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0 | Okay, so I've heard a lot of good things about this place. And I wanted to like it!\n\nBut it was seriously bad. I very rarely eat somewhere and don't finish my food simply because I don't like it. But I couldn't eat it. I got the Shadyside and it was super greasy, and the flavor just wasn't there. My roommate got the ... | en | 77 | okay heard lot good things place wanted like seriously bad rarely eat somewhere finish food simply like could eat got shadyside super greasy flavor roommate got portabella feelin guy served us cool beans though | 34 |
2 | Freindly staff....good cheese....can't wait to try the aftermentioned \"#7\" | en | 9 | freindly staff good cheese ca wait try aftermentioned | 8 |
3 | This is probably some of the best drunk food in the strip, neck and neck with Primantis. I used to eat here a good bit working locally, but it kind of became too heavy to eat for lunch. Their portions are fabulous and they have or at last had a great lunch special, Italian sub, fries and a drink for like 8 bucks. No... | en | 94 | probably best drunk food strip neck neck primantis used eat good bit working locally kind became heavy eat lunch portions fabulous last great lunch special italian sub fries drink like bucks bad could seriously split sleeping get back desk great stop occasion much regular stop | 45 |
2 | Went here for lunch today and it was good! I got a cheese steak with fries and drink. It's was pretty standard fries were kind of bland. I liked the cheesesteak tho! May be returning! | en | 35 | went lunch today good got cheese steak fries drink pretty standard fries kind bland liked cheesesteak tho may returning | 19 |
4 | I feel like I need a shower after I eat a Peppi's sandwich, but in a good way.\n\nPeppi's subs are so good I need profanity to fully express how good they are.\n\nGo get a Peppi's sandwich bc you need one. Not hungry? Excuse not valid, you need one.\n\nDid you know I can unhinge my jaw and swallow things whole? I d... | en | 173 | feel like need shower eat peppi sandwich good subs good need profanity fully express good get peppi sandwich bc need one hungry excuse valid need know unhinge jaw swallow things whole didnt either hung peppi healing powers cure hangover since among friends make confession care primanti somehow thats like telling people... | 82 |
2 | It's ok not great, they could really benefit from a refresh, it felt and looked dirty... | en | 16 | ok great could really benefit refresh felt looked dirty | 9 |
4 | Wow. Stayed back in November and what a hotel! The architecture of this building is amazing on the outside and the inside. When you walk towards the elevators, it feels like you're in some swanky European Boutique. This place feels first class all the way, but had a pretty fair nightly rate to go along. You could easil... | en | 78 | wow stayed back november hotel architecture building amazing outside inside walk towards elevators feels like swanky european boutique place feels first class way pretty fair nightly rate go along could easily walk pirates steelers game spend extra dough get room river view amazing | 43 |
3 | Great place for a party! I had a party here last night and the banquet facilities are top notch. We had several hors d'oevres the lamb lollipops were awesome and a must have when you have an event here. The lobster rolls were not memorable and I'd suggest you skip these when choosing your items. The crabmeat stuffe... | en | 234 | great place party party last night banquet facilities top notch several hors lamb lollipops awesome must event lobster rolls memorable suggest skip choosing items crabmeat stuffed mushrooms delicious impressed entrees filet crabcake dinner always little scared mass produced filets cooked perfectly crabcakes almost fill... | 109 |
3 | Very nice hotel in a great, convenient location. | en | 8 | nice hotel great convenient location | 5 |
4 | Lovely hotel experience. Great location in Pittsburgh. The staff were super friendly and helpful and were WAY nice when I left my phone charger in the room after checkout. Our flight was leaving hours after we checked out and they locked up our bags. Went to a wedding here and the food was great and all the facilities ... | en | 65 | lovely hotel experience great location pittsburgh staff super friendly helpful way nice left phone charger room checkout flight leaving hours checked locked bags went wedding food great facilities well maintained delightfully surprised | 32 |
2 | We stayed here on Xmas eve 2009. We got a great river view corner king room. Which was pretty easy to do, because the majority of the population spends the holiday at home or with relatives. The room was huge, the furnishings were beautiful, the bed comfy soft and the view from the loo was the Roberto Clement Bridge... | en | 135 | stayed xmas eve got great river view corner king room pretty easy majority population spends holiday home relatives room huge furnishings beautiful bed comfy soft view loo roberto clement bridge pnc park nice check quick easy plus got couple coupons complimentary room service breakfast breakfast served right time hotel... | 71 |
4 | Easter Brunch. One word sums it up Outstanding. The food was great. Not as many choices as The Grand Concours but as good if not better. The service was top notch. Their reservation schedule was well spaced. \nLines almost non existent . A little pricey at 39.99 but worth the extra just not to have to stand in line at ... | en | 68 | easter brunch one word sums outstanding food great many choices grand concours good better service top notch reservation schedule well spaced almost non existent little pricey worth extra stand line various serving stations would go back | 36 |
4 | Just spent two nights here and we thought it was very nice. Lobby is beautiful. We stayed on one of the floors hat they are renovating and it was done very sharply and with good taste. Ask for higher floors to minimize noise from outside. | en | 45 | spent two nights thought nice lobby beautiful stayed one floors hat renovating done sharply good taste ask higher floors minimize noise outside | 22 |
2 | Right across the street from PNC Park (and many rooms offer a view of the Park), it's a convenient/well-appointed hotel for a meeting/retreat/blah blah blah. \n\nMy room was on a renovated floor, so everything was shiny and new and fancy. I heard that other rooms were not quite as nice as mine. Beautiful architectur... | en | 70 | right across street pnc park many rooms offer view park hotel blah blah room renovated floor everything shiny new fancy heard rooms quite nice mine beautiful architecture public spaces hotel yay nickel diming | 33 |
