In this economy, is it bad to expect more for your dollar? Hilton doesn't seem to be making too many concessions yet. I paid $149 per night for a Fri-Sat night stay on the concierge floor. The furnishings were modern and nice (slightly > Marriott level), and the bed was very comfortable with lots of pillows. The bathroom counter was roomy, but there was no closeup mirror.

The concierge room provided bottled water (altho they had price tags on them, the front desk said they were no charge on my floor), 2 bathrobes and 4 bath towels. There was a large LCD TV, but it had no HD channels and the screen was in stretched out mode, so it was too annoying to watch. Internet access was wireless and $11 per PC.

Since it was a weekend, continental breakfast was downstairs in the restaurant breakfast buffet, which was a great meal and worth the extra cost. It included oatmeal and all the cold items: cold cuts, pastries, hard boiled eggs, and plenty of fruit, as well as juice and very good coffee. The restaurant service was very attentive.

The fitness center room was well-equipped with a lot of ellipticals but only one bike (recumbent). There is an outdoor pool. There is no good view from the high floors of the hotel (hey, it's Sacramento near the Expo Center and oerlooking the freeway).

I wrote this room may be overpriced, because for a concierge floor, I expect more amenities: at least some soda or a pillow chocolate at night, or a larger room. If the breakfast hadn't been so good for the two of us, I would have downgraded this stay by 25%.

I booked a room on the 12th floor (the concierge floor with alleged extra amenities). They began by checking us into a room already occupied by others. Luckily, those guests were not in the room when we opened the door. We were given another room, which had a constantly running toilet, and jacuzzi jets full of black slime. We also had to contend with an all night party with about a dozen college students next door. The coffee maker was a joke, and only had decaf packets.

The continental breakfast featured a bowl of fruit, bagels and bread to toast, cold cereal, and cold cuts!!! Cotto salami is not my idea of a breakfast food. That was the first morning. On the second, the continental buffet line was closed. We were told to order from the regular menu. The food was abysmal: my over easy eggs were actually raw, with clear egg white running onto the plate. The toast was cold, and so old that it was curled up. The hash browns were not cooked. The waiter sent in another order, and the second plate looked exactly like the first!

There's more, but I don't want to be accused of piling it on! Okay, I will: there were dirty dishes and cocktail glasses on the floor near the elevators on the 12th floor when we checked in, and they were still there three days later!

After three days of suffering, we checked into a Holiday Inn Express. Better beds, better tv (big flat screen with deluxe cable), coffee maker, refrigerator, microwave oven, and all sorts of stuff like an oversupply of towels and every possible personal grooming aid (combs, cotton swabs, soaps and shampoos, etc). The breakfast buffet included omelettes, biscuits, hot cinnamon rolls, bacon, fruit, hot and cold cereals, things to toast, three varieties of fruit juice (apple, orange, and papaya/mango), etc. The next morning it was scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, sausage patties, and all the bells and whistles described above. And for less money per night!!!

Although I live near Sacramento, I was not familiar with how nice the Hilton on Arden is until this past week. Front desk and all staff were great. Very nice, spacious room , super comfortable bed, large bathroom and since we were on the 11th floor, no noise from street/freeway. Highly recommend for a business stay in the Sacramento area if you have a car. An easy 10 minutes to downtown and free parking, whereas if you stay downtown add $13-15 for parking/night. Highly recommend if you can secure the quieter side/ upper floor of the building.

Can't say enough good things about our stay and the service we received. We were in town on business and had been booked at another hotel that turned out to be a nightmare. Our company called Brie at the Hilton and she accomodated us that same day. She was absolutely great. We were very pleased with the nice new and clean room. Great new t.v. Nice to have a coffee shop,grill and bar all right there. We stayed on the fifth floor and were able to see the fireworks every night from the fair. We will definitely recommend this hotel to our co-workers, reatives and friends. Couldn't have asked for friendlier more caring staff.