Two days in Jan, great suite W/ river view, complementary drinks at five, free breakfast, right across the street from Old Town at a bargain price. What more do you want?

I was surprised to see so many negative reviews about this place. It can get a little noisy as it is in a busy area of Sacramento, but that only makes it lively and interesting in my book. We had a great one night stay. Our suite was fabulous and the service was very good. My only complaint was the $18 overnight valet charge.

This is a business hotel--- as evidenced by the rates on weekdays, the teeny, tiny indoor pool (about the size of a small bedroom) and a small fitness room. It is an atrium hotel where the rooms are inside all facing out towards an atrium. This could lead to noise, but didn't in our case.

Now- note that I rated this hotel above average--- even after our rude awakening to a kitchen fire that was put out but not before the fire alarms went off. If you have not been awakened in the middle of the night from a deep slumber by the mind-boggling noise and flashing strobe lights, then you haven't lived. We were on the 7th floor--- that was 7 flights of stairs we scrambled down in our pj's with our little ones in our arms. Now, this kind of thing could happen to any hotel, but from what we heard from the staff--- it happens A LOT here for some reason! We could smell smoke so we hurried out, but we knew it couldn't be too bad as the staff never left the building. How they remained sane during the noise and flashes, I don't know, but maybe they've gotten used to it????? Anyway, that was it for sleeping that night--- My only real complaint was that the mgr should have created a nice note explaining the situation, apologizing profusely and left it for every guest. We heard nothing, nada, zip--- in fact, if not for people reentering the hotel when the firetrucks went away, we'd still be waiting out there for someone to tell us all is safe and that we could reenter the hotel. They absolutely ignored the fact that we were ever in danger, or displaced at all. That was weird! I guess they figured if they ignored it, we might think it was a bad dream.

The rooms were large, comfortable and the location was great. You can't get any closer to Old Sacramento. We walked to the Capitol and it looked long, but was really pretty quick.

Breakfast was good. They'll cook to order and they had a much better selection of choices than the Embassy Suites in Tahoe. The cooks were very nice too.

They have great food downtown by the Capitol at the Pyramid Ale House. The portions were huge, food was great! Highly recommend for families and just hanging out--- nothing fancy, just good food.

If I went back to Sacramento for tourist reasons again, I would stay at the Embassy Suites and hope for the best when it comes to the fire alarms.

Our stay at the Embassy Suites was anything but luxurious, especially considering the price. The only non-smoking room we could get had two double beds. The room was satisfactory, but its location on the second floor was not very desireable. One evening we walked out of our room and into a wedding. An uncomfortable moment for us as well as the wedding guests. The hotel is very noisy. Check-in desk staff curt and we were treated more as an annoyance rather than hotel guests. And don't forget the $18/day valet parking charge. The best aspect of this hotel is its proximity to Old Sacramento and the river. Will not stay here again.