Terrace/patio

Reviews of Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown

3 out of 5
Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown
770 Regent Street, Madison, WI

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 327 out of 440 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 68 out of 440 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 440 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 440 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 440 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Scott

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Dan, GM on May 21, 2024
Hi Scott,Thank you for staying at Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown. I appreciate you taking time to share a review. Can you please reach out to me to share more details regarding your stay? We'd really like to know how we fell short of meeting and exceeding your expectations! We take great pride in the service and facilities we provide to all of our guests and I'm hoping to learn from your experience what we could do to make things better. Thanks so much. Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Travis

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan, GM on May 21, 2024
Hi Travis! Thanks for the kind review and for your business! We hope to see you again! Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Troy

Traveled with family
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Dan, GM on May 21, 2024
Thanks for your kind review Troy! We appreciate your business and hope to see you again!! Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, Atlanta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Dan, GM on May 21, 2024
Thanks for the great review Matthew! We appreciate your business!

8/10 Good

Ana, los angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good location within walking distance to shopping, the Capitol Building, and public transportation. I was able to do alot of exploring in just one day. Wisconsin people are very friendly. There is construction going on next to the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Devi

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very spacious including the bathroom and liked the amenities in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Clean and comfortable. But our waitress at breakfast was unhelpful and unfriendly. Mainly I was very disappointed in the following: I had originally booked a two night stay but as it turned out we were unable to stay both nights. I canceled the second night a full day before our arrival. The hotel was clearly full and in demand, and they could easily have rebooked the room upon my cancellation, and probably did. But the front desk staff still refused to refund the second night when I made that request in person.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Ruby

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Dan, GM on May 21, 2024
Hi Ruby,Thank you for staying with us at Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown! We appreciate your business. What could we have done to earn those extra couple of points on your rating? We'd love to know what we can do to make your stay more enjoyable next visit. Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Barzan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the university
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Karen, Saint Paul

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable room and wonderful updated bathroom. But it lacked a disposable shower cap, which is standard in all hotels I’ve been to over the past 10 years. Had I known I would have happily bought my own.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Dan, GM on Apr 18, 2024
Hi Karen! Thank you for staying at Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown! We appreciate your review!! I am sorry we didn't have a shower cap in your bathroom. Did you happen to ask the front desk? Hilton Garden Inn standards do not include shower caps in the bathrooms, but we do keep them and a lot of other amenities at the front desk for our guests should they forget something. (Trust me, I'm THAT guest that always forgets something!!) Shower caps, nail polish remover pads, razors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, emery boards, makeup remover, combs, and bandaids are all available. While not all hotels provide the full array in the rooms, most have them upon request. I am sorry we didn't do a very good job communicating that to you. I really appreciate the feedback though! We take all of our guests comments in mind to help improve our service and facilities for all of our guests. We hope to see you again in the future!! Thanks again!! Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Professional
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Dan, GM on Apr 18, 2024
Thanks for the great review Annette!!

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pam

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disappointed I had to pay $20 extra for parking. Other than that, it was a nice stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Dan, GM on Apr 18, 2024
Hi Pam! Thank you for staying with us at Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown. I appreciate your review!!I know, 20 for parking is a bit of a bummer, but parking in the downtown area is a premium. While we do charge, we provide 3 floors of covered, safe parking (one floor uncovered) and very easy access to the elevators that take you right up to your room. Guests appreciate the unlimited in and out privileges and most leave their vehicles and walk, especially if they are here for UW Campus events. We are right on the edge of campus next to the Kohl Center and LaBahn Arena. We sure appreciate that you found the rest of the facilities and our service a positive experience!! We look forward to seeing you again! Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Proximity and clean/modern
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tammy, Pittsburgh

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were here because my father was unexpectedly admitted to the hospital and my mother and i needed to stay the night. At 10:30pm the associate at the front desk offered us free parking, snacks and toothbrushes/paste. It was so welcoming after a very long day.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Dan, GM on Apr 18, 2024
Tammy, Thank you for staying at Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown. We hate to hear why you ended up with us, but we do have many folks that are here visiting our medical facilities just a couple of blocks away quite often. We try to treat our guests like we would want our own families to be treated and in times like that, we hope we can make you feel like you have a home away from home, even if it's only a night or two. Thanks for your kind words. Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Dan, GM on Mar 28, 2024
Thanks for your business Katie and for the great review!!Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Shivani, Germantown

