hilton resort
by ChamThe service is very good and in the lobby there's a free wi-fi connection. The restaurant is a little expensive but it is the hilton and the food is pretty good and healthy (which was a joy to eat after all the franchised places there are). There's a large pool and tennis courts basketball courts and a gym all on the site, even a hot tub which is great in the evening as there are a lot of worn out parents there.
The rooms themselves were decorated in true californian style... loudly... and the rooms looked a little dated but everything was clean and was nice. I think maybe rooms like these and the hyatt are luxurious but i've been travelling to the middle east where 3-4 star hotels are amazing so i think maybe i'm tainted in that respect...
one thing that suprised me though is that the hotels were very open to the public... to get to the rooms you didn't need to go through the reception in fact the reception is in another part of the building, so i'm not sure how good security is here.
definately the surrounding areas of this place are amazing, the paths that many people jog walk or roller blade along are great for scenery and meeting people. festival island is just across the water at the back which is uninhabited so people tend ot go there in the evening to have barbeques and sit by the fires etc.
