The room was clean and the beds were fairly comfortable. It was cold outside and there was snow on the ground, and the sidewalks were a little icy, which the hotel should have warned about. I had to call the hotel a couple of times- making reservations, getting directions, etc. The reservations person was a bit curt and unpleasant. The person that I called for directions was nice, but didn't seem to know the area very well (considering Ft. Stockton is a small town with only a couple of main roads, her lack of knowledge about the area was surprising). Eventually got directions and missed the road to turn off into the hotel because there wasn't any signs pointing to the road and there wasn't any lighting there showing that there was a road. Just kind of had to guess at it in the dark.

We stayed here on our December 2011 Christmas Road Trip through the Southwest.

OK, it's a Hampton Inn, and it's well positioned in the middle of West Texas. Fort Stockton doesn't see to have much itself, but it's the only town of any size for a loooong stretch in both directions, so if you need a place to stay, it will do.

Our room had 2 queen beds, and the usual desk, internet, flat screen TV, tub/shower bathroom, etc. We slept OK, but the beds weren't as comfortable as other similar properties we had been to on this trip. My wife tried to do a lot on the internet while we were here, uploading photos and such, and she said the (wireless) internet connection was very very very slow.

The breakfast buffet has a robust array of hot and cold selections, and it was welcome, given the skimpy breakfasts we had had at some other hotels.

Getting there is a bit awkward; It's right off I-10 but the entrance is actually on the I-10 access road, so if you are new to Texas and their crazy access road layouts, drive with care or you may miss the entrance and be aimed right back onto I-10 again.

I am writing to update my previous review of this hotel. It seems like it took forever but I am pleased to report that the hotel has invested in some more internet bandwidth and I am quite pleased with the speed of the internet at this hotel now. I am able to conduct business as usual now. Thank You.

I have logged 31 stays in Hilton properties this year, mostly at Hampton Inns for business. I have never had a major complaint until staying here.

We could literally hear every step taken by the people above us and the water draining down through the water pipes sounded as if someone were showering and flushing the toilet in our bathroom. The only thing I can figure out is that perhaps this property was once a different hotel that doesn't invest in proper noise insulation because I have never had this problem at any other Hampton.

The noise kept me up until after 2am and kept waking my 3 year-old up throughout the night. I know I could have asked to switch rooms, but transferring all of our luggage and waking my child all the way up in the middle of the night seemed like too much.

Check in was a drag, because the young lady at the front 1) took a phone call as I was checking in that lasted almost nine minutes 2) didn't know how to handle a pre-paid reservation and ended up charging my credit card a second time (still working through getting this resolved).

Bathroom cleanliness: black material on the toilet seat (not poo) and a pube on the soap dish. Enough said.

This was the sort of stay that almost makes me angry enough to switch over to another hotel chain (I'm considering Marriott or Intercontinental Hotels).

I will try the Candlewood the next time I am traveling through Ft. Stockton.