I have to break this down into two parts.  \n\nLocation - 5/5.  I couldn't have asked for a better location.  At the edge of town across from a park and a bridge, you have a lovely view of the incline and Heinz Field. However, there is no parking at the hotel and you must either secure street parking (which I lucked out on and was free because I happened to be there over a holiday when the meters weren't in force) or you must pay to park in one of the two garages located across the street from the hotel. There are no in and out privileges, so you must pay every time you exit. This can get pricey.  It is about a 10-15 minute walk to PNC Park and Heinz Field.  You can also walk across the bridge to Station Square.\n\nHotel itself - 2/5 (which is what I've rated above).  Yes, I know I am staying there over New Year's Eve. Yes, I know I am there for a special event (the Winter Classic). Considering I booked well in advance before they got wind that the Winter Classic was being played in DC, I got the room for a reasonable rate ($159/night, which it jumped up to $259+ after I made reservations).  \n\nI lucked out and got a view overlooking the river/stadiums. The doors to the room look a little weird - almost like you're getting ready to fall down into the rabbit hole.  Upon entering the door to the The Shire (as I started calling it, since the door seemed tiny and I felt like I was one of the Hobbits), you walk into the room and your first thought is - where is the rest of the room? Am I in New York City? It is TINY! They cram a lot of stuff into the little room. I liked the dark wood decorations, but the room lacked a refrigerator.  The flat screen was tiny. But the worst part was the bathroom - it did not have a door; rather, it had a frosted glass sliding door that made a lot of noise. When splitting the room with four people, two of whom you don't know all that well, it's not ideal. In fact, you can see through the door almost. Awwwwwwwwwkward! The shower had great water pressure (got a good massage from it), but did not drain so I was standing in Lake Wyndham very shortly after beginning to shower. The hotel is not equipped to handle using two blowdryers at once, so we blew the circuit to half the room. I notified them at 6 PM that the lights were out; we came back from the New Year's Dance Off at 2:30 AM and the lights were still not fixed. The last thing I wanted to do was schlep my drunk ass back down to the desk to get the lights turned on (especially vital since it was the half of the room with the bathroom that was dark, and with the curtains closed it was literally like being in a cave), especially when I had just walked back from Station Square since cabs won't pick up drunk folk on New Year's morning. Someone fixed it within 10 minutes but still....I had told them 8 hours earlier. Not cool. \n\nThe bed in my room was uncomfortable - the mattresses were so soft that you rolled into the person you were sleeping with. My sister did not enjoy that I kept rolling into her.\n\nApparently there is some issue with their cleaning staff since my friends in another room got into their first room and discovered used coffee grounds in the coffee pot and moldy, damp towels in their bathroom.  They were moved to an upgraded room and....got another coffee pot with used coffee grounds in it.  The hotel then comp'd them a breakfast buffet....which consisted of juice and some muffins. They weren't amused.\n\nHad I not been anal retentive about my travel plans, I never would've known that the hotel had been rebranded to a Wyndham from Hilton, which is where I made my initial reservation and I had a difficult time getting confirmation of my new reservation with the Wyndham system.  \n\nI would not recommend staying here. It's a big waste of money if you ask me.