Doubletree By Hilton Phoenix Midtown
Midtown hotel near downtown with comfortable beds, fast Wi-Fi, and steep breakfast fees.
The verdict
Pick a traveller type to re-weight the scores and re-rank the rooms around what you actually care about.
DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix Midtown is a straightforward business hotel positioned close to downtown. Guests value the comfortable beds and pillows, helpful staff, and fast Wi-Fi. However, visitors frequently complain about paying a steep $25 breakfast fee and the absence of basic in-room amenities like a microwave or desk lamp. 116
Every line below traces back to something a traveler actually wrote — open a line to read the original sentence and follow it to the source.
What travelers noticed
- Guests report comfortable beds and pillows that deliver a reliable night of sleep. 6
- The free Wi-Fi receives praise for extremely fast download speeds. drawn from the full read
- Business travelers appreciate the convenient location close to downtown for daily commutes. 61
- Reviewers consistently take issue with extra costs, especially paying a steep $25 fee for breakfast. drawn from the full read
The catch
- Room conditions draw conflicting feedback, with some guests reporting updated rooms while others note peeling wallpaper, stale odors, and sinks placed in the bedroom area rather than the bathroom. 11
- Noise levels vary depending on room location, as rooms facing the large pool area can echo with noise until after ten while other rooms stay very quiet. 11
Who it's for
- — Downtown business commuters
- — Guests who need fast Wi-Fi
- — Families taking advantage of kids staying free
Skip it if
- — Travelers expecting a free breakfast buffet
- — Guests who need an in-room microwave
- — Light sleepers placed in rooms facing the pool
Seen on camera
3 moments · 3 videos · Doubletree By Hilton Phoenix Midtown
Each moment is pulled at the second a cited reviewer said the words. Play it here, or open the original video at that timestamp.
“For those on the move, the flexible check-in and check-out process ensures a hassle-free experience, with check-in begin…”
youtube.com0:50“Between the helpful service, the family-friendly policies, and the relaxing facilities, this hotel serves as a highly re…”
youtube.com1:24“in this hotel is by airport there's really not much to look at it was actually a very quiet room overall the design was…”
youtube.com3:31Frames are citations: each one links to its second in the source video, attributed to the creator who filmed it. Nothing here is supplied by the hotel. Creators who want a moment removed can ask and we take it down.
How to book
Score breakdown
How the 76/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
85- “The bathroom layout is odd in that the counter and sink are in the bedroom, not bathroom.” 11
Food
88- “And you had a host that you were expected to tip for saying "sit anywhere you want" and "how's the food you got from the buffet," I mean the guy was super nice and hard working and I was happy to tip him like 40%, cuz of all the crap he was taking from the other customers” 11
- “And you had a host that you were expected to tip for saying "sit anywhere you want" and "how's the food you got from the buffet," I mean the guy was super nice and hard working and I was happy to tip him like 40%, cuz of all the crap he was taking from the other customers (one guy walked out cuz they wouldn't make him a personalized egg white omelet).” 11
Location
83- “Location is very close to downtown and convenient for business commutes.” 6
Noise
87Room
79Service
83Value
76Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-10
Where it sits
Doubletree By Hilton Phoenix Midtown and the 27 other hotels we cover in Phoenix. Hover a marker for the hotel; click to open it.
Stay value
How this property reads against the hotels we cover alongside it. Measured on review evidence, not on a nightly rate.
Falls short of what $ usually buys
Scores 6 points below the modest median of 82, across 404 hotels in the same bracket. In Phoenix it sits 6 points below the local median of 82.
- This hotel
- 76
- Bracket median
- 82
- Index median
- 86
Based on 404 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
No reviewer has yet described a room, floor or aspect specifically enough to act on at this property. Room intelligence appears here the moment they do.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 27 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
Quotes run exactly as travelers wrote them — spelling and all. We trim for length, never for tidiness.
