Hilton Garden Inn: Carlsbad

Writen By Tyler Ingram on Jan 29, 2008

On my first business trip I was booked by the local travel agency at the Hilton Garden Inn in Carlsbad, California and I quite liked it. Situated just off the I5 highway (or is that freeway?) just 30 minutes north of downtown San Diego this 3 storey hotel has a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean and is close to various amenities including a short drive to Legoland.

Unfortunately the weather wasn’t the greatest because I seemed to have brought the clouds and rain along with me from Vancouver. Even though the weather wasn’t the greatest, overall it was a good trip and my stay at the Hilton was pretty good.

Room prices I am sure varied like they do at other hotels and since my employer was paying for me to go down, I am not entirely sure how much the room I stayed at was. I believe it was at least $175 US a night. I also had the chance to try out their Room Service menu which was quite tasty and I enjoyed the couple meals I had.

I had chicken caesar wraps and fish and chips, but the fish and chips I did not think were pretty enough to take a picture of, but it was quite tasty.

My room was a lot better than I expected. I walked in and right away noticed how my room had a 32” LG LCD TV as well as a lovely king sized bed.

Room over looking main courtyard and pool at Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad

The view from my room was nice, it over looked the courtyard where the pool and hot tub are situated as well as a decent view of the ocean. Granted I never did go swimming in the pool, though I probably should have since no one else seemed to while I was there.

They offered high-speed internet access via wireless or Ethernet though during peak times while at the hotel, working with VoIP was a bit troublesome. My max download speeds were around 120kbps, whereas the upload speeds were noted around 200kbps which allowed people to hear me crystal clear but they were coming in a bit distorted and hard to hear.

Would I stay at a Hilton Garden Inn again? Yes, I would. In fact I will be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn in San Jose when I go down to SugarCon; a conference for SugarCRM software users and integrators. I will only be at the Hilton Garden Inn for one night and then moving over to the Dolce Hayes Mansion for two nights where SugarCon is being held.