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My stay: Fri Aug 14 -Sun Aug 16, 2026. I was there to visit relatives; other: I lived in anAlbany suburb from 1990 to 2023. The Hampton Downtown Albany is a decent stay but it's liability is being in "downtown Albany". Briefly, and unfortunately, the City of Albany now lacks a tax base to eg adequately maintain their streets or keep them lit after dark. Equally, due its very compacted urban population, there's a high incidence of encountering mentally unstable/verbally abusive individuals & aggressive panhandlers. Dollar for dollar, I would have stayed insteas - as Ive done before - at the Hampton in Latham NY - about 15 miles north of the downtown one. Identical services & quality of stay but eg without the additional $20 parking fee of the downtown location. The Latham location offers access to more mid range restaurants, retail stores, etc. Its plus is that it is in a safe & convenient suburb. The only reason I didn't stay again was that it was booked out likely due to the current Saratoga Race Track season. Bottom line: Stay outside of Albany proper.

Horrible experience. Rude, unhelpful staff. We prepaid a king room. Check in was 3pm, however, we messaged the hotel and requested an early check in since we had to attend a wedding 30 minutes away that began at 3. We were told to call that morning, which we did from the road, told yes, all was fine. When we arrived a little after 2pm we were told no room yet. After some back and forth we were told they'll put us in a double room. I said well then when we return around midnight they'll give us the reserved king room, to which they said no. The manager came, we went back and forth some more, she constantly reiterated that check in was 3pm, to which I responded well it's after 2pm now, you mean to tell me that you have no clean rooms? She finally gave us a king room (?) We changed quick and got to the wedding just in time. We were so disgusted by our experience that we came back to the hotel, packed up and drove home 4 hours in the middle of the night. $200 bucks down the drain and we didn't even care. Never again. Don't recommend staying there.