2 | What a disappointment this hotel was! After reading the great reviews and hearing how classy and elegant it was, I was excited about checking in here for a two night stay. The front desk did offer me an upgrade to a large room with a great view of the river. Unfortunately, this was one of the only things great about th... | en | 359 | disappointment hotel reading great reviews hearing classy elegant excited checking two night stay front desk offer upgrade large room great view river unfortunately one things great room telephone desk work bedding left bit desired intermittent buzzing sound bathroom annoying keep door closed toilet flush properly staf... | 160 |
3 | Staying in this hotel changed my entire view on the city of Pittsburgh! The hotel is in an extremely vibrant area and I am not embarrassed to admit that Pittsburgh is pretty damn cool. The rooms in this hotel are clean and the staff is fantastic. If you're driving, parking is conveniently located across the street, ... | en | 153 | staying hotel changed entire view city pittsburgh hotel extremely vibrant area embarrassed admit pittsburgh pretty damn cool rooms hotel clean staff fantastic driving parking conveniently located across street though parking garage come set directions exactly pay leave building maybe obtuse average parker hotel restaur... | 75 |
4 | I stayed here for a business trip and it was absolutely wonderful. The staff was beyond helpful even for the tiniest requests (like bringing me a mini bar key when I didn't want to move!). The beds are insanely comfortable and the view in both min and a coworkers rooms were gorgeous. If I wasn't going home, I wouldn't ... | en | 76 | stayed business trip absolutely wonderful staff beyond helpful even tiniest requests like bringing mini bar key want move beds insanely comfortable view min coworkers rooms gorgeous going home would want leave complimentary premium wifi problem complimentary | 36 |
3 | The Renaissance, by Marriott, is a fantastic hotel in the downtown Pittsburgh area! The staff is extremely courteous and are more than willing to help to make your stay just that much better! Asked for a room with a view, and boy, did they deliver! Amazingly comfortable beds, quick and delicious room service, marbled b... | en | 75 | renaissance marriott fantastic hotel downtown pittsburgh area staff extremely courteous willing help make stay much better asked room view boy deliver amazingly comfortable beds quick delicious room service marbled bathrooms something lot hotels seem going away reason like | 38 |
3 | Great location - make sure you ask for a view of the river. Worth the money. | en | 16 | great location make sure ask view river worth money | 9 |
4 | I love this place. I am getting married here in July. I've been a hotel guest a few times and the service is just fantastic. The staff knows exactly what to do to make it an enjoyable stay. The breakfast on the top floor was awesome. Can't wait until July! Maybe I should write an update in a few months? | en | 60 | love place getting married july hotel guest times service fantastic staff knows exactly make enjoyable stay breakfast top floor awesome ca wait july maybe write update months | 27 |
2 | Hotel was nice but nothing more then a 3 star. Room smelled musty and was dated. Staff was not all that friendly. Not what I expected when I booked the hotel. I will not be booking here again. | en | 38 | hotel nice nothing star room smelled musty dated staff friendly expected booked hotel booking | 14 |
3 | This was a nice hotel.\n\nThe lobby kinda gave me the heebie jeebies as it was pretty dingy and darkly imposing with everything a deep red in color scheme...The room itself was good as it was fairly large, and I hear the beds were quite comfy. I wouldn't know as I slept on the floor....seeing as we had five people in t... | en | 138 | nice lobby kinda gave heebie jeebies pretty dingy darkly imposing everything deep red color scheme room good fairly large hear beds quite comfy would know slept floor seeing five people room two beds view amazing arrived around midnight still able experience city opening shades fourth floor window overlooked allegheny ... | 70 |
4 | The Renaissance Pittsburgh is an excellent place to stay. The rooms are spacious. The beds are very comfortable. The staff were all very helpful and pleasant. I was here for a conference with breakfast and lunch provided. The food was good and the dining room was beautiful with an amazing view of Heinz Field, Allegheny... | en | 113 | renaissance pittsburgh excellent place stay rooms spacious beds comfortable staff helpful pleasant conference breakfast lunch provided food good dining room beautiful amazing view heinz field allegheny river bridges braddock american brasserie situated inside hotel food amazing would definitely stay parking deck across... | 53 |
4 | This is a pretty awesome hotel. Rooms are super clean, service is super good. The beds are really comfy. Internet speed is fast enough to stream Netflix. Downtown and close to some good restaurants. I wish all hotels could have this level as the baseline. | en | 45 | pretty awesome hotel rooms super clean service super good beds really comfy internet speed fast enough stream netflix downtown close good restaurants wish hotels could level baseline | 27 |
4 | I was in town for the night on a business mission. My co-worker, who is a Marriott awards member, wanted to stay here. What a great hotel. It is an older building with lots of charm, elegance, and appeal. I loved their staircase in the foyer. The hotel was so beautifully decorated from the moment you walked in. T... | en | 255 | town night business mission marriott awards member wanted stay great hotel older building lots charm elegance appeal loved staircase foyer hotel beautifully decorated moment walked location hotel fantastic close restaurants shopping stadiums across river idea would walking magnificent evening sponsored hotel rewards me... | 124 |
3 | This is a good hotel, but some flaws keep it from being a great hotel. For $200+ per night, I'd hoped for a little more.\n\nMy wife and I had a king \"city view\" room. It would be generous to say we had any kind of view of the city (see attached pictures). The high ceilings were the best part of the room. It made a ro... | en | 182 | good hotel flaws keep great hotel per night hoped little wife king city room would generous say kind view city see attached pictures high ceilings best part room made room lot square footage seem lot bigger unfortunately room also peeling wallpaper chipped paint near door stuff like makes hard say exceptional fantastic... | 82 |
3 | My husband and I decided to spend an overnight in Downtown Pittsburgh last minute. We already had dinner reservations and show tickets, we just had to find a hotel room. The Renaissance Hotel is literally next door to the Byham Theatre where we had show tickets. I walked in and there was a wedding on the iconic stairs ... | en | 426 | husband decided spend overnight downtown pittsburgh last minute already dinner reservations show tickets find hotel room renaissance hotel literally next door byham theatre show tickets walked wedding iconic stairs foyer beautiful guests seated lobby space also balconies second floor came ceremony finishing pronounced ... | 189 |
