Edison C.
Yelp
The Finch is plagued by the same issues most high concept design motels are infected with. The design is amazing, thoughtful, clever, and well executed. The colors are perfect, the art touches superb, the location fine. And if you know what this place looked like before, the results are stunning. It is a quality motel made of durable materials with helpful, nice front desk staff.
But when it comes to running and maintaining a hotel on the daily, The Finch, like many other cool kid motels, falls flat.
When we entered our end of the hotel (interior doors) there was a sign on the door saying "Please close door gently" and when opening the door the handle nearly fell off it was so loose. Obviously it has been loose for a while and hasn't been fixed.
The interior hallway smelled oddly dank not unlike a wet dog or several wet dogs. We were told we were on a pet-free floor, so we couldn't figure out what the issue was.
It was 6 PM when we rolled in and a loaded maid cart was parked in the middle of the small hallway like it had been there all day making it difficult to get luggage, bikes, and people past it. It was still there in the morning when we got up.
Our room was stylish and well equipped on first view, however, as we moved in we found a ceiling light burned out, a bed side reading light that looked great until night when we tried to use it and found it completely broken. And then, on getting into bed we discovered two of our four beds were half made and missing their comforters entirely. Luckily, we brought our own Rumpls.
It's this kind of sloppy innkeeping that ruins the entire vibe of The Finch.
Yes, it looks great! And the showers are beautiful and stocked with a solid supply of quality Malin + Goetz bath products and the two robes were cozy and clean.
But to enjoy The Finch you most put more importance on form over function. If you can, then by all means give The Finch a try. Otherwise, I'd suggest you just fly away in another direction