Heidi S.
Yelp
This was a yikes - and I relied on Expedia reviews to my detriment. Should have jumped right to Yelp. My bad.
When I arrived at 9pm on a Saturday evening, there was a medical emergency on the 9th floor, so they had shut down the elevators. When I inquired about using the stairs, the