Hampton Inn & Suites Raleigh-Durham Airport-Brier Creek

Best Comfort

Convenient location, consistency of chain, very good breakfast, 24-hour coffee, clean room, quiet (generally) room, nice lobby for getaways (see below). Liked provision of night light. Liked kitchen altho all we used was the refrigerator. Square layout of room is odd; there is lots of space, but having one big room gives no privacy to the desk/sofa area. Also having the access to the bathroom near the middle of the room with the (single basin!) sink outside of the toilet/shower area means that someone waking in the middle of the night is more likely to wake companions by washing hands. We prefer a layout in a competing chain that has a half wall between the sofa and bed, allowing the early riser to turn on a light and read on the sofa or use the desk; also the bathroom (with double sink) is placed furthest from the bed so you are less likely to wake a companion in the middle of the night. This room would be ideal for a single businessman who wants to be able to meet with others in the room. The new-style comforters that all chains seem to be using these days are cozy but too warm most of the time, with the only choice to sleep under just a sheet, which is too cool. Room was generally quiet but this was partly construction and partly quiet guests; sound from children running up and down the hall early in the evening came clearly through doors (fortunately they stopped).

staff accommodated every request that they were able to promptly and greeted us every time we entered and left.