kcox64
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I'll start by saying the hotel staff is friendly and hard working. The neighborhood is not great - many homeless in the area and my group encountered some in the hotel. Given the neighborhood, it's concerning a room key is not required to access the guest floors. |There is a free shuttle available for airport transfers. I landed at 11AM grabbed by luggage and called ALoft and the shuttle arrived appox 10 min. later. When I was there shuttle service began at 6AM. My flight leaving Phoenix was 6AM so I scheduled an Uber with no problems. I would not recommend walking to the Sky Train early morning or night due to the neighborhood. |There is a small bar in the lobby. We ate dinner (small menu) there one night which was ok. I got a salad, chicken tenders, and fries. It was basic- served on paper plates and plastic utensils. There is a market area where you can purchase drinks, sandwiches, salads, snacks, etc. They offered free coffee, tea, and flavored water which was nice in the mornings. |The room was nice. There is a small work area consisting of a desk, lamp, outlets, and chair. My view was the pool as I looked out from the desk area. There was a small frig in the bathroom under the sink, a small coffee maker also located in the bathroom area, and a microwave in the bedroom area by the window. I used all the amenities and they worked well. The shower is big but mine lacked a shelf or area to sit shampoo, razor, etc. on. I sat it on the shower floor but it would've been nice to have a shelf. The a/c in the room worked great and it was 106F when I stayed in Phoenix. |I saw the gym but was not able to use it because it was busy the morning I tried to go. It's small but it will get the job done. I was a treadmill, bike, free weights, etc. The pool area is a great area to relax at night. You can access it from the lobby and bar area. When I was there people were sitting outside around the pool having a drink and talking. The pool area has a nice seating arrangement.