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean & quiet. Friendly people at check-in
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Dan, GM on Mar 28, 2024
Hi Shivani,Thanks for your nice review and for staying with us at Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown! I'm so glad you found our team to be friendly at check in. We work hard to make our hotel a warm and welcoming experience! I'm so proud of our team, but even more so that you notice!!We look forward to seeing you again! Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Meaghan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Dan, GM on Apr 18, 2024
Thanks for the great review Meaghan!!

10/10 Excellent

Kriztina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I felt so welcome by the staff, especially Princess. The room is beautiful and clean and it’s not rowdy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Dan, GM on Mar 28, 2024
Hi Kriztina,Thanks for staying at Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown! Isn't Princess great! She's been a great addition to the team and the guests love her too. I'll be certain to share with her! Dan Hance, General Manager

6/10 Okay

Madison

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The buttons to function the blinds in the hotel room seems like a useless investment. There was no toothpaste provided. And there as an automatic light that couldn’t decide if it was on or off. The bathroom was too much white blue light and harsh. And there was a bottle cap on the floor when I first came in. The Netflix app kept glitching. The staff were friendly, I got a slice of pie for pi day. The bedsheets seemed relatively clean.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Mar 19, 2024
Hi Madison,Thank you for staying at Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown for your recent visit! I appreciate you taking time to share a review of your experience. The buttons for the blinds are kind of odd aren't they? The room you were in is actually an accessible room, so the buttons for the blinds are actually designed to accommodate folks in wheelchairs. It's a nifty design, as the HVAC unit does not allow easy access to the window shade controls for some of our guests. The switches are positioned in a spot easier to access for all guests in our accessible rooms. Hilton Garden Inns do not provide toothpaste in the guest rooms, but we do offer toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, lotion, slippers, and deodorant at the front desk upon request. I am one of those people that inevitably forgets something in my bathroom kit and appreciate we provide them! The lighting inside the entry of the room is switched. You can turn the light off if you wish, but it's also on an occupancy sensor and turns off when motion is not detected in the room. Our maintenance team will be checking that out though. We want to make sure it's not faulty in any way. While in the room, they will be checking the bathroom light to assure there is nothing amiss and check on the Netflix app. I can assure you our housekeeping team changes the sheets and duvet cover at every check out with freshly laundered linen. Overlooking that bottle cap is a bummer for sure. Thanks for letting us know so we can work with our inspectors to keep an eye out. Please reach out to me at the hotel if you have a chance. I'd like to visit further!!Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location especially if you have students in Witte, Ogg, Smith etc. Great value and brand new facilities as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Mar 19, 2024
Hi Ashley! Thanks for staying with us recently!! We do have a great location right on the edge of campus! Many of our guests love that they can park in our garage and then just have a short walk to campus. We hope to see you again soon!Dan Hance, General Manager

2/10 Terrible

Jodi

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Mar 19, 2024
Hi Jodi,Thank you so much for staying with Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown recently. Please reach out to me at the hotel. I'd love to visit with you about your experience and to see how we can make things right. Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Dick

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was in order. Room was very clean. Was in the dining area - they did the best they could with a huge concert crowd next door.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Mar 17, 2024
Hi Dick,Thanks for staying with us at the Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown! We appreciate your review!We are right next to the Kohl Center, so a very convenient location for concerts and athletic events. I'm so glad you took advantage of our location and took advantage of our food and beverage options! Thanks so much for the business!Dan Hance, General Manager

4/10 Poor

Perry

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Mar 19, 2024
Hi Perry,Thanks for staying with us recently at the Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown. We obviously fell short during your recent stay. Would you mind reaching out to me at the hotel to visit about your experience? Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was an excellent choice. We were at a concert that was next door.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Mar 17, 2024
Hi Terry! Thanks for staying at Hilton Garden Inn for the Journey Concert! We appreciate your business and your generous review!! We hope you will come back again!!Dan Hance General Manager