0 | Good food worth waiting, and waiting, and waiting for... Now wait & wait for the check. | en | 16 | good food worth waiting waiting waiting wait wait check | 9 |
3 | Good hotel. Stay here frequently for business trips. Easy walk to PNC park if you want to catch a game. Nice rooms and good service. I would recommend to anyone looking to stay downtown. | en | 34 | good hotel stay frequently business trips easy walk pnc park want catch game nice rooms good service would recommend anyone looking stay downtown | 23 |
0 | The absolute loudest hotel I've stayed at in a long LONG time. Paper thin wall, poor booking practices ended us up in the middle of the most obnoxious wedding party ever. Drunk bride, hotel room parties until 3am, and an apparent lack of security to monitor anything going on in this hotel have lead to this rave early ... | en | 102 | absolute loudest hotel stayed long long time paper thin wall poor booking practices ended us middle obnoxious wedding party ever drunk bride hotel room parties apparent lack security monitor anything going hotel lead rave early saturday morning mean rave quite literally review yes front desk called several times noise ... | 58 |
3 | The potential for 5 stars was definitely there. The Renaissance is a beautiful hotel in an ideal location of Pittsburg. I was in hotel heaven when I walked into the lobby. It looked expensive and well taken care of. The customer service at check in was spot on. Laura (Lori?) was incredibly friendly and seemed genuinely... | en | 514 | potential stars definitely renaissance beautiful hotel ideal location pittsburg hotel heaven walked lobby looked expensive well taken care customer service check spot laura lori incredibly friendly seemed genuinely happy chosen renaissance stay saw booked hotel priceline even affect demeanor asked us questions town mad... | 235 |
2 | A decent hotel. Nothing outstanding. The pillows are pretty horrible. The view was nice. | en | 14 | decent hotel nothing outstanding pillows pretty horrible view nice | 9 |
2 | Our room wasn't ready at the 4:00 check-in (which should be a pretty basic goal for any hotel). However the manager made it right, we got 50 bucks off a comparable room, a couple of drink coupons for the bar, and some miles on the loyalty program.\nTypical hotel in a grand old building, beautiful lobby, rooms are a lit... | en | 117 | room ready pretty basic goal hotel however manager made right got bucks comparable room couple drink coupons bar miles loyalty hotel grand old building beautiful lobby rooms little frayed edges love places little pricey get overall good pet peeve like many hotels pay room pay cup coffee morning complementary coffee lob... | 54 |
2 | I stayed here at an incredibly cheap rate via hotwire. I was quite pleased with the value, although the room I stayed in (on the fifth floor with no view) lacked the character found in the grand hotel lobby below. Nevertheless, the room was quiet, clean, and very comfortable. | en | 49 | stayed incredibly cheap rate via hotwire quite pleased value although room stayed fifth floor view lacked character found grand hotel lobby nevertheless room quiet clean comfortable | 26 |
2 | I stayed here at an incredibly cheap rate via hotwire. I was quite pleased with the value, although the room I stayed in lacked the character found in the grand hotel lobby below. Nevertheless, the room was quiet, clean, and very comfortable, except that the window let in almost no light thanks to a building adjacent t... | en | 80 | stayed incredibly cheap rate via hotwire quite pleased value although room stayed lacked character found grand hotel lobby nevertheless room quiet clean comfortable except window let almost light thanks building adjacent hotel really mean light noon dark presume higher floors nicer rooms | 42 |
2 | Hotel lobby is great, the location can not be beat when staying in town for a game or any other activity (Pittsburgh is small). The rooms were clean with some wear and tear in the bathroom. Beds very comfortable.\n\nI grew up in Pittsburgh but have never stayed at the Renaissance. I was visiting from out of town for a ... | en | 200 | hotel lobby great location beat staying town game activity pittsburgh small rooms clean wear tear bathroom beds grew pittsburgh never stayed renaissance visiting town wedding bit taken back confusion front desk booked rooms wanted card could get reward points guy front desk could grasp concept minor issue morning bill ... | 89 |
2 | I have little experience with convention centers other than this one and another one in Philadelphia. However, there are some good things to be said about this one. First is the enclosed walkway between the Westin and the Convention Center. If you're staying at the Westin, this walkway is great for a rainy day or if yo... | en | 181 | little experience convention centers one another one philadelphia however good things said one first enclosed walkway westin convention center staying westin walkway great rainy day wish go hot humid outdoors convention center corridors halls spacious quite number restrooms one side convention center balcony overlookin... | 84 |
3 | I got to admit this convention center has a great view of the river! Most centers don't have a view at all, so I was very impressed with this one!\nAs far as convention centers go, this one was roomy, easy to navigate, and very clean! They even had accessible outdoor locations for those wanting to smoke (which I don't ... | en | 139 | got admit convention center great view river centers view impressed one far convention centers go one roomy easy navigate clean even accessible outdoor locations wanting smoke condone needing fresh air condone side convention center waterfall middle road overpass beneath convention center echo falling water made hard h... | 63 |
2 | This place is easy on the eyes...it's actually quite lovely.\n\nFrom a functionality standpoint, I've seen better, however.\n\nI come here every year for the expo for the marathon and it's decent for that. However, the bathrooms are way too small and for some reason, the sink in the men's room throws water everywhere ... | en | 81 | place easy eyes actually quite functionality standpoint seen better come every year expo marathon decent however bathrooms way small reason sink men room throws water everywhere floor bathroom floors bag baby never know water something cans would net place another star | 41 |