- “With its prime location and attentive service, the DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix North serves as your ideal base for discovering everything this magnificent city has to offer.” 12
- “Hard to rate. Staff friendly. Rooms clean and big enough.” 11
- “For those on the move, the flexible check-in and check-out process ensures a hassle-free experience, with check-in beginning at 4:00 p.m. and check-out until 11:00 a.m.” On camera120:50
- “I e stayed at the Hilton and it was a nice hotel. Great staff and the food on property was good.” 5
- “I mean there's a bar, the staff seems a little more seasoned and professional, and the building seems a little better maintained, but I'm paying double just for the room what I could pay for a quality inn, even without my friends and family discount.” 11
- “Between the helpful service, the family-friendly policies, and the relaxing facilities, this hotel serves as a highly reliable base for exploring everything Phoenix and Tempe have to offer.” On camera11:24
- “I second the Hilton. Very nice updated rooms.” 5
- “Room felt clean and comfortable.” 6
- “The room is pretty much the exact same, except most of the Choice hotels I've stayed at have a microwave, and a desk lamp. DT has neither.” 11
- “Room size is large with plenty of space to move around.” 6
- “Yea my wife and I stayed at a cambria, and its basically what you said, maybe a step down, and business otiented. But everything was fancy and we got upgraded to their best room, ritzy bar, good food, felt hoppin.” 11
- “The food itself was the exact same as at choice (though I will admit the quality of the actual cooking at choice free breakfast can vary quite a bit).” 11
- “Choice also has free breakfast, while had to pay $25 for the same exact thing this morning.” 11
- “And you had a host that you were expected to tip for saying "sit anywhere you want" and "how's the food you got from the buffet," I mean the guy was super nice and hard working and I was happy to tip him like 40%, cuz of all the crap he was taking from the other customers” 11
- “And you had a host that you were expected to tip for saying "sit anywhere you want" and "how's the food you got from the buffet," I mean the guy was super nice and hard working and I was happy to tip him like 40%, cuz of all the crap he was taking from the other customers (one guy walked out cuz they wouldn't make him a personalized egg white omelet).” 11
- “Yea my wife and I stayed at a cambria, and its basically what you said, maybe a step down, and business otiented. But everything was fancy and we got upgraded to their best room, ritzy bar, good food, felt hoppin.” 11
- “That adds ups quickly. They also charge for breakfast! I'm surprised they don't nickel and dime you more with an attendant at the pool selling swimming tickets, charge for ice and god help you if you want clean towels.” 11
- “A strong choice for downtown commuters, a poor one for anyone needing inclusive breakfast at their rate.” 6
- “Start your mornings right with a delicious breakfast to fuel your explorations of the lively Phoenix landscape.” 12
- “Overall quiet except for a faint neighbor TV.” 6
- “in this hotel is by airport there's really not much to look at it was actually a very quiet room overall the design was really nice” On camera133:31
- “Half of the hotel faces out to the large pool area which can be so noisy from daylight until after ten. Those facing the pool, all, will never know quite. The design causes a huge echo and you can hear everything, every conversation, every child scream.” 11
- “Currently.in the hilton with the peeling wall paper, stench that smells like a teenage boy locker room and the food is mediocre at best but definitely overpriced like its 5 star.” 5
- “For those traveling with family, this hotel offers great value, as children aged 1 to 17 can stay free of charge.” 4
- “Location is very close to downtown and convenient for business commutes.” 6
- “Bed and pillows offer a very comfortable sleep.” 6
- “The bathroom layout is odd in that the counter and sink are in the bedroom, not bathroom.” 11
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- Food rests on 3 sources — too thin to rely on.
Ask about Doubletree By Hilton Phoenix Midtown
Answered only from the coverage cited on this page. If nobody has written about your question, it will say so rather than guess.
How much we read
Deep coverage · 58/100We read 16 sources for this property, and pulled 49 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-11.
Watch this hotel
We keep reading Doubletree By Hilton Phoenix Midtown. Tell us when you're staying and we'll follow it until then — you'll hear from us only when the verdict is rewritten, the score moves, or new reviews land. No daily mail, and the watch closes itself after your stay.
Sources
Everything quoted on this page, grouped by traveler insights, outlets, and video & podcast. Counts beside each group show everything we’ve read of that kind; no one kind can carry the score on its own.
4 of 6 summary lines above are traced to specific quotes. The rest summarise the read as a whole rather than any single document.
View all 16 cited sources▾
Everything quoted on this page.
- 2Doubletree Phoenix Midtown for 3d/2n : r/Hiltonreddit.comForum thread2026-04-11Current1 quote used
“Btw I think my remote is almost closer to a DirecTV Stream remote and I feel I should make antitrust complaint above prioritizing streaming over linear channels both remote and Home Screen.”
Read originalreddit.com - 5Two night stay in Phoenix near the airport? Hilton or ...reddit.comForum thread2024-08-26Ageing9 quotes used
“DoubleTree-they did some amazing photography to make it appear the way it does. Also, the cooling units are old, and it's luck of the draw on which ones work well.”
Read originalreddit.com - 7
- 1Doubletree by Hilton Phoenix - Hotel Reviewyoutube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes only2 quotes used
“Between the helpful service, the family-friendly policies, and the relaxing facilities, this hotel serves as a highly reliable base for exploring everything Phoenix and Tempe have to offer.”
Jump to1:24Read originalyoutube.com - 3Doubletree By Hilton Phoenix Midtown Reviews - ReviewPlacereviewplace.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalreviewplace.com
- 4DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix Chandler - Hotel Reviewyoutube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes only2 quotes used
“From the warm hospitality to the thoughtfully designed amenities, every detail here is geared toward providing a high-quality experience without unnecessary complexity.”
Read originalyoutube.com
More in Phoenix
All Phoenix hotels →A sprawling Phoenix resort featuring desert-modern renovated rooms, garden grounds, and views of Piestewa Peak.
A central downtown hotel featuring spacious rooms, good soundproofing, and easy light rail access.
A convenient airport stopover offering updated rooms, reliable transit links, and early morning shuttles.
A quiet airport suites hotel with fast Wi-Fi, convenient to Sky Harbor but held back by dated decor.
Spacious suites with a 12:00 p.m. checkout and large pool, weighed down by worn furniture and dirty carpets.
All-suite lodging on the Stonecreek Golf Club with free made-to-order omelets and evening drinks.