6/10 Okay

Melanie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
You had signs all over the property welcoming your guests for the concert yet only staffed the bar after the concert with 1 bartender that appeared to be new. It took us over 25 min to get one drink after the concert.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Feb 28, 2024
Hi Melanie,Thank you for staying at the Hilton Garden Inn for the Journey Concert! I appreciate you taking time to share your experience. Honestly, you are right. We contemplated not even having the bar open after 10p as we weren't sure how long the concert would last, but ended up having one bartender stay in case folks wanted a night cap. If it was a weekend, it would have been a "no-brainer" to have more working. We will know better for next time. We do pay attention to our reviews and try to improve our services based on our guest feedback, so thank you!We hope you will give us another shot should you be in Madison in the future!Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Bob

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Mar 20, 2024
Hi Bob,Thanks for staying at Hilton Garden Inn for your recent visit to Madison! We appreciate your kind review!!I hope we will get a chance to see you again!Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay here!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Mar 19, 2024
Hi Heather,Thank you for staying with us at the Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown! We appreciate your nice review!!Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Dan, GM on Apr 18, 2024
Hi Wendy! Thanks for the 5 out of 5 rating!! We appreciate it!! Thanks for staying!

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan, GM on Apr 18, 2024
Joseph, Thanks for staying with us!! We appreciate the kind review!

6/10 Okay

Kurt

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Mar 19, 2024
Hi Kurt, Thank you for staying with us at Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown. It looks like we have some things to learn how we might earn a couple more stars! Would you mind reaching out to me at the hotel to discuss further? Thank you!Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Feb 21, 2024
Thanks for your business Edward, and thanks for the great review!!

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Feb 21, 2024
Hi Patrick, Thank you for staying with us recently! We appreciate you great review!

8/10 Good

jerry

It was great
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Mar 19, 2024
Thanks for the nice review Jerry and thank you for your business!!Dan Hance, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I really could care less about eco-friendliness. You should advertise that you charge for parking.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Feb 21, 2024
Hello Anonymous! Thank you for staying with us recently and for the nice review. I appreciate your comment about parking as well. Parking is a premium in downtown Madison and while guests do pay for parking here, we offer 3 floors of covered, secure parking with convenient access to the elevators! We do make sure to share this charge on all marketing platforms. Thanks for your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Christie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was close to the Kohl center and was clean. I don’t like that you had to pay $20 a night for parking. The beds were hard. The property was clean and the rooms were nice. Staff was friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Feb 15, 2024
Hi Christie, Thank you for staying with us recently! We are the closest hotel to the Kohl Center and LaBahn Arena and love UW Athletics! We've really enjoyed meeting many of the fans from other schools throughout the BigTen and other areas! I understand your comment about the parking fee, but parking in the downtown area is a premium, especially on game days. As a guest, you have the convenience of covered, safe parking with easy access to elevators that take you right to your room! On top of that, we typically let our guests stay in the lot beyond our check out time on game days! Thanks for mentioning our clean room and friendly staff! We take great pride in the facilities and service we provide to all of our guests. We hope to see you back in the future! Dan Hance, GM

10/10 Excellent

Damon

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Badger fan
Great place to stay. We came for a night to watch a Badger basketball game, hotel is steps away from the Kohl Center.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Dan - GM on Feb 21, 2024
Hi Paula,Thanks for staying with us! GO BADGERS! Our location is the closest for all University of Wisconsin Athletic events! Guests love that they can park here and walk to the games! Come back and see us again soon. We appreciate your business!

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location for going to the Kohl Center. Friendly staff and nice hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Outstanding location for Kohl Center
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Emma

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lean

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ive never been to a hotel where i legit cant hear whats going on in the hallway. I slept so well. The bed was incredibly comfortable, the rooms were impeccable and updated (and very spacious) and the staff was so nice!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bridget

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good visit
Very helpful services if needed. The staff was very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024