2 | Most who will read this likely don't have a choice of whether to use the convention center or not, but what the heck...\n\nPROS:\n- This place is HUGE! Pretty sure they could have two massive conventions going on at the same time, and you'd never know.\n- Nice views of both downtown and the river.\n- Nicely equipped ro... | en | 148 | read likely choice whether use convention center heck place huge pretty sure could two massive conventions going time never nice views downtown nicely equipped rooms speaker could worn sweater july mind still layout convenient felt like walked inside place walk hotel mile away could really use obvious entrance opposite... | 67 |
0 | I'm going to keep this short and sweet. Err not too sweet. I live in Bloomfield near the Childrens Hospital. Took my moo moo pie on a walk down (about 25 minutes in the RAIN) to Bow Wow or whatever just to see what they were about and to kind of get a feel for what type of doggie day care this was and some general info... | en | 197 | going keep short sweet err sweet live bloomfield near childrens hospital took moo moo pie walk minutes rain bow wow whatever see kind get feel type doggie day care general came dripping wet rain anyone front greet brushed dog asked information attitude really care go depth anything kind ultimately ended walking complet... | 80 |
4 | No one is better at anthropomorphizing their pet than I am. No one. I religiously check the ingredients of the food that Gus eats, I wake up at absurd hours in the morning during the summer so his walk isn't too hot, and he has this crazy dog seat/throne in the back seat of my car so he can look out the window. You'... | en | 422 | one better anthropomorphizing pet one religiously check ingredients food gus eats wake absurd hours morning summer walk hot crazy dog back seat car look window heard helicopter parenting yeah mess screwing today children totally guilty helicopter doggie say going drop gus random place go work think reviewer call make a... | 197 |
4 | Best doggie daycare in the city. We've been taking our dog here for over a year and we couldn't be happier. The staff is so knowledgeable and really cares about each and every dog. It's a good feeling to know that our dog is being watched by trained dog handlers, not teenagers who are too busy texting. If we ever have ... | en | 115 | best doggie daycare city taking dog year could happier staff knowledgeable really cares every dog good feeling know dog watched trained dog handlers teenagers busy texting ever question staff bow wow first ones ask knowledgeable training dog health dog tips etc go extra mile make sure reinforce training spend lot time ... | 57 |
4 | There is no place I would trust more with my best buddy. They take amazing care of her and love her like their own! | en | 24 | place would trust best buddy take amazing care love like | 10 |
2 | Being a Southern California boy, I was not particularly looking forward to a conference in Pittsburgh in November. Granted, November is still usually a little early for snow, but looking at the weather forecast a week before the conference and seeing at least 3 days of snow did not exactly make my day!\n\nBooking my s... | en | 374 | southern california boy particularly looking forward conference pittsburgh november granted november still usually little early snow looking weather forecast week conference seeing least days snow exactly make day stay westin convention center however made things much easier got covered directly connecting convention c... | 195 |
1 | When I think of Westins, I think of business-classy, nice and modern. This hotel has a classic feel to it, but definitely not very updated. Unfortunately, it reminds me of the staid-ness of Pittsburgh too much.\n\nThe check-in desk was super slow during my stay there. I do like the fact that there's a Fish Market downs... | en | 101 | think westins think nice modern hotel classic feel definitely updated unfortunately reminds pittsburgh desk super slow stay like fact fish market downstairs like fact convention center hotel get pretty crowded said within walking distance strip downtown ca deny convenience still think newer hotels provide | 44 |
1 | Location is ok for the downtown area. Not too impressed though, and won't be in my top 3 choices for the future. \n\nHere's my list: \nPro's: \nLocation \nSelf-Park at the Greyhound Bus garage a block down the street (anywhere from $5-$13/day depending on weekday or weekend) \nWalkable to all sporting venues \nGreat re... | en | 228 | location ok downtown area impressed though wo top choices future list greyhound bus garage block street anywhere depending weekday weekend sporting venues restaurant across street associated hotel tonic gym indoor pool park hotel ouch stink go away like knock clean rooms starting multiple times put privacy sign staff p... | 96 |
2 | I was expecting a high quality hotel from the Westin brand. What I found was a room that smelled of B.O., an outdated bathroom and an annoying emphasis on recycling and environmentalism. If this was a rating of 1 to 5 on a scale of just Westin hotels it would probably be a 1 no problem. But even a bad Westin is better... | en | 359 | expecting high quality hotel westin brand found room smelled outdated bathroom annoying emphasis recycling environmentalism rating scale westin hotels would probably problem even bad westin better lobby looks nice inviting staff helpful parking hard price shocking smell hit soon walked room placards signs everywhere sa... | 157 |
3 | Although I was only there one night I was pretty impressed with this Westin. From the dual head shower to the comfortable bed and pillows, everything was up to expectations. The real positive is that, although I got a room right across from the elevator (If I had been staying more than 1 night I would have requested a ... | en | 168 | although one night pretty impressed westin dual head shower comfortable bed pillows everything expectations real positive although got room right across elevator staying night would requested different room never became noise issue two criticisms breakfast menu restaurant buffet lack concise instruction green operates ... | 72 |
2 | I stayed here for a 2 day conference and was not overly impressed by the hotel. Westin has established a name for itself, but this hotel fell short. The service was wonderful, pool and fitness room above average, and the location was prime, but the hotel rooms are in need of updating and renovations. \nIf I was paying ... | en | 67 | stayed day conference overly impressed hotel westin established name hotel fell short service wonderful pool fitness room average location prime hotel rooms need updating renovations paying trip would disappointed | 29 |
2 | The service was good. Tony the shuttle driver was very helpful as were all the women at the front desk. I became ill while I stayed there and they sent me up complimentary room service which was a nice gesture on their part. \n\nMy only gripe comes from two bills at the restaurants I ate at. I had their brunch twice du... | en | 166 | service good tony shuttle driver helpful women front desk became ill stayed sent complimentary room service nice gesture part gripe comes two bills restaurants ate brunch twice stay sorts complications using debit card charges incorrect bill took couple days couple phonecalls different departments within hotel clear re... | 68 |
