Very nice hotel, clean rooms, fairly friendly staff, great breakfast, new exercise equipment.

Breakfast was huge--cereal, sausage, french toast, cinnamon raisin biscuits, bagels, toast, donuts, fruit, juices and coffee.

The exercise equipment was fairly new and actually functional! There were 2 treadmills, 1 eliptical and 1 bike. The room is right next to the meeting rooms so if you work out early afternoon or late morning, you may have meeting go-ers gawking as they walk past.

It's a little hard to find off the interstate, but worth the hunt. Several dining options and a grocery store within walking distance.

My family and I stayed here near the end of a two week driving trip in August. We had stayed at several Holiday Inn Express hotels and Hampton Inns. This was far better than any of these other hotels. It is new and perfectly clean. We had a huge room with dark wood furniture, a bar area, refrigerator and microwave, nice bathroom and luxurious bedding. My kids were very impressed and joked about just moving in there.

I often travel on business for a Fortune 5 company. Our room at the Hampton was nicer than many rooms I have had at well known hotels in NY, DC and Chicago. The breakfast bar was larger than most such bars - the best one on our trip -- and had something for everyone. I enjoyed having a nice selection of tea available all day and night. The pool was nice and a perfect temperature. I will stay there again if I go to Springfield either on vacation or on business.

We stayed at this Hampton Inn while visiting the State Fair. We booked a king studio non-smoking suite which was located on the first floor. Our room was very spacious and very clean. It was obvious they had cleaned the carpets right before we checked in. everything was in working order. The beds were fairly comfortable, but I liked the comforter the best. It was so soft! The houskeeper saw us leaving our room and asked us if we needed anything extra. Great staff.

The breakfast buffet was very nice. The first day we were there, (Sunday) they were out of fresh fruit, but everything else was available. Name brand cereals, basic pastries, Quaker oatmeal, Poptarts, fruit medley, fresh fruit, egg and sausage "patties", coffee, and juice were some of the choices.

I was a bit surprised that that were not many things around the hotel. It is right next to Meier's, and there were a couple eating places around, but it is really in the middle of nowhere. It is a very short ride down Veteran's to find more civilization. It also appeared like there will be more commercial property in the near future.

We will go back if we visit the State Fair next year.

My family and I often stay at Hampton Inns because of their normally universal quality. Sadly, this Hampton did not measure up. Our rate was $109.99, which seemed high for Springfield, but we assumed it would be worth it for a new hotel. Unfortunately, not much of this property compared to other Hamptons. The beds, now promoted on hamptoninn.com were definitely NOT conducive to "bed head." They were hard and you could feel the springs through the side of the mattress. The two small flat pillows did nothing to add to the comfort. The room was small, and not clean. Crumbs were on most of the flat surfaces, and it was evident that the housekeeping staff was not interested in quality work. Breakfast added to the irritation. No skim milk was offered and the 2% milk machine was broken with milk running onto the floor while several people waited. Most of the pastries were still frozen, and the coffee was not kept full. Even the menu, updated daily by the front desk, was incorrect. All in all, not what we expected at a Hampton. A Comfort Inn maybe, but considering we paid top Hampton prices, it was dissapointing. I would definitely choose another option for my next visit to the capital.