just misses the boat
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 7/27/07
Yes, the hotel has been completely remodeled and it looks very cool--great colors, decor, etc.--but that doesn't necessarily translate into a good thing. The bathroom in our room was just funky. A weird shower that you stepped up to, and it was very narrow. I can't see any large person being able to fit. The sink was "above ground" which was pretty, but left little room to put stuff. There were 2 of us, and just not enough room for anything. Also, the bathroom door was bizarre--a large piece of wood on gliders that loosely, and I do mean loosely covered the bathroom opening.
And while I'm on the bathroom, two towels are not enough for two people. And since I used most of the hand lotion the first day, it should have been replaced the second day, but it wasn't and I found myself squeezing and tapping the little bottle with a vengeance trying to get enough product.
It was very noisy as every door to every guest room slammed shut. This started about 6am every morning and felt like the noise came from your room.
It wasn't until the last day that I figured out the "people running" noise I kept hearing came from the stairway close to our room. And the employees use walkie talkies to communicate with one another. You could hear every word that was shouted over these devices. It felt like you were at a crime scene or some such!!
The location is just a little too far away from Old Town. It is a five block walk, which under pleasant weather would be welcome. But, it was 92-95 degrees with high humidity for our stay, and five blocks was unpleasant.
And my last complaint is while there is free internet in the lobby, they charge $10 a day for internet in the room. This is tacky and falls under the nickel and dime syndrome. The room as $160 per night, internet should be free in the room.
The good: The staff is very professional and friendly. They offer coffee and rolls in the morning in the lobby area, very nice, but the furniture in there is very uncomfortable, although it looks nice.
The best thing is they offer transportation to/from the airport AND around town to pretty much wherever you want to go. This was great (as was the driver) but we did learn that all the downtown hotels offer this service.