Cathy R.
Yelp
My husband and I stayed at the Moxy for three nights. I am writing this review as a cautionary tale for anyone who wishes to have a drawer for their clothes, a closet, an ironing board and iron, a desk for your laptop or makeup mirror, a shower that is fully enclosed, counter space, washcloths (this could have been an oversight), or to remain asleep when another goes into the bathroom during the night.
Upon arrival I knew we were in the wrong place when we checked in at the bar. There is no front desk. Next, we entered our room to find our bed at slightly above floor level. There was a large TV on the wall with all the channels, which was great. The room was very clean. The amenities ended there. Since we were traveling for an event and needed several changes of clothes, I was very disappointed that unpacking our suitcases was impossible, unless we laid our clothes on the floor since there was not a single drawer. There was no closet, but they did have large pegs hanging on the wall for our clothes. One could describe the furnishings as minimal, but that sounds "hip" which the room was not. It was simply unaccommodating. Perhaps my husband and I are just too old, and do not want to leave the room for a cup of coffee in the morning, but not having a coffee pot, microwave, small refrigerator or even ice available on our floor was ridiculous. After assessing the lack of convenience, I found a very small round table hanging on one of the pegs, not kidding here. When opened it was too small to handle a makeup mirror and makeup. A laptop might fit on it, but doubtful. I figure since tables, a desktop, drawers and a closet were not available that the bathroom would have lots of storage. Wrong again. The single sink had very little counter space on either side, and again no drawers. The bulk of the bathroom was a large shower, which was great, EXCEPT, it only had a partial closing with the large shower head in the middle meaning water splashed on the floor outside of the shower. Be careful! In addition to this "swank" shower there is a frosted window in the shower that looks into the bedroom onto the bed. While it is definitely private when you go into the bathroom, all the bright lights automatically come on and shine through the window into the eyes of anyone who is in the bed. Yikes, poor planning.
Just when we thought it could not be any less accommodating, we had to go to the lobby/bar to retrieve coffee or tea, which is free, but the selection of breakfast food was lousy. No fresh anything; everything was bought in bulk and prewrapped and overpriced. They are understaffed in the mornings, so the available tables were dirty, and no one was on staff to clean them.
So, the caution in this cautionary tale is enjoy the large bar, which has doors that opens the wall into the street and is swanky at night. The fresh air was wonderful. However, you might be smarter to party there and walk across the street to sleep in a hotel that treats you like a weary traveler with domestic needs, rather than a partier that needs to place to crash after too much booze.