our heating system (it was cooling instead), the front desk immediately dispatched someone to fix it. The small fitness room has topnotch equipment.

We had come with our large Mac Book Pro so that we could do some work while we were away. The internet worked perfectly the first night. Thereafter, however, we received a message that we could no longer log in because "another user was using the same IP address." After trying to fix it ourselves, we called the "help" line number given to us by the staff. After close to forty minutes on the phone, my husband was told that they couldn't help us, and that they would have to transfer him to another, more senior staffer. After waiting another thirty or so minutes on hold, we finally hung up.

While this is not the Hilton's fault--clearly, they outsource this "service"--we thought the front desk folks ought to know. They admitted that they had "problems with Macs" now and then (this is 2011!) and offered to comp breakfast--but we thought they should know that the company supposedly supporting people who stay at the Hilton who need access to the internet was not representing the Hilton brand very well.

This is a nice hotel, and internet service, in 2011, should be flawless. If it weren't for the internet problems, I'd rate the hotel "excellent."

I've stayed at this hotel several times while on business in Corvallis. It's pretty simliar to many other Hilton Garden Inns across the country. Front Desk staff is very nice. The hotel is located across the street from Reser Stadium and the OSU campus. It's very easy to walk from the hotel to the central part of campus. There is a restaurant in the hotel that's okay. You'll need to drive to find another place to eat. The hotel does feature in indoor pool and fitness center. The area is very quiet so it's easy to get a good nights sleep.

We stayed here on a visit to see my little sister who is attending OSU. I am typically pleased when staying at a HGI and wasn't disappointed in this HGI. The staff was friendly and took suggestions very professionally. The rooms were kept clean as well as the rest of the hotel. They offer a continental breakfast and also a cooked breakfast. The cooked breakfast was delicious and they had a decent choice to pick from.
We heard some complaints from those staying near the pool area that those rooms smelled and were noisy. Thankfully we weren't near the pool. The only noise we got were from the kids up above us running and jumping.
Overall the hotel is affordable and a great place to stay except during major sporting events and then the price skyrockets due to the demand and location (right next to the football stadium).

I've visited Corvallis once almost every year for the past 30 years, and when not staying with friends the accommodations have been pretty dismal. There are some very decent B&Bs in town, but the hotel/motel options are mostly along the shabby commercial strip on 9th Street. The Hilton Garden Inn is a vast improvement on the seedy 1-star chain operations that you might still find yourself stuck with on a football game weekend. It's very conveniently located for OSU visitors, and not much further from downtown than the usual suspects. If/when Corvallis gets a shiny new downtown hotel, this place will be less attractive, but for now it's about the best you can hope for: nice staff, decent amenities, reasonable restaurant, no reason to suspect there might be a meth lab in the room next door.