Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
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Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
3454 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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#20 of 78 hotels in Pittsburgh
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The Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place is situated in the center of the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon and Carlow University. Complimentary WiFi is available throughout the hotel. Our hotel offers an onsite restaurant for your convenience. Our hotel is located in the center of major universities and close to businesses such as Apple, Walt Disney Research and IBM. Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh are also close to the hotel. Our Garden Grille offers a full bar and restaurant that features a variety of menu items for all meals. Room service is also available for lunch and dinner.
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Property amenities
Valet parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Bar / lounge
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Pets Allowed ( Dog / Pet Friendly )
Shuttle bus service
Business Centre with Internet Access
Paid private parking on-site
Wifi
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Baggage storage
Convenience store
Non-smoking hotel
ATM on site
24-hour front desk
Express check-in / check-out
Laundry service
Self-serve laundry
Room features
Blackout curtains
Air conditioning
Desk
Housekeeping
Interconnected rooms available
Coffee / tea maker
Flatscreen TV
Bath / shower
Room service
Telephone
Wardrobe / wardrobe
Iron
Private bathrooms
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Microwave
Refrigerator
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
Room types
City view
Non-smoking rooms
Suites
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HOTEL CLASS
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HOTEL STYLE
City View
Centrally Located
Languages Spoken
English
Location
3454 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Getting there
Good for walkers
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Grade: 88 out of 100
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Pittsburgh Intl Airport
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Conveniently located near the University of Pittsburgh. The Carnegie Museums of Art & Natural History and the Phipps Conservatory are walking distance from the hotel, as are many restaurants. It is best to park in the hotel garage, which is valet only, but it is well attended. Nice staff, clean rooms and common areas. Good breakfast, but it isn't free. We will stay here again.
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Date of stay: July 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Hilton Hilton, Owner at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
Responded 6 Aug 2024
Thank you so much for your feedback. We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and were able to visit some sites in the area. We hope to see you again soon.
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This is a nice, clean hotel in the center of town. You definitely pay for the location. Nothing is included in the price, including the $25 a night parking. The staff were all friendly and helpful. The only negative was you have to request that your room is cleaned; it is not done automatically. If you're visiting a Pitt student it is the perfect location.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Response from Hilton Hilton, Guest Services / Front Office at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
Responded 24 Jul 2022
Thank you for sharing your experience! We are glad to see you enjoyed our hotel and we hope to see you again in the future!
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I truly enjoy coming to this Hilton. It is close to the University and you are on the main strip. It has a shuttle too! Lots of food places chain and unique ones (recommend the Milkshake Factory) and local bars (expect college crowd). You are a 10 minute drive from the Waterfront which has plenty of shopping, movie, and food chains from Red Robin to PF Changs as well as unique shops. Ok so lets talk hotel. Its always clean, restaurant and bar have good food, not a huge place but you have windows that look out to the busy street below - so eat and people watch. The prices are reasonable. The mixed drinks are approx. $11 and the wine by the glass or bottle, beers include IPAs and 4 kinds of beer in draft. Food I suggest the wings, chicken or salmon cesar the dessert in the mason jar! My favorite!!! The check in is made up of friendly staff. They hand you a paper that gives you all the hotel and local information. The valet is a nice touch. Never had a scratch or dent and they retrieve your car in antimely manner. $20 per night stay, may go up to $25 with late check out. Housekeeping does their job very well here. The room is always clean, nothing is out of place everything is fully stocked small fridge and Kureig with teas and coffee. The heat or air has a thermostat that is programmable on the wall. The noise level from outside is very mininal if any. To ensure minimal noise get a room in the rear of building and away from elevators. I have stayed in the back and front facing rooms of the hotel and I do not wake up from traffic noise. The bathroom, they use Neutrogena products, a hair dryer is avaialble too. Plenty of towels for face and body. Bring your room key to access the amenties in the hotel are ice machines, coffee or tea at the lobby, a gym on the 3rd floor up to date equipment (free weights and circuit), one washer and one dryer on the 6th floor ($1 in quarters (get a front desk) for each as of Jan 2020) Tip: the dryer low setting runs hot so damp clothes can be dry in 20 - 25 mins. It runs for 45 mins. Hilton Honor members get late check out and 2 bottles of water in the room.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from HGIPittUnivPlace, Manager at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
Responded 7 Jan 2020
From all of us here, THANK YOU for the wonderful review of our hotel. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to touch base on many of our services here. We greatly appreciate your kind remarks and we thank you for allowing us the opportunity to serve you-not just once, but as a frequent guest. We look forward to seeing you again in your upcoming stay and thank you for allowing us the opportunity to serve you!
