Screw L.
Yelp
I obviously did not look at the web site closely enough because I had absolutely no understanding that this hotel had a bar. If I was still a raging alcoholic, this obviously would have persuaded me to book here beyond the reasonable deal I was getting through Hotels.com.
I was also impressed by the size and decor. There's a large, comfortable space downstairs for people to congregate and work or meet and talk business or pleasure and lots of places to lounge. My husband was pleased by the area around the check-in desk they call "Cravings" which offers candy bars and snacks (and other extras) for a charge. They had Kind Bars, which I'm crazy about. I had to keep reminding my husband that nothing there was free. They had real half and half in the refrigerator which is extremely meaningful to a coffee snob who drinks six cups in the morning. The man at the desk was very pleasant and helpful.
The room was nice, but we were disappointed that it didn't have a refrigerator, since my husband insists on bringing a case of beer any time we stay anywhere (see raging alcoholic reference...they come in pairs...). They did have complimentary water on either side of a $5 bottle of larger water, which for whatever reason, I found hilarious. I was siked to find Tazo Earl Grey tea in the room along with Starbucks. I drank all the tea and the decaf that night because neither my husband nor I will allow to let anything go to waste. We were raised poor.
Speaking of that, when we entered the room, the TV was on, and I just assumed the house keeping had narrowly escaped being caught watching her programs. Upon further inspection, I noted that they had a personalized "welcome" message on the screen, which I guess means they turn the TV on for you when you enter the room, which was super fancy, in my opinion. They also had Netflix which made my night, since I'm usually up late working and watching "Breaking Bad" for the sixteenth time. My husband is now begging me for a smart TV.
When I finally went to bed, it was a comfortable rest although I found the thermostat a little flukey. I would get cold, then get too hot. I'm dead to the world when asleep however, so no big deal to me.
The catch was this--there was no hot water. Not even warm. I noticed it when I washed my face that night, but in the morning my husband was yelling from the shower, so that's when I knew it wasn't just a glitch. Had it just been me, I wouldn't have noticed, since I hate bathing and only take showers when absolutely needed (when someone can smell me more than a few feet away). He wasn't that happy though, and we called the front desk. They sent someone up but it wasn't fixed by the time we left. They offered us free breakfast (you'd have to actually pay me to eat breakfast) or Marriott points, but I took a Facebook survey and 95% of the people who commented said they should have comped our room or at least given us some of the money back. But most of my Facebook friends have higher standards than I do, so there's that.