Spark By Hilton Modesto

“Excellent renovation and great value (if you're OK with a very high deposit)”

Stayed for one night on a road trip. Hilton did a really nice job renovating this place - it's nothing fancy, but the overall experience feels much closer to a Hilton Garden Inn than the Quality Inn it used to be. The room is fresh, clean, well-appointed, and boasts a really nice walk-in shower.… Plus

Stayed for one night on a road trip. Hilton did a really nice job renovating this place - it's nothing fancy, but the overall experience feels much closer to a Hilton Garden Inn than the Quality Inn it used to be. The room is fresh, clean, well-appointed, and boasts a really nice walk-in shower. The bed is also quite comfortable. It felt like a bed from a more upscale hotel, which speaks to the room being a great value overall. There's a very small set of goods for purchase in the lobby. Breakfast is definitely on the simple side - fruit, cereal, a bagel bar. I am not picky about breakfast, so it worked fine for me, although it definitely comes up lacking compared to a Garden Inn. Be aware that room deposits are very high relative to the rate - $250 dollars, when the room itself will likely be less than $100 a night. This may imply that the area around the hotel is sketchy, but I felt perfectly safe in my room. All in all, I'm glad I chose Spark for a quick overnight stay. As long as you can get a room for less than 100 dollars total a night, I think it's a great value.

Moins

“All you need, area not great”

Clean and simple. Minimalist decor. Industrial area with lots of trucks. Comfy bed, good work space, good shower. We’ll stay again.

“Horrid location. Never saw interior...”

We never made it in the hotel. I'd reserved through the Hilton website because I'm a member and was able to book a room on points. It turns out to be in the most wretched location -- right up against the main highway (99) and opposite an enormous industrial plant. And the only other "guests" we saw… Plus

We never made it in the hotel. I'd reserved through the Hilton website because I'm a member and was able to book a room on points. It turns out to be in the most wretched location -- right up against the main highway (99) and opposite an enormous industrial plant. And the only other "guests" we saw were not spending the night but rather an hour or so for a transactional relationship. We never went inside this establishment but rather steered away and booked the Modesto Doubletree from the car. When we got there, I called customer service of this "Sparks by Hilton" and was told I could not get a refund. Too bad for me. I must admit, however, that I wrote an email to the main Hilton corporate website with a lengthly description of this experience and two days later I received my points back (along with a polite and understanding email from an exec). So, the morale of the story is: if you need to stay in Modesto, stay at the Doubletree and avoid the "Sparks by Hilton" at all costs.

Moins