Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Review – A Budget Friendly Hotel Downtown

The Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Has Basic Amenities

At its core, the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh is more or less a basic hotel with a stellar location.

The rooms are fairly simplistic and a bit small, the beds are springy and slightly uncomfortable, and the list of included amenities on-site are slim (such as breakfast not being included or other unique features like we've found at other Pittsburgh hotels).

Our room was on the 11th floor and was devoid of almost all street noise, but we could hear the doors and shuffle from nearby rooms rather loudly. In downtown Pittsburgh, however, we are happy with that trade-off but would most certainly recommend a higher floored room as much as possible.

Our favorite part of the hotel is that half of the rooms offer striking views of Point State Park (called river view) and the other half have city views to varying degree.

The river view is so good, in fact, that we really want to book for the Fourth of July fireworks show. But do note that booking rooms for a view is always a risk as fireworks locations are liable to change.

The fitness center on-site is one of the more robust we've seen in the city, and the pool, albeit small, also offers a striking view as well.

Going beyond view-based features, the hotel also offers a shuttle service with somewhat limited hours within a 3-mile radius (so more or less anywhere in the city excluding east neighborhoods like Squirrel Hill by our estimates).

Great Deals to Be Had Here

One of the things we've often noticed about the Wyndham Downtown Pittsburgh (and, honestly, why we booked our room when we did), is that there are frequent deals available on 3rd party booking sites.

Normal listed rates for this hotel are often around $175 per night, which is a normal price for downtown hotels. But if you time your visit right, you may be able to find a deal for as much as $50 off per night (as was our rate in early 2019)- making the price on par with some of the budget hotels outside of the city proper.

A deal here definitely helps offset the $35/day valet charge (with in-and-out privileges), but would still make it an attractive price relative to others downtown if you can find a discount during your visit.

Going further, this is one of the few hotels in the city where you can specify whether you want a river or city view when booking most rooms and offers a good incentive to increase your chances on getting a good view (especially for the river view side).

Overall, the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh is an average hotel downtown that offers great views of the Point and wonderful pricing when you can find it. While we weren't super impressed with the rooms and the limited on-site amenities, a good price is sometimes all we need to be happy.

The Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh is located at 600 Commonwealth Place in downtown Pittsburgh. To book your room, click the previous link! To read more reviews of the Wyndham Grand, click here.