Mary V.
Yelp
A lovely hotel with an exceptionally helpful and courteous staff.
In town recently to attend a family wedding, several of us stayed at the newly-opened Noun Hotel. Very conveniently located right near the OU campus. Rooms are large and very comfortable. As stated, staff goes above and beyond to assist you with anything you could possibly need.
Booking was a bit of a challenge online, so I called the front desk and made reservations over the phone. Had a few questions prior to arrival, so I emailed them. That went unanswered, so I again called the front desk and received quick and accurate responses then. I'm sure these are just glitches that are being worked out since this facility only opened a few months ago.
Restaurant on the ground floor is beautiful. While we did not eat a full meal there, we did sit at the bar one afternoon and ordered a few "sides" on their menu: crispy Brussels sprouts and french fries. Huge portions for the $5 each cost - and both were delicious! Just what we needed to take the edge off of our hunger until we went out to that evening's dinner.
All rooms have comfortable beds, desk and bench for luggage. An iron and small ironing board is in every room, along with a Kuerig coffee maker and refrigerator. Bottled water is free of charge at the front desk. The downstairs restaurant bar has refills for coffee pods and creamers. Hair dryers are in every bathroom. Closet is large with lots of storage space and ample wooden suit hangers. An abundance of towels is available.
Parking is complimentary valet. There is also a large adjacent lot that is valet for students/faculty, but there was no attendant there when we arrived. The Noun Hotel valet told us that often their guests will park in that lot. The lot was mostly empty for all of the days we were there, and we never did see an attendant for that lot.
A few items of note (which is the reason for the deduction of a star):
*lighting in rooms is marginal, at best;
*only USB outlet is located behind the coffee maker, which is difficult to access, so be sure to bring the electrical brick portion of your phone/tablet along with your USB cord;
*toilet paper is fine, thin sandpaper. Noun Hotel should spend a few bucks and buy some facial-quality tp, because what was available was excruciating to use;
*it would have been wonderful if a light breakfast option was available. There are not a whole lot of options within walking distance for breakfast, so you end up driving to a fast-food restaurant to get a greasy, salty start to your day or you bring breakfast items with you (as I did). For a hotel that offers superb food for lunch and dinner, breakfast for the guests staying there seems like a natural. Many within our party would have gladly paid for a light breakfast here rather than bringing in food to eat in our room or going out.
If I'm ever in town again, surely this hotel will be my choice of accommodations. Hopefully all of the new-opening kinks will have been worked out by then, but if they're not, at least I know what to expect.