We stayed three nights specifically to be in the downtown area as tourists. My son has stayed at this hotel several times on business and recommended it, there is a T stop right across the street. We left our car parked in the hotel garage and walked, used the T, and the bus out to the Museum of Natural History. Very easy to use public transportation in Pittsburgh. Rooms are being renovated, we had a not yet renovated room and it was fine. The coffee situation in the hotel is quirky, you can buy coffee at the 7 11 conveniently accessed from the hotel lobby, buy it in the hotel restaurant for a high price for shockingly bad coffee unless you like reheated airline coffee, cross the street to Starbucks in the PPG building, or make it in your room... actually very decent they have pods and bottled water. However, they don't have complimentary high quality coffee or filtered water available to guests in the lobby as has become customary at many hotels. That's really my only quibble. If you want safe, clean, comfortable, convenient with fitness room, pool, this is your hotel. The staff was very friendly and helpful. I will stay here again.