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The rooms are 70's motif and need an update but because of the location, it is a popular place to stay. Why update? The 2 night stay was over $525 and there were 2 bottles of water in the room for $2 each. They just can't give you a bottle of water? The bath sink was clogged. The restaurant never seemed open. No room service. Valet $30 a day.
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Date of stay: October 2023
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Response from Hilton Hilton, Guest Services / Front Office at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
Responded 18 Oct 2023
Thank you for recently commenting on our hotel. We are excited to let you know, our hotel is scheduled for a renovation in 2025 and we too, are very excited for these updates! We hope that you visit us again in the future and we want you to know, we are happy to give you complimentary waters at the front desk throughout your stay!
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I made a reservation for my 20 year old daughter through expedia. There is no mention of age requirement of 21 years in the rules and restrictions. Front desk refused to honor the reservation, refused to reconsider when we called as parents to vouch for her, refused offer to send another adult to the hotel to check her in, and refused to help in anyway and turned her away past 10PM at night. I subsequently also confirmed that even if you book directly through the hotel website, you can go all the way to the payment screen, click on the rules and terms and there is no mention of the age restriction. Sounds like a nice ploy to take money from people while providing no service with this "hidden" age restriction on a hotel close to a university
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Hilton Hilton, Guest Services / Front Office at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
Responded 24 Feb 2024
Thank you for recently commenting on our hotel. From all of us here, we are extremely sorry we fell short of your expectations. Please reach out to us directly at 412-688-1989 and we would be happy to assist you further regarding this situation.
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This used to be my favorite place to stay when I was in Pittsburgh on business. First, I do not like that Hilton has changed their policy to a $10 credit for breakfast instead of free. I am a diamond member and I should not have to pay for breakfast. Besides, the breakfast buffet has taken a downturn. Eggs are like rubber!! I am supposed to get a $10 credit each morning, I did not get the credit. Once my corporate card is billed, I cannot fix a billing issue. Next, every night I would get disconnected from my internet every few minutes. Then I would wake up in the middle of the night very hot, the AC turned off due to what must be a motion detector!! There is Marriott property two blocks away. I guess I will be changing hotels on my next visit in June.
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Date of stay: May 2024Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Hilton Hilton, Owner at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
Responded 6 Aug 2024
Thank you so much for your feedback. I am sorry to hear that you had multiple issues during your stay with us. I will be passing this information along to our team to discuss further. I hope if you choose to stay with us again, we can provide a much better experience for you.
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Very convenient to University of Pittsburg.
Had some problems with the room that seemed to be electrical in nature. Fridge, coffee maker, and microwave did not work. Pulled the fridge out and plugged in elsewhere and it was fine.
I have an issue with parking cost at this property, $40 per night for valet. I was willing to pay this until I was told that my pickup truck would not fit in the parking garage and that I had to self park in a lot to the rear of the hotel. So no valet for trucks. So when I made the hotel aware of the electrical issues I also questioned the cost for the parking which I explained was not valet and I was not happy with the price. So #1 she did not ask what room I was in so that she could get the issues fixed and #2 the answer I got about parking is that they still needed to charge that amount as they rent the space. No reduction in price was offered. She never asked my name or room number or looked to see that I am a HH Diamond member with a substantial amount of stays in the past 6 months and a lot over the past 3 years.
Disappointed with this stay.
Had some problems with the room that seemed to be electrical in nature. Fridge, coffee maker, and microwave did not work. Pulled the fridge out and plugged in elsewhere and it was fine.
I have an issue with parking cost at this property, $40 per night for valet. I was willing to pay this until I was told that my pickup truck would not fit in the parking garage and that I had to self park in a lot to the rear of the hotel. So no valet for trucks. So when I made the hotel aware of the electrical issues I also questioned the cost for the parking which I explained was not valet and I was not happy with the price. So #1 she did not ask what room I was in so that she could get the issues fixed and #2 the answer I got about parking is that they still needed to charge that amount as they rent the space. No reduction in price was offered. She never asked my name or room number or looked to see that I am a HH Diamond member with a substantial amount of stays in the past 6 months and a lot over the past 3 years.
