Laura C.
Yelp
Okay, I love totally hip hotels...and this is definitely that! Black walled stairwells with round cutout windows overlooking the lobby, red carpet, electric blue rails etc.
The rooms were spacious enough, and the beds were comfy.
I'm especially love hotel rooms with bath-tubs, so they earned points for that; only it had that musky, wet smell - so I wasn't able to enjoy it.
I'm a sucker for a hotel that provides teas and coffee in the room, so they get another point for that. They also provided a large high-powered fan, which was great because I was sharing the room with my brother...and the side of the room with his bed smelled like boy (BO, dirty socks)
I loved the complimentary breakfast that they serve in their restaurant/bar. Everything from meats and cheeses to cereals, fruits and good coffee.
The location could not have been any better. We were right downtown and walking distance to everything!!
The downside was the noise. The walls weren't so thin that you could hear your anyone in the neighboring rooms, but there was a music festival going on outside our hotel and some very mediocre (at best) bands played all day and into the late evening. Not the hotels fault. However; After sightseeing all day, I wanted to relax in our room and watch the Olympics before bed, but when the live music finally stopped, the hotel restaurant/bar turned into a nightclub and blasted heir music until midnight (Friday) and 1am (Saturday) night. That made it hard to hear our TV. It also made it hard to sleep and had me on edge, wondering at what time the music would finally shut off. Yes, I wore earplugs, but they only dimmed the music and not the thumping of the bass. We were on the 2nd floor, so I'm thinking had we been on the 4th or 5th, it would have been quieter. Unfortunately, the hotel was booked solid so we couldn't switch rooms.
I liked this hotel, but if I went back, would demand a room on a higher floor.