Dawn A.
Yelp
I really do like this hotel but there are a couple things that could be improved.
First, they have both valet as well as Self parking. In the self parking there are a chargers on every level and you download a blink app in order to pay for parking. Self parking was $50 per night. Also I did not know parking was out on my bill so I also paid it at the kiosk
I arrived on a Thursday evening, around 6:15 PM. Walked in and I counted eight people standing at the check-in encounters. I was the only customer. Zero of them invited me to the counter to check in with them. I chose. He was very nice. He had to walk away for a few minutes to get. The other is just continue to stand around chatting with each other. It was definitely a turn off from a first impression standpoint
From there, I did get much better. I brought two toy poodles with me. I chose the rate that included free breakfast. What I loved about that instead of you going somewhere and eating a buffet breakfast, there is a Starbucks outside of the promenade level that you can get a drink and a sandwich or something for breakfast in the morning. They also offered tickets for two free bottles of water to pick up at a little store again at the Promenade level. Staff in there was great. I appreciate these little things. They make you feel appreciated and also just make it a little bit more convenient for the stay.
If you are taking a dog here, they are not accommodating, but they are pet friendly. Meaning they don't offer any beds or dog bowls or anything like that. We saw a handful of pets. And on the floor that we stayed in, we did not hear any barking dogs There are two ways to get to grass for your pet to relieve themselves. Either of the escalators on the main lobby floor, which is the second, will take you two separate sides of the building and offer you a short walk to some grass. Note that the first floor promenade level does not connect from one end of the Hotel to the other. You either need to choose one escalator or the other on the main floor or you have to walk around the Hotel. Special shout out to Maryann the Brand ambassador, who took the time to explain to me the layout of the hotel and options for taking the dogs out. She took a nice walk with me to show me how I could access different elevators and escalators to get to where I need to go. I really appreciated that
You have a few restaurants on site. I got carry out one night from Hudson and Nash and ate there with 5 others the next night. The food was great although the service left a lot to be desired. It was beyond slow and it was 8 o'clock at night with barely anybody in the restaurant. That was definitely a frustrating point. The night before Shannon was the hostess and she was great. But There are other options within the hotel. And there is a lot within walking distance. A great dole whip /açaí place too. Service there is great.
The rooms were clean and spacious Comfortable, although I had to call guest services to have the hold on my thermostat go down to less than 68, as it was too warm in my room. I put it on 68 but they were still showing it was 73 in my room, but that was a very easy fix for the maintenance, they did a good job of following up to make sure that was good.
In the room, they have a very fresh and lightly scented brand, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and I don't recall the brand, but it was not too strong on the scent
I was there for a conference and everything was very well organized and people were friendly and helpful.
You cannot being right by the water. Great place to get your steps in. I was out at 5am and felt very safe. I also got tickets to do one free hour of bike rental or kayaking. It's always nice to be outside and at least do something.
If you don't mind walking prob 15 min you can also get to the convention center.
Overall I had a great stay. The good offset the little offs.