Mark Matousek / Business Insider
The DoubleTree in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- I stayed at a DoubleTree by Hilton for three nights during a recent trip to Little Rock, Arkansas, and came away satisfied, if not wowed, by every part of my experience.
- It was clean and comfortable, served above-average food, and featured good service from friendly employees.
- That may sound like a middling review, but it's exactly what I look for in a hotel.
When staying at a hotel for more than one night, my biggest priority is competence. I don't need to be blown away; I just don't want to have any major concerns.
I stayed at a DoubleTree by Hilton for three nights during a recent trip to Little Rock, Arkansas, and came away satisfied, if not wowed, by every part of my experience. It was clean and comfortable, served above-average food, and featured good service from friendly employees. That may sound like a middling review, but it's exactly what I look for in a hotel.
I've stayed in low-budget motels (in one instance, I narrowly avoided bedbugs by happening to choose the non-infested bed in a two-bed room), high-end resorts (which are excellent but not worth the exorbitant prices), and hotels that fall somewhere in the middle, and I've found the options between the two extremes to be best suited to my preferences.
The DoubleTree in Little Rock falls on the more expensive end of non-luxury hotels, and it was among the more expensive hotel options in the city. While, at $146.88 per night, it was more expensive than I usually prefer, its rates are well beneath what a Ritz-Carlton or Four Seasons demands.
In the American Customer Satisfaction Index's 2018 survey ranking hotel brands, DoubleTree placed near the middle (19th out of 32 brands), which seemed about right.
Here's what I thought about my three nights at the DoubleTree in Little Rock, Arkansas.