Willy M.
Yelp
Yes, I enjoy boutique hotels.
Recently stayed here over a long weekend, probably one of the best decisions I've made in a while, what a great stay here! Glad we chose this place to stay while in town. It's located pretty central, near the library right on Richards between Robson and Georgia, next to Cafe Medina.
If you want to valet your car, just pull up to the front and the staff will kindly help you. We pulled up and friendly greetings as we opened our door. They will assist with your luggage if needed, they will probably help whether you want it or not and get your luggage on a cart for you, off the sidewalk etc. The current rate is $35/night to park in their garage, the garage is under the hotel, not across the street or a block away. No extra charges for In & Out access if you need your car throughout the day/night.
Check-in process was easy breezy, show them your particulars and they will get you all set up. I knew we were early so I knew we may not be able to get into our rooms yet, but mainly I arrived early as I wanted to drop off the car and my luggage because I hate thinking about that stuff. We went about our day and did our thing and came back in the evening after dinner to officially check-in. They will give you a call when your room is ready, but I ain't trying to pick up a phone call and get them international charges to my phone, you know what I'm talking about. They called me ahead of normal check-in time and delivered our luggage to our rooms for us. Since we checked in early, they did offer us complimentary lounge access to L'Orangerie to get a snack/coffee/tea to refresh ourselves. Thanks, that was nice of them.
When we arrived to our room, the room was real nice, they kindly upgraded us to a nicer room than we originally booked for. Large King sized bed, nice fireplace, overall the bath and boudoir was all very nice. Complimentary WiFi, large flat screen TV, Nespresso machine in room, small little fridge with chilled wine glasses in it, they thought of everything. The shower was my fave, trust me...just go take a shower and you'll see.
The staff is wonderful, very friendly, generally happy in demeanor and actually care about your stay, will say hi when they see you, very helpful if you need anything. Turn down service is nice and will leave some chocolate on your bed if you are away.
Hotel is part residential too but they have their own set of elevators so they don't have to deal with us tourists. Great place to stay, Ill be back in town again for a short visit during the summer and I have already booked my stay here again and I usually never do that since there are so many other options in downtown. I recommend staying here.