OverviewLocated along Highway 41 on the
Cocohatchee River and Nature Preserve in northern Naples, the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Naples is suitable for business or leisure travellers who prefer an all-suite hotel with meeting/banquet space, easy highway access and on-site dining.
Each of this smoke-free hotel's air-conditioned suites offers free Wi-Fi, cable TV, an in-room safe, a separate bedroom, a coffeemaker, a mini-fridge, a wet bar, a seating area with a sofabed, a hair dryer and an iron and ironing board. Suites with a jetted tub, a desk, a dining table and a balcony are also available, as are wheelchair-accessible suites.
Hotel amenities include an outdoor pool, a fitness centre, meeting/banquet space, a business centre, a gift shop, laundry services, free parking and on-site dining at Cafe Portofino (serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily), and Charlie Chiang's, which serves lunch and dinner daily. Pets are not permitted.
Naples' city centre is roughly an 18-minute drive away, while Riverchase Shopping Center can be found 11 minutes away on foot. Barefoot Beach State Preserve is roughly a 16-minute drive away and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) can be found 30 minutes away by car. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
Verified with a front desk agent: Free Wi-Fi, free parking, pets not permitted, wheelchair accessible. (Call Date: October 29, 2013)
The GoodThe majority of the reviews sourced for this analysis were positive, with much praise going to the hotel's staff, rooms and location.
The hotel's staff were the source of many compliments by reviewers, who found them to be friendly, knowledgeable about the area, efficient, accommodating and helpful with dining recommendations. One traveller noted, "All the staff were courteous, polite, caring and nothing was too much trouble".
Numerous lodgers praised their accommodations at the hotel. They described their rooms as clean, spacious and well equipped, with comfortable beds and pillows, efficient air conditioning and good water pressure. A few patrons did complain of musty odours in their rooms, however.
Several guests were pleased with the hotel's location. They found it close to highway access, shopping, restaurants, beaches, Delnor Wiggins State Park and Naples Zoo.
The Bad
While the majority of reviews consulted for this analysis were positive, there were a few complaints about noise transfer.
A few guests complained of noise disturbances during their stay. They reported noise from guests in adjacent rooms, doors slamming in the hallways, noisy in-room air conditioning and traffic noise in rooms facing the highway. A few lodgers recommended booking rooms with a pool view to avoid the highway noise.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #1 of 59 Naples hotels with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 from 789 reviews.
Expedia.ca guest reviews rated the hotel 4.6 out of 5 with a 98% recommendation rate from 361 reviews.
Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 9.1 out of 10 from 34 reviews.
The author called the hotel on October 29, 2013 to verify some information.
