Aesha E.
Yelp
Enter this hotel and you'll find it is beautiful, there's no doubt about it. Gleaming, white surfaces and marble floors, high end sofas. To the left of the entrance is their restaurant, and to the right, almost hidden away, is the very small check in desk. When you check in, and head down the hall toward the room elevators, you're surrounded by beautiful artwork due to a partnership the Henry has with a gallery. Look carefully, because if there's something you want to buy, you should snap it up at the Henry price.
When I got to my room it was not quite as luxurious as I had anticipated for this price point. They have the usual amenities of coffee and tea and some simple toiletries. One thing that annoyed me pretty quickly, as I needed to use it that evening, was that there is no USB ports near the bed to plug in your phone, tablet, etc. This wouldn't have been such a big deal even a few years ago, but I was at this hotel in February 2020 and electronics are ubiquitous. Even pretty low-end hotels often have an alarm clock next to the bed that has USB ports in it or something else to plug into. I did find on my second night that the bedside lamps have an outlet built in. The only reason that I found this, however, is because I returned to my room early, sat in the chair to read and relax, and happened to look over and see it facing me; the lamp is such that the outlet is on the outer edges of the lamp, facing outward, not in a base that faces toward the ceiling where most people might see it. So the outlet in the lamp base isn't in a space where people readily notice it because it's facing the wall or the window, away from the bed. One night there was a device plugged into it but that was on the other side did the bed too and was happenstance I found it.
The bed was pretty comfortable. The chair and the other furniture were nice and comfortable. I liked the toiletries including the lotion had a great smell and it wasn't greasy like lotion can be. Those sound a little weird to add to a review, but they were things that I noticed and enjoyed about my stay.
The water was... I'm not sure if maybe hard is the right term or not. I just know it was different. It lathered soap so I guess that's maybe means it was not hard, but when I washed my face and hands with it, the water didn't slide off my skin the way water typically does. My hands/face were a bit tacky, for lack of a better term, and I used the lotion to make my hands feel a little more supple. The water also didn't taste great. The first night when I arrived there were two small bottles of water in mini fridge, but the second night there wasn't and I had forgotten to stop and get some for my room. So since I had decided to change into my pajamas earlier I decided I would just drink the tapwater and it had a weird taste to it that I didn't like very much. A bit later, as I tried to make some tea, I ran water twice through the appliance they have in the room to boil water and both times there was something in the water. When it happened the first time I thought maybe it was a fluke. I completely cleaned the cup, and added new water using that cup; there was nothing in the water when I poured it in the machine. After the water had boiled through the machine, again there were little yellow pieces of something and that was not appetizing so I went without tea that night. This was a disappointment because I'd been under the weather and was looking forward to the tea. I'd had tea earlier in the day as well as the night before, so hopefully the same thing wasn't happening and I just wasn't observant enough to see it... seems unlikely, though.
I don't know that I'd stay here again if I had other options. The reason I was here this time was for the installation of the new Bishop of Michigan, who had been my rector prior to her elevation, as well as a board meeting for a professional association I am involved with (both happened to be taking place on subsequent nights, which made it unbelievably convenient for me!). If I was here for a conference in the hotel I'd definitely stay here for ease of experience but if for a vacation I would probably choose a different option since it's a bit expensive.