Homewood Suites By Hilton Charlotte Uptown First Ward

What a great place to stay!!! This place was my home base for my stay in Charlotte and I don't think I've ever stayed in a better room. I'm going to start with the negatives, they were VERY few but they need to be stated. Negative: Location. Now this hotel is extremely walkable, just don't walk literally one block in the wrong direction (like I did). The blue line trolley system is only two blocks from the hotel, just watch yourself in those two blocks.....HOLY HELL! The whole of Charlotte seems to have a bit of a homeless problem (like most big cities do) but there was an aggression that was almost physical. This is in no way the hotel's fault, just something to think about. Negative: Security. With this place being in the aforementioned neighborhood I can understand why they'd have a security guard in the lobby. What I couldn't really figure out was what that security guard actually did. I watched him play on his phone while homeless people walked in and out, while people were fighting in the hallway, but the one place I DID see him active was at breakfast each day. He was literally the first person to eat each day. Having worked in hospitality, it's usually a bit taboo to eat with the guests, but it's definitely a bit much to eat BEFORE the guests do. Negative: Check in scam??? So I'm a Hilton Honors member, I didn't go through them this time because I found a much better deal on booking and didn't want the absolute headache of calling Hilton and asking them to price match. They front desk man who checked me in took it upon himself to enroll me in Hilton Honors (without my permission) and frakked up my existing account, so I had to call Hilton anyways *le sigh* Alright, that's all the negatives. Let's move on to the reason to stay. Positive: Location. Yeah, yeah I know what I said earlier but if you make a right instead of a left, it's a completely different world.

Stayed there for the Hot Chocolate race. It was literally a 2 minute walk to the start line in 1st Ward Park!! Great location and hotel if you ever come down for that race and it starts in First Ward Park. May I also suggest if you're coming from out of town to choose to dine at Optimus Hall. It's about a 1 mile away. Charlotte is a great place!

Gorgeous view! We were on the 13th floor and the city lights were stunning from our room! Pretty in the daylight as well. Best hotel breakfast ever!! The breakfast room was beautiful as well, you didn’t feel like you were eating breakfast in a hotel. It was all windows and so beautiful. Loved our room. Very clean, newly updated. Secure, need your room key to use the elevator. Secure valet parking, gated with a code, we paid $45 for this, but the lot next door was $35 and wide open to the public. We drove a Q7 on our way from Buffalo to Orlando so it was packed full. Peace of mind knowing it was parked in a secure place. Location was excellent lots of great restaurants around. The restaurant in the hotel was great as well. We enjoyed a couple of drinks and some appetizers. Highly recommend!

Homewood Suites EXCEEDED our expectations!! On a scale of 1 to 10....I'd give this place a TWENTY!! LOLLLL MY DAUGHTER AND I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE!! Seeing our names on the TV screen when we walked in was so coooolll!! The staff were AMAZING!! The valet service was great!! Our rooms were AWESOME!! We both loved the kitchenette. There was a mix up with the price we were quoted from Booking.com and what I actually paid but Homewood Suites refunded my overpayment in no time at all. I will definitely book this place again!!

Very easy to check in, ALL of the employees were helpful and always professional. When we got to the room, I received a text message asking if we were pleased with our room or if we needed anything. I was able to request additional pillows and blankets and they were knocking at the door within minutes. The breakfast area was lovely and we really liked you had to use your room key to get to your room floor using the elevator. Overall this hotel is a great stay and would recommend!