We stayed at Hampton because it was one of the closest hotels to my husband job training place. The room was rather small (comparing to Comfort Suites, we used to stay on our Disney vacations), but very clean, comfortable beds, good and not noisy A/C. Business room with 2 computers, printers and high-speed internet is open 24 hours. Hotel staff was very nice, especially a kitchen lady, who nicely greets everyone at breakfast, giving little boxes of mints and wishing a good day. Breakfast was very good: eggs, cereal, milk, juice, coffee, tea, different baked stuff, one day it was sausage, next day - gravy, then ham, then waffles. In the day time or evening there's coffee, tea and fresh cookies. I-Trolly stop is right by the hotel, so you can go to shops and restaurants on I-Drive and Prime and Premium Outlets. I bought 5-days unlimited I-Trolly ticket ($7) to go to outlets. IHop within a walking distance, Cracker Barrel is just 5 minutes to drive. If you like big breakfast, there's buffet at Ponderosa for $3.99 and just 10 min of driving. If we need to stay at that area of the city, we'd definitely stay at Hampton.

We stayed here for one night before checking into the Hard Rock Hotel at Universal. Our room at the Hampton was as nice as the Hard Rock room for less than 1/3 the cost. The Hampton has two queen beds which are VERY comfortable, flat screen TV, nice bathroom, and a small but nicely maintained pool. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The breakfast was very good, although the area could have been better organized for flow.,

If we hadn't wanted the Hard Rock keys to get to the front of the line at Universal, this hotel would have been great for our entire stay.

Got reservations thru hotels.com for $99 a night plus a $50 gas card refund. Hotel is clean and well kept. The beds are wonderful. The rooms towards the rear back up to the highway and the pool is next to the highway so there is the noise factor. Breakfast was good. Staff excellent. The room air conditioner was noisy and woke me several times at night. You can walk to IHOP or TacoBell and others. Right out front is the I-trolley pickup. For only $1 you can ride up and down International Blvd. and stop at the many attractions and shopping areas. Ride all day for $3. You cannot walk to Universal from this hotel, forget it. The trolley stops near Universal. Universal parking is $12, after 6 pm its free. You can save some money staying here. Nice place, good location.

I accompanied my daughter to Orlando for a conference and we scanned all the sightsand reviews to try to find a place to stay for five nights. We looked for places close to Universal as we were planning on going there. We were going to have a rental car, but still wanted to be close so we might not have to pay for parking to go there, plus places close to restaurants to walk to. I think we made a great choice. Although it is close to Universal...it would be a very long walk and will have to cross a busy street(although they have crosswalks). Still with the hot temps and the long walk to the actual entrance I would not recommend it especially with children. You can take a taxi for about $7, THe hotel adverises a shuttle, but the times to go there are very limited and did not work for us...I think they should say it is limited choices of times for the shuttle. We ended up taking a taxi there and using the shuttle to go back to the hotel......worked out great. The return shuttle left Universal at 10:15 and we always were able to get a seat....although we did get there about ten mins. early.... There is a Tolley site across the way that takes you to various places in the area...so it is nice if you don't have a car.
Some reviews indicated there Weren't restarants within walking distance, but there were several. One was Carabbara's an Italian one, Dominos, Ihop, A sub place, mexican one and a convience mart all very close and very walkable. There were many others within a very short drive.
There are many shopping malls/factory outlets,etc. within a short drive or on the Trolley.
As far as the comfort of the hotel...it was great. Very clean, breakfast was good choices for a hotel of this type. I used the fitness room on site...it had a treadmill, eliptical and a bicyle...with a Tv available. Across the way was a compter room with 2 computers....i usually didn't have a wait for any of these. I used the pool one day...it was small, but clean and water temp was perfect. All the employees were friendly and helpful. I would stay there again...I usually am always satisfied with Hampton Inns. The room had a safe, ref. micro.iron,etc. Very comfortable beds, linen, pillows. I was very satisfied and don't think you would be disappointed either!