2 | I usually look for the westin whenever im traveling. On my recent trip to Pittsburgh I booked this one specifially because of the close proximity it had to PnC park since I was catching a game. Yeah its in downtown and its a huge hotel but this downtown is not really the hangout spot in pittsburgh. Theres a couple o... | en | 188 | usually look westin whenever im traveling recent trip pittsburgh booked one specifially close proximity pnc park since catching game yeah downtown huge hotel downtown really hangout spot pittsburgh theres couple restaurants counted like three lounges walking round bit none caught attention teh hotel ok super clean like... | 99 |
1 | We got this hotel room via Hotwire at a great price.\n\nThe location was good, although not close to where we were headed while in town. It was easily accessible to the highway. Parking at the hotel is expensive.\n\nMy biggest complaint is that our shower wasn't clean. The walls in the rooms were thin; we could hear ou... | en | 108 | got hotel room via hotwire great location good although close headed town easily accessible highway parking hotel biggest complaint shower clean walls rooms thin could hear neighbor dog barking well people using needed room sleeping show fine thin walls expensive parking dirty bathroom never stay place better experienc... | 51 |
2 | I stayed here a week ago and was not impressed. The staff was very friendly and informative which was really nice (in comparison to the rest of Pittsburgh). We took the shuttle where ever we went (which was a bonus). But something about the place seemed slightly unclean. The countertop in the bathroom wasn't clean arou... | en | 106 | stayed week ago impressed staff friendly informative really nice comparison rest pittsburgh took shuttle ever went bonus something place seemed slightly unclean countertop bathroom clean around taps bathroom general seemed un clean ordered room service food bad something star hotel sell also bathrobe slippers impressed... | 51 |
2 | We stayed here for ... (drumroll...) a CONVENTION! They had everything we needed and basic operations were quite smooth. \n\nOne problem, our room didn't have plugs next to the bedside for charging cell phones, and wi-fi is free only for your first 24 hours of stay. Printing in the business office was pricey - they imp... | en | 126 | stayed drumroll convention everything needed basic operations quite smooth problem room plugs next bedside charging cell phones free first hours stay printing business office pricey imposed access fee plus per page suggest walking nearby office depot printing services hotel technologically behind clean spacious pretty ... | 63 |
2 | As with many others, I stayed here for a convention. There is something to be said for the convenience of walking across an inside bridge to the convention center when it is 38 degrees and sleeting outside.\n\nThat being said, I was surprised by some of the things that were not included for a price of $250 a night. T... | en | 325 | many others stayed convention something said convenience walking across inside bridge convention center degrees sleeting said surprised things included price night one night included per day stayed moderate even budget hotels free low enough floor tonic bar grill free reaches also airport shuttle something really surpr... | 146 |
1 | Just stayed there for a wedding...room was ok, but the toilet was very noisy...when I opened the tank to see if I could make it quieter it looks like the fill valve hadn't been changed in 10 years.\nThey have an \"Eco\" thing where you can decline having your sheets changed and in exchange you get a $5 voucher to use a... | en | 232 | stayed wedding room ok toilet noisy opened tank see could make quieter looks like fill valve changed thing decline sheets changed exchange get voucher use food beverage sites hotel warning ca use alcohol tell learned bartender told rather telling said supposed take take tip jar would tipped back good customer service i... | 97 |
1 | Beautiful rooms, excellent meeting spaces. The beds are like clouds and the double shower head in the bathroom was amazing. \n\nHowever, the customer service lacks excellence and the WiFi is completely unreliable. | en | 32 | beautiful rooms excellent meeting spaces beds like clouds double shower head bathroom amazing customer service lacks excellence wifi completely unreliable | 20 |
2 | Great hotel. Close to many attractions and well maintained. Parking is a little poor though. The only reason for the 3 stars is that the Internet is abysmal at best. I thought a convention center would have half decent Internet, I was wrong. | en | 43 | great hotel close many attractions well maintained parking little poor though reason stars internet abysmal best thought convention center would half decent internet wrong | 24 |
1 | Marginal at best for the money. The whole place really does not seem up to the standard of other Westin properties I have stayed at. | en | 25 | marginal best money whole place really seem standard westin properties stayed | 11 |
4 | Yes the beds are comfy and all that... but creature comforts aren't what merit the 5 stars. A human does.\nHer name is Nasiba. She's a housekeeper, and she made the room sparkle. There's no geiger counter that can measure the TLC put into a tautly-tucked bed sheet, but if there were... it'd be spiking in Nasiba's ro... | en | 203 | yes beds comfy creature comforts merit stars human name nasiba housekeeper made room sparkle geiger counter measure tlc put bed sheet spiking nasiba tracked met hallway nice chat delight turkish refugee russia apparently exactly roll red carpet smiles melts heart tells english came america seven years ago america took ... | 88 |
0 | completely worthless wifi. | en | 3 | completely worthless wifi | 3 |
3 | We are packing now, were here for an academic conference on new guidelines being implemented throughout the states.\nThe beds at the Westin are very comfy, as are the pillows.\nI thought it was a nice stay.\n\n***Wifi is $15.95 a day**** This is highly annoying. This is not per room it is per computer. My husband paid... | en | 87 | packing academic conference new guidelines implemented throughout beds westin comfy thought nice wifi day highly annoying per room per computer husband paid fee network connected computer away conference access television seems also go black several times programs | 37 |
