Overall at 4.25 Stars kind of a stay.
You will literally get the best sleep of your life at this hotel. They have the best beds, linens and pillows.
They have refillable water in the lobby. You can also ask any of the bartenders to fill your reusable container with ice, water and citrus.
Their club lounge is so worth it! Book directly through IHG Rewards to get it for free or as an add on. Normally it is $150 per day. It is located on the 29th floor with beautiful city views! They have three main events during the day:
- Breakfast (Superb)
- Afternoon tea time (meh)
- Happy Hour with light bites (EXTRAORDINARY)
The security manager is tough. They do check that you have access for that day.
Breakfast was a wide selection of breads, pastries/desserts, cerials, chia pudding cups, veggies, charcuterie, boiled eggs, some hot items, etc. Juices, seltzer, coffee and teas.
- The sliced fruit was dragon fruit, melons, pinapples, watermelon - all perfectly ripe
- Their fruit bowl had the most amazing bosc pears
- The only items missing were sourdough bread
- Bottled seltzer (it comes out as fountain drink)
Afternoon tea was meh. Some sandwiches like cheese and ham, brie with jam, etc. and a few desserts.
- Their tea choice is not that great
- Refills or refreshed sandwiches was slow
- But they had the most amazing wasabi peas
Happy hour is where you get the most bang for the buck!
- First night: filet mignon was the main - cooked perfectly to medium rare
- 2nd night: octopus paella, with a garnish of 2 HUGE shrimps (the size of your face), that you can get when they first refill
- They had sushi platter (but the rice was dried out, seemed like leftovers)
- Hummus cups with veggies
- Cucumber salad
- Shrimp cocktail cups in a light vinagrette
- Grilled veggies like cauliflower steak
- Desserts
- Wine, beer, supplies to make your own cocktails
- Ginger ale
- Canned Sodas
The room was soo roomy but lighting was dim (except for the lighting in the bathroom). It comes with a shower and a bathtub. The water pressure is weak, well I was on the 32nd floor. My maid did not completely set me up, missing coffee supplies, etc. The room also comes with a robe.
Be warned: their A/C is way too strong. Freezing cold. They don't have heating so it's not HVAC. To get someone comfortable I had to put the A/C all the way up to 89 degrees to be warm and slept in my robe. If you call downstairs they do offer space heaters.
The pool is kind of sad, small. They said heated but it was cold. There is no jacuzzi. But you do get access to the steam room and sauna in the spa area.
There are great outdoor lounge areas. The food by the bar is ok. I got agua chiles, not the best, but hungry so I ate it a high speed.
Their bar/toro toro restaurant kitchen closes early on Sunday night. They only offer drinks and maybe some chips.
- I had their asparagus grilled, it was too charred with too much sauce and sesame seeds
- Their cheese bread with salso was DELISH and out of this world
- Service was kinda lacking, food came out but I had to wait for my silverware and napkins
The bellman are very strong and helpful. The entry way is 2 sets of stairs. Although there is a ramp, it is all the way to the side of the bldg, a long walk.
Housekeeping forgot to clean my room and make my bed 2 days, but it was easily resolved with a text to hotel staff.
- They have a QR code for the housekeeping staff, but they should have it for every employee
- To tip the Club Lounge employee I had to go get cash
I also got to enjoy the spas services: 50 min anti aging facial and hair cut. The dry cut was very reasonable $50 + tip. Everywhere at this hotel there is an automatic 20% tip.
The concierge team was amazing. I was trying to get to an Equinox location, they provided me a map of the free train system and gave me good directions.
The front desk is kinda slow, long wait trying to check out.
Our CCIM Group was here for a JWL Leadership conference. The catering for food / beverage and desserts was EXCELLENT!!! read more