Disappointed with this stay.
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Date of stay: December 2022
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There was a hidden fee that I was not expecting in this reservation. There is no parking at the hotel except valet parking for $40/night. Surrounding surface lots can be used and cost less, but I felt some people might want to add this extra when comparing more than one hotel in Pittsburgh.
The room was clean.
The walls were not soundproof but earplugs worked fine.
The staff were helpful and friendly, even with my very early checkout.
The room was clean.
The walls were not soundproof but earplugs worked fine.
The staff were helpful and friendly, even with my very early checkout.
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Date of stay: November 2022Trip type: Travelled solo
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Room Tip: Room had a microwave and fridge.
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We really liked this hotel! We were visiting University of Pitt for a college tour. The hotel is walking distance of Pitt which appealed to us. When we arrived everyone from the valet to the front desk were so friendly and welcoming. There is no self parking in the hotel garage, but we actually loved the valet service! Very quick and easy and the valets are super quick bringing your car. Our room was on the 9th floor and it was clean and very comfortable. The hotel is a quick 10 minute drive from PPG Paints Arena too. We also went to a Penguins game while here. Very easy drive. We are Hilton Honors members so our room rate was very affordable and we not only chose our room the night before we arrived, but we also checked in via the app! Highly recommend. It was easy and quick! One last thing, we loved that there was free cancellation. We do try and find hotels that offer this when we’re going to travel simply because you just never know! One thing is for sure… if our child decides to attend Univ of Pitt we feel like we will have a home away from home with Hilton Garden Inn University Place when we visit.
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Date of stay: November 2021
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Don’t stay here! Found a bed bug in the sheets 🤮They did change our room, called an entomologist and had the room treated, comped our stay, paid for dry cleaning, paid for a meal, and bought us a gift basket. Very nice of the manager but was never compensated for our suitcases and did I mention bed bugs!!
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Date of stay: January 2023
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Response from Hilton Hilton, Guest Services / Front Office at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
Responded 7 Feb 2023
Dear tamarafN5269WU, please contact our hotel directly at 412-688-1989 as we would be interested in speaking with you further. Thank you for your time.
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There is a back lot right past the garage that you can self park
I thought I had given it 5 stars and did not realize I didn't until it was posted ... I looked to see how to change it but did not know how. It was a mistake
Uber or any other ride share service is the easiest way from Pittsburgh airport.
Hotel has free shuttle buses to get you around the downtown area so they might have a shuttle from the airport. You need to ask them if they go to the airport.
I believe they typically run till 11:00 pm, and have a 3 mile radius limit. We had a reception that lasted till midnight. We informed them and just had to call, and they came and picked everyone up.
Great question! Yes, we will gladly do so. As long as the package is addressed to your attention, we will be able to hold the package.
"Avoid floors 2-4 due to noise--the 3rd floor gym doesn't have any floor padding, and so it's incredibly loud."Read full review
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PRICE RANGE
$218 - $315 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
hilton garden inn university place, pittsburgh hotel pittsburgh, pittsburgh wyndham, wyndham pittsburgh
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Wyndham Pittsburgh University Place
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NUMBER OF ROOMS
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Frequently Asked Questions about Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
Which popular attractions are close to Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place?
Nearby attractions include Heinz Memorial Chapel (0.7 km), Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (1.0 km), and Carnegie Museum Of Natural History (0.9 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge.
Which room amenities are available at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, a lounge, and breakfast during their stay.
Is parking available at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place?
Yes, paid private parking on-site, paid public parking nearby, and valet parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place?
Conveniently located restaurants include Pamela's Diner, Union Grill, and The Porch at Schenley.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place?
Yes, guests have access to a fitness centre during their stay.
Are any cleaning services offered at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place?
Yes, laundry service and self serve laundry are offered to guests.
Are pets allowed at Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place?
Yes, pets are typically allowed, but it's always best to call ahead to confirm.
Does Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business centre, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.
Are there any historical sites close to Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Heinz Memorial Chapel (0.7 km), Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (1.0 km), and Point State Park (4.1 km).