1 | Facilities are very nice, beds are a little small for a couple. At six am on 3/21/14 the neighboring room's alarm (1106) went off and cut right through the wall waking everyone up. I called the front desk at six thirty asking them to send someone to stop it, she said they would have to \"involve security\". 8am now an... | en | 75 | facilities nice beds little small couple six neighboring room alarm went cut right wall waking everyone called front desk six thirty asking send someone stop said would involve still going full blast uninterrupted great start vacation courtesy weston | 38 |
0 | After looking at the hotel online I was excited, the pictures looked new and very nice. I was in town attending a conference at the convention center so along with how great everything looked, you couldn't beat the location. \n\nHowever, I had the absolute worst hotel experience at the Pittsburgh Westin. I am a Starwoo... | en | 741 | looking hotel online excited pictures looked new nice town attending conference convention center along great everything looked could beat location absolute worst hotel experience pittsburgh westin starwood preferred guest member great experiences one bad really makes question integrity brand hesitant stay another star... | 337 |
0 | Really poor service and way overpriced. You could make much better choices.They do not keep to a high standard of service.\nThe rooms are not worth the money. | en | 27 | really poor service way overpriced could make much better keep high standard rooms worth money | 15 |
1 | I had great expectations that were sadly not met. For the price of the room, I was expecting a LOT more for my buck, maybe I was just too optimistic. I will say the whole hotel was clean and didn't have any unsanitary conditions. But it just seemed outdate for the top price paid, it could use a spruce up. Our room was ... | en | 179 | great expectations sadly met price room expecting lot buck maybe optimistic say whole hotel clean unsanitary conditions seemed outdate top price paid could use spruce room ready posted time got room problems free tv channel selections pretty good would say average hotel amenities high price usually pay top tier rates u... | 79 |
2 | I love the location of this hotel. While I didn't stay at this hotel while there were any conventions the location of this place is great because it's walking distance to some places on Penn and not too far from the strip district. \n\nAs far as parking goes you can park at the bus station right across the street and... | en | 214 | love location hotel stay hotel conventions location place great walking distance places penn far strip district far parking goes park bus station right across street parking overnight steal compared parking duquesne last time stayed wyndham formally hilton triangle fish restaurant westin get good reviews avoided close ... | 94 |
3 | I've always loved this hotel. Lovely location right by the river, near enough to the sports venues for a pretty easy walk over the bridges.\n\nCheck in was pleasant as I've always experienced here, staff were all very friendly and helpful.\n\nRooms were clean but could use a bit of updating; finding a convenient outlet... | en | 168 | always loved hotel lovely location right river near enough sports venues pretty easy walk pleasant always experienced staff friendly clean could use bit updating finding convenient outlet charge phone bit challenge odd note must use room key order turn lights room slot purpose enter take advice get least room restauran... | 81 |
2 | A classic example of a hotel that can charge whatever it wants, because it's attached to the conference center.\n\nAmong the extras they charged for: access to the fridge in the room, and *wireless internet.* These days, free in-room wireless internet is as standard as hot and cold running water. Parking was also exp... | en | 123 | classic example hotel charge whatever wants attached conference extras charged access fridge room wireless internet days free wireless internet standard hot cold running water parking also expensive expected upside views hotel outstanding service good rooms clean also really appreciated nice shower large bath towels we... | 58 |
2 | The hotel is centrally located which made it a nice walk back from the Steelers game. It was clean and the staff was friendly. The beds weren't super comfortable. I expected the hotel to be a little nicer than it was. I think the false fire alarm at 6am was unpleasant considering I never heard why it went off in the fi... | en | 91 | hotel centrally located made nice walk back steelers game clean staff friendly beds super comfortable expected hotel little nicer think false fire alarm unpleasant considering never heard went first place deep sleeper forget hearing alarm decent hotel one plan staying | 40 |
1 | This is my 2nd stay here and since I had to unload my car at the valet and bring my own 5 suitcases to my room on a valet car I am already disappointed in the service. I actually had to get on the elevator with my own luggage with other people with this big cart. Disappointed that the Fairmont had no vacancies. Ditch t... | en | 66 | stay since unload car valet bring suitcases room valet car already disappointed service actually get elevator luggage people big cart disappointed fairmont vacancies ditch hotel | 25 |
4 | Everything was perfect about my stay here. The moment you step out of your vehicle you are greeted by friendly and helpful staff. The room was super clean and nicely decorated, spectacular river view over looking the Pittsburgh skyline, Heinz Field and PNC Park. Best part..The room was very quiet, ultra deluxe beds tha... | en | 113 | everything perfect stay moment step vehicle greeted friendly helpful staff room super clean nicely decorated spectacular river view looking pittsburgh skyline heinz field pnc park best part room quiet ultra deluxe beds heavenly complimentary hot chocolate marshmallows waiting room chilly evening stroll nice touches ca ... | 67 |
0 | Valet lost my car keys and have been incredibly unprofessional! Completely unacceptable and I would warn everyone about using valet services here. Disgusted. | en | 23 | valet lost car keys incredibly unprofessional completely unacceptable would warn everyone using valet services disgusted | 15 |
1 | OK, here's what you need to know first-- they do not serve raw oysters. Where I'm from, you can't call your restaurant an \"Oyster House\" without raw oysters served, unless you want a good ass whoopin'. \n\nNothing else about this place remotely conveys \"Oyster House.\" It's a fried seafood joint, that doesn't serve ... | en | 108 | ok need know first serve raw oysters ca call restaurant oyster without raw oysters served unless want good ass whoopin else place remotely conveys oyster fried seafood joint serve yuengling takes credit cards got food styrofoam plates plastic silverware stood watched us eat meal particular lady substantial moustache si... | 58 |
