You can't beat the location. This Hampton Inn & Suites is located in downtown Fort Wayne, and is literally next door to Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps minor league baseball team. If you go up to the rooftop bar that's located in the hotel, you can enjoy a view of the baseball field, and a baseball game if they happen to be playing while you're there.
Hampton Inn & Suites Fort Wayne Downtown is also a short walk to two farmers markets that operate on Saturdays, the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, Grand Wayne Convention Center, and many restaurants. The location of this hotel is great, and if you're visiting downtown Fort Wayne, this is a great location to be in.
Another plus: Parking is free! You get a parking voucher, which you need to hang on to because you'll use it to get in and out of the parking garage.
One of the downsides of this Hampton Inn & Suites is that they were not doing room service when we visited in spring 2021. Part of the fun and convenience of visiting a hotel is getting your room made up and towels refreshed and whatnot, so to have that taken away was a bummer. They said that they weren't doing room service for the safety of their staff and guests. We were able to procure fresh towels at the front desk, and they told us to leave our used towels in the hall, and housekeeping would come and pick them up. We were supposed to do the same with the trash in our room. So we did, but the towels and trash bags were hanging out outside of our room for the whole day, which was another bummer to see. The pandemic has turned everything upside down, including the hotel industry, so I totally understand having to make new rules. But I'm hoping this rule -- not servicing guest rooms -- is revisited soon!
One of the great things about this Hampton Inn & Suites is that they provide a free breakfast! It's from 6-10 a.m., and you'll find things like muffins and pastries, cold and hot cereal, hardboiled eggs, yogurt, fresh fruit, breakfast sandwiches and make-your-own waffles. There's also coffee (dark and light roast, as well as decaf) and hot water with tea bags and hot chocolate.
There isn't a pool at this hotel, but there is a gym, and like I mentioned earlier, there is a rooftop bar that is for adults only (ages 21+). It's on the 7th floor of the hotel, and is definitely worth visiting, if only for the view. read more