We’ve stayed at the Hampton Inn Owensboro twice and enjoyed our stay both times. The location is great for a short walk to Smothers playground and we walked to different restaurants easily. The free trolley also stops right outside of the hotel if you don’t feel like walking. It was chilly during our visit and the free access to hot chocolate, tea, and coffee made our trips to the park more enjoyable. The breakfast in the morning has a good assortment of foods (waffles, cereal, toast, etc) and everyone was able to find something they like. The major downfall was the pool - on the day we arrived it was so cold that our kids didn’t enjoy it and then on the second day the pool was closed for cleaning most of the day and when it opened again it was even colder than the night before. Our kids were really looking forward to using the pool so they were disappointed.