2 | Gist - 2.5-3 stars..basic institution of market square and known for their fish sandwich which is more size i think than real special taste..simple fried seafood on paper plates/beer type place\n\nFood:\n* Fish Sandwich Basket - got the fish sandwich which is fried not battered which was huge as usual (note does not ha... | en | 157 | gist stars basic institution market square known fish sandwich size think real special taste simple fried seafood paper type fish sandwich basket got fish sandwich fried battered huge usual note tomato lettuce extra stuff also add thick french fries coleslaw oyster shooter raw oyster thing ideal cuz cheap think comes b... | 76 |
2 | Hmmmm, apparently I didn't get quite enough grease in my diet while in PA (you know, with all those extraneous French fries on salads and sandwiches and such). \nThis place is pretty bare bones, CASH ONLY, and it looks like it might not have been thoroughly cleaned since it was built. We asked for separate checks (we... | en | 182 | hmmmm apparently get quite enough grease diet pa know extraneous french fries salads sandwiches place pretty bare bones cash looks like might thoroughly cleaned since built asked separate checks conference expense account submit waitress seem happy request might add people restaurant saturday digress wanted know food g... | 80 |
2 | This is one of the better places to get a simple fried fish sandwich.\n\nThe atmosphere is a little wet, dank and dreary. The place feels as old as it looks. Still, the pictures of various celebrities and sports stars gives it an authentic, old-time feel.\n\nThe staff isn't overly friendly but they're not rude either; ... | en | 134 | one better places get simple fried fish atmosphere little wet dank dreary place feels old looks still pictures various celebrities sports stars gives authentic staff overly friendly rude either another reviewer said little pittsburghese attitude come order fish eat summers also ice cream nice treat keep coming back fri... | 70 |
0 | Horrible, go to Long John Silver's. I hear oyster bar and think delicious raw oysters not deep fried crap . | en | 20 | horrible go long john silver hear oyster bar think delicious raw oysters deep fried crap | 15 |
2 | Ice cream break! | en | 3 | ice cream break | 3 |
2 | Let's face it folks--this ain't McCormick & Schmick. It's a dive, it's cheap, and the fish here is oh so good, providing you lower your expectations a little. Meaning that you're not gonna get five-star cuisine but you'll get good basic chow here. I went for the baked scrod sandwich and a side of hot sausage soup. ... | en | 86 | let face folks ai mccormick schmick dive cheap fish oh good providing lower expectations little meaning gon na get cuisine get good basic chow went baked scrod sandwich side hot sausage soup trust soup lover like want come whenever soup hitting gym tonight work | 44 |
3 | Great fast fried seafood, cash only and a few other options.\n\nDon't be confused this place consists of two establishments and one kitchen. One is a bar with waiters and liquor, the other is a fast food style place. I chose the latter. Walk in and you will find a menu board with a few specials printed out hanging off ... | en | 178 | great fast fried seafood cash confused place consists two establishments one kitchen one bar waiters liquor fast food style place chose latter walk find menu board specials printed hanging frills credit cards local went titanic special included fish sandwich two sides chose fries onion made order means crispy fries rin... | 89 |
1 | I have only ever been to Market Square once before, so I was excited to find myself here again! Darren suggested the Original Oyster House for our afternoon meal. Mmmm seafood! I could go for some good seafood, especially fresh oysters! Now, I am from an area not far from the ocean, and every year we had a community oy... | en | 256 | ever market square excited find darren suggested original oyster house afternoon meal mmmm seafood could go good seafood especially fresh oysters area far ocean every year community oyster roast know fried steamed raw oysters yeah big let know better high expectations wanted long john silvers better still captain look ... | 129 |
2 | The Original Oyster House is a restaurant I've been intending to visit for quite some time, and finally got around to trying last evening. Honestly, I was a bit underwhelmed. As you walk in, it comes across as a bit of a small, a little bit dingy, diner. I have no problem with that, I happen to love diners, but it's... | en | 324 | original oyster house restaurant intending visit quite time finally got around trying last evening honestly bit underwhelmed walk comes across bit small little bit dingy diner problem happen love diners would expect place hoping get good seafood selection beer dinner rather limited let face going beer something noticed... | 151 |
1 | Had an awful crab cake here with little crab in it but mostly lots of breading and filler.. Even the Phillips brand ones at Costco are better than most. And of course Eleven has the best ever. But anyways, hubby got a deep fried cod filet that was sandwiched between 2 hamburger buns, which was pretty decent fried fish ... | en | 72 | awful crab cake little crab mostly lots breading filler even phillips brand ones costco better course eleven best ever anyways hubby got deep fried cod filet sandwiched hamburger buns pretty decent fried fish hot crispy crab cake sadly unforgivable | 39 |
0 | My parents and I came here after my dad had boasted about how good there food was and that he would bring his HP customers here for lunch. Upon arrival we immediately were ignored so we ended up seating ourselves. \n\nThe place was unacceptably dirty, our table was dirty the floor was dirty, heck even the walls seemed ... | en | 184 | parents came dad boasted good food would bring hp customers lunch upon arrival immediately ignored ended seating place unacceptably dirty table dirty floor dirty heck even walls seemed layer grime waitress bartender extremely rude mom got beer dad tried order martini immediately received dirty looks bartender waitress ... | 87 |
1 | Everything about this place seems very antiquated. I wasn't impressed with my clam chowder. There was some kind of bread component inside the clam chowder that may have been an attempt at dumplings but just tasted like soggy bread. \n\nI'm not a fan | en | 43 | everything place seems antiquated impressed clam chowder kind bread component inside clam chowder may attempt dumplings tasted like soggy bread fan | 21 |
2 | This place helped me survive my college days in the 1960's as a commuter at Duquesne University. I would walk down Forbes Ave. after class for a fish sandwich, a couple of 'oysters' and a glass of buttermilk (upgraded to a beer after I became legal). The whole thing cost me about 50 cents in those days. \nI stopped bac... | en | 174 | place helped survive college days commuter duquesne university would walk forbes class fish sandwich couple glass buttermilk upgraded beer became legal whole thing cost cents days stopped back yesterday remember old times place looks largely crowds bar gone oyster cakes still taste good though lump seasoned cracker mea... | 96 |
