I just stayed here for a conference over a long weekend and I have to say that all of the reviews on yelp are true, both the good ones and the bad ones. This is a newly renovated hotel, so it's really pleasing to the eye. There are a lot of good things about the hotel, like the incredibly comfortable beds and full darkness black out curtains, but there is also a lot of bad. There is a weird smell in the front door vestibule and various public spaces in the hotel from the cleaning products, but I'm not that mad at that because I am pretty sure they are battling cockroaches with those chemicals. I had to kill five in the three days that I was there. I was sad about that because I generally don't kill bugs, but I wasn't going to let them roam free in my room and I didn't have the means to do a catch and release from the 3rd floor of the hotel.
My room was a two room suite with kitchen and it smelled strongly of cigarette smoke in the living room area. I didn't spend much time in the kitchen/living room for that reason. I also had a sweeping view of the Floor & Decor parking lot. I think the other option was a view into the courtyard, where you would look directly into the rooms of people across the way (not ideal). In my kitchen, there was only one big pasta pot and a well scratched up skillet for my use. I requested a small sauce pot on the first day of my stay, but never received it. The bedroom and kitchen were not very clean at all when I arrived. Most of the surfaces were sticky. I would have cleaned it myself but there was so sponge or dish soap in the kitchen, A little strange for an extended stay hotel. How am I supposed to wash my dishes??? I normally don't wear shoes in my hotel room and the floor had a few sticky spots that I would avoid with my bare feet. Prior to arriving, I requested that they not clean my room while I was there but they did the day before I was supposed to leave. Unfortunately the cleaning lady threw away my expensive ayate fiber loofah or mistook it for one of their wash cloths. I was upset about that because it was brand new, but I didn't think that I would want it back at that point.
My flight didn't leave until 8pm and despite requesting late checkout before I even arrived, I did not receive late check out. Another dissapointment, but just about all of the front desk people were very nice. Belinda who checked me in was incredibly friendly and helpful and Shea who checked me out was also great (Belinda and Shea make up for one of the stars that I gave). Like other reviews said, there are huge swaths of time when no one is at the desk because the front desk person has to do *everything*. I needed help one day because my lyft got rear ended on my way back to the hotel and I tried calling repeatedly for 45 minutes but the front desk wouldn't pick up. Another lyft driver let me know that she has delivered food here before and there is hardly ever anyone at the desk to help her when she arrives.
On the positive side: Joe at the omelette station was a ray of sunshine every morning. He just wants you to be happy and well fed, even if he has been over that stove for hours, and even if his staff doesn't show up to help him, he's still good natured, smiling, and making delicious omelettes. One of the stars in my rating is reserved special for him!
They also have a manager's reception on Wednesdays and Thursdays (only). I arrived on a Thursday and left on a Sunday and I wished that the reception were offered seven days a week. Wine might have made me more forgiving for the other shortfalls...
So, all in all, this place is *awite*. The service is mostly good, they ahve a couple great people working there that understand what it means to give great service, but the facilties could use some work, and especially the cleanliness needs to be upgraded. I did not choose the hotel where I stayed since it was for work, but if given the choice, I would not stay here again. There are just too many other options in the area. read more