This is a fairly solid hotel. The last time I was in Atlanta, I stayed at the W Hotel, Mid-town, but decided to stay at the Hilton this time because it was less expensive. I was not disappointed with the room and was satisfied with the choice. It was nice and clean and for $119 per night, it was a good deal.

The strengths of this hotel were the price and the fact that you can navigate downtown by skywalk, so you don't have to go outside to go to the small number of shops in the Peachtree Mall. You can also access the light rail station by skywalk without going outside. This is the case until late night when the doors to the skywalk are locked and you have to walk outside. It is also fairly close the the aquarium and the coke museum.

The drawbacks of this hotel were the $21 per day parking (although most of the other hotels in the area charge $30 per day), it feels like it is in a somewhat desolate location, and there is not a good night spot in the hotel.

If I had paid full price for this trip--$100 or more, per night--I would not have been very pleased. This Hilton is advertised as a 4 star, but does not feel like one. It was very clean and looks like it recently underwent an update. The bed was comfortable and it has a nice desk. The view was also nice. The walls are very thin. As other reviewers stated, there is A LOT of noise between rooms and from the hallway. We could literally hear the entire conversation of the guests next to us and I do not think they were being exceptionally loud. This is a good place to stay, but not worth more than $60 or $70 a night (especially when self-parking is $21.00 per night--as usual in Atlanta), and there is no free internet unless you are on the Executive Level. Otherwise you must pay for the internet by the day ($6.00 and up, depending upon connection speed). This policy is very dated as even the 2 star hotels and fast food restaurants now have free wi-fi.

We also decided to eat downstairs at Trader Vics and were very disappointed for the price. The drinks and service were awesome, but the food was very average despite the eclectic menu. The restaurant is very dated, but, a good place to drink--just not eat. We stayed at the Hilton for two nights and we were pleased overall, but only because we got a great deal on Priceline. Next time, I will pay more to know where I am staying when I want a true 4 star.

Everything went fine but the complimentary breakfast that was included at reservation time and not after actual booking. Not a big problem, a Starbucks like coffee place inside the hotel worked ok.
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I had a one night stay back at the end of January. Despite checkin early at 11am, there was a room already ready for me, and as a gold member, I was upgraded to an exec. floor room with lounge access on the 28th floor. Decent size room with a nice view. There was open stairs connected to the exec. lounge downstairs at the 27th floor. It was quite an unusual exec. lounge, as instead of a room, it is an open lounge in the middle of all the rooms, it create more space and have an airy feel. One of the wheels with my roller bag unexpectedly about to fall apart, so I ask the asian lady who manage the exec. lounge desk for duct tape, as I don't want to buy a brand new one while on the road, she handed it to me and said I can keep it in case I need more. As this is my first visit to Atlanta, I don't know the city at all. I asked her where I can find a Marshall or TJ Max just as a back up plan if I need to buy a brand new bag. She was really helpful, print out the directions, also let me know the good part and the bad part of the city so that I know where I should avoid to go especially at night. I forgot her name but she told me she is from Thailand.

I can just walk downstairs to the exec. lounge anytime I want without my room key to get in. There were all day snacks with the usual nuts, pretzels, coffee, tea, and a soda fountain. Evening snacks include cheese, fresh salad, beefy satay, the peach cobbler was especially tasty. In the morning, it had the usual continental breakfast items. Overall excellent service and exec. lounge.

Regarding another poster mentioned about no complimentary beer or wine, I have to say this, I have never been to any exec. lounge in a Hilton in US offer free beer and wine, all of them charge extra for alcoholic beverages, so there is nothing unusual about it, and totally expected. And I have stayed at quite many US Hiltons. The other comment about no bathrooms in the exec. lounge. I have never been to an exec. lounge that has a bathroom at all no matter Hilton, Intercontinental, or even the upscale Conrad Hong Kong. The fact about the exec. lounge in this Hilton Atlanta is very close to all exec. level rooms, it is always a very short less than 5 min walk back to your room and go back to the lounge. Exec. lounge is about all the snacks, food, and service, not about bathrooms.

The location is good as it is only 3 small blocks from Marta's Peachtree station.