If you need to be near the Albany Medical Center, look no further - the Hilton Garden Inn at Albany Medical Center is the place to stay. The hotel has an employee only bridge that connects the hotel to the hospital and the parking garage for the hospital. This employee only footbridge connects you to the first floor of the hospital. ||The hotel registration is located on the second floor. If you want to access the elevators, you would have to go through the parking garage. The door that is on New Scotland Drive doesn’t really have a good loading and unloading zone. ||The room was fine. Some of the bedding has a funky smell - probably from being old. The mattresses felt a little worn. There was a decent size mini-fridge that has a small area where you could use as a freezer - froze two small water bottles. The toiletries are mounted to the bathroom walls. So before you hop in the shower, make sure you have enough of what you need. Even though I left housekeeping a note to replace the body wash, they never did. ||The fitness center is super basic and the machines do not have working entertainment monitors. The one elliptical machine did not work at all. So if you need to be entertained during your workout, bring your device. ||The pool is next to the fitness center. The water was on the chilly side - it didn’t seem like it was heated. ||A plus for the hotel is that there is a laundry room! One washer and one dryer were in the room. There was a dispenser for you to purchase detergent and dryer sheets. The machines all use quarters. You can ask the hotel to exchange quarters for you.||The parking lot is a little on the small side. If the hotel is booked and you return later in the evening, it may be tough to find parking. ||I did want to give a shout out to Abby - she was friendly and helpful.||Overall, the hotel is a little dated and needs to be updated, but it is very convenient if you need access to the hospital.