3 | Rhode-Islander approved!!\n\nHow have I not been to this place before? Authentic clam chowder, delicious fried fish, tartar sauce by the bucket... heaven!\n\nI guess I can see where Pittsburghers may not share my sentiment, but believe me, this is the closest to New England-style seafood I have EVER encountered in the... | en | 138 | approved place authentic clam chowder delicious fried fish tartar sauce bucket heaven guess see pittsburghers may share sentiment believe closest new seafood ever encountered ok clam strips whole bellies clam cakes fritters nowhere seen chowder lightly breaded fish famous fish sandwich make loved dynamic place crowded ... | 65 |
1 | We stopped here expecting them to have raw bar options as their name would imply. However, they have several cooked selections. That said, we only stopped into this location for a drink and then moved on.\n\nThe restaurant includes outdoor seating and a long straight bar that extends from the front of the restaurant t... | en | 91 | stopped expecting raw bar options name would imply however several cooked selections said stopped location drink moved restaurant includes outdoor seating long straight bar extends front restaurant rear overall interior spectacular several nostalgic photos famous people local national photos drink selection simple many... | 49 |
2 | Sat outside one Thursday evening to have dinner. I was surprised out how cheap the food was here and how delicious it was. I had the crab cakes and I really enjoyed them. I was a bit shocked to find everything served in plastic (plastic plates, cups, and silverwear). Also, this is a cash only place. I guess that explai... | en | 97 | sat outside one thursday evening dinner surprised cheap food delicious crab cakes really enjoyed bit shocked find everything served plastic plastic plates cups silverwear also cash place guess explains prices low go inside looking thru window look like much end day good food good service would go back | 48 |
1 | Had lunch here at the OOH on a cold day in early Spring. It was a Wednesday, and thankfully not a Friday in Lent where it would have been much busier.\n\nI opted for the dual crabcakes platter with two sides, and the crabcake was mushy, not fried long enough, and just lacking any reasonable portion of crab meat.\n\nI'v... | en | 83 | lunch ooh cold day early spring wednesday thankfully friday lent would much opted dual crabcakes platter two sides crabcake mushy fried long enough lacking reasonable portion crab fried oysters pretty good think results might highly dependent lunch kinda sucked | 39 |
1 | A native all my life and never been, finally went last summer. I felt it was the thing to do. I did not like squeezing in that miniscule bar and eating on a table the size of a frisbee. Look, I love food, and rarely complain, but I feel I have to be honest. Like one guy said, they don't really need our kudos now, as t... | en | 166 | native life never finally went last summer felt thing like squeezing miniscule bar eating table size frisbee look love food rarely complain feel honest like one guy said really need kudos remain like primanti isaly wait haha food passable could better oysters good ever go back get crab cakes sucked sure spoiled east co... | 75 |
3 | The good: I'll eat anything they want to batter and fry up, all the fried food was steaming, crispy, flavorful, tender, and delicious. Portions are large, I got the \"fish nuggets\", I expected tiny nibbles but was pleasantly surprised by prepared mountains of battered fish the size of my fists.\n\nPrices are extremely... | en | 265 | good eat anything want batter fry fried food steaming crispy flavorful tender delicious portions large got fish expected tiny nibbles pleasantly surprised prepared mountains battered fish size extremely reasonable wife happily stuffed got drinks prices good anywhere especially prime downtown hot spot market square oyst... | 138 |
1 | I love crab cakes. Whenever they are on the menu I have to order it. I got the crab cake sandwich to feed my need for carbs on carbs. The crab cake tasted fine but in the end it was more filler then it was crab. When I eat a crab cake I want it to mostly be the main event filled with large chunks of crab. Sadly this on... | en | 75 | love crab cakes whenever menu order got crab cake sandwich feed need carbs carbs crab cake tasted fine end filler crab eat crab cake want mostly main event filled large chunks crab sadly one | 34 |
0 | This restaurant is horrible. The waitress was rude and tried to rush us. The only oyster on the menu is a terrible patty of some kind. How can you call yourself an Oyster House and not serve either fried oysters or raw??? The food overall was ok. I would never go or eat there again! | en | 55 | restaurant horrible waitress rude tried rush us oyster menu terrible patty kind call oyster house serve either fried oysters raw food overall would never go eat | 26 |
1 | TOURIST TRAP. I found this restaurant online and my hotel room magazine. It had a pretty good number of reviews and apparently the first bar and restaurant in Pittsburgh so I added it to my Pittsburgh dinner options list. It turns out very few people in Pittsburgh or at least in our office actually knew this restaurant... | en | 168 | tourist trap found restaurant online hotel room magazine pretty good number reviews apparently first bar restaurant pittsburgh added pittsburgh dinner options list turns people pittsburgh least office actually knew restaurant old tiny restaurant located beautiful market square old school take cash place called original... | 84 |
0 | The worst most over breaded oysters ever...It's a dive to boot. | en | 11 | worst breaded oysters ever dive boot | 6 |
2 | I ate here today for lunch and it was good. It is not a 4 Star restaurant by no means. They serve food on foam plates and give you plastic utensils. \n\nThe best thing about this place is the fact that they have good food at a very good price. I dont think you will find a better deal in The Market. | en | 62 | ate today lunch good star restaurant means serve food foam plates give plastic utensils best thing place fact good food good price dont think find better deal market | 28 |
0 | Only has 1 person working and serving the restaurant. Took 15 minutes to be asked if I wanted a drink, another 15 minutes to get a menu after asking for one. Annoying wait, they need to hire more people | en | 39 | person working serving restaurant took minutes asked wanted drink another minutes get menu asking one annoying wait need hire people | 20 |
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