Hotel recommendation for Pittsburgh?

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can someone recommend a hotel in Pittsburgh? here is the details:

ideally within walking distance to Pitt/CMU, but a short drive (20 minutes) is also OK. 20 minutes with morning/evening rush-hour traffic.

Wife will be attending a conference in May and I decided to take the kids and go along, it's been a long time since I have been there. I lived in Pittsburgh for about 5 years, but I never had to use any hotels there, so I don't know which hotels are good and which are to be avoided. Also a lot has probably changed in the 15+ years since I left. I want a safe area of course. I am thinking to take the kids to Phipps conservatory, Andy Warhol museum, to hit some of the Carnegie Museums and just connect with old friends I hope to find alive and well.

I have ZERO interest in any baseball / ice hokey games going on while in town. Don't even mention Pirates, Penguins, Steelers or Panthers.

There is this one for about $120-ish per night but reviews on Yelp are not that good.

Residence Inn Pittsburgh University/Medical Center
3896 Bigelow Boulevard Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213 USA

http://www.yelp.com/biz/residence-inn-by...cal+Center

I am thinking about Hyatt, which seems to have better reviews even though it is about $200 per night

http://pittsburghsouthside.house.hyatt.c.../home.html

http://www.yelp.com/biz/hyatt-house-pitt...pittsburgh

next I'll check Air B and B

[ztirffritz]

I always just stay with my parents. Sorry. They're out of town though.

[ztirffritz]

I always just stay with my parents. Sorry, they're out of town though.

[raz]

Anything in the East End will meet your needs. The hotels on Bigelow are right in the middle of the Pitt area, and a few blocks from CMU. Walking distance from Carnegie Museum and Phipps.

A bit cheaper is down at the Waterfront (several to choose from), and convenient to shopping and restaurants and free parking.

If you want an interesting experience, this B&B is run by a friend of mine.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/7730568

He's restoring an 1860s mansion. Gorgeous woodwork. Not the nicest neighborhood (it's gone downhill in the past 150 years), but a building you'll never forget.

[datbeme]

May be more than you want to pay (guessing it's $200-300) but we stayed at the Wyndam Grand last fall, and it was just the right thing for a getaway weekend with the kids. Close to the river (and the stadiums I know you're not interested in), but that leaves a lot of other things in walking distance as well. We walked almost everywhere, and while Pitt/CMU would probably have been walkable, we took the short drive (10 min?) because we knew we'd be doing plenty of walking on the other end.

http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/pennsylvan...l-overview

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raz wrote:
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If you want an interesting experience, this B&B is run by a friend of mine.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/7730568

He's restoring an 1860s mansion. Gorgeous woodwork. Not the nicest neighborhood (it's gone downhill in the past 150 years), but a building you'll never forget.

interesting, but it seems only 2 guests/1 bed. We definitely need more space.

[tenders]

The William Penn hotel is elegant and very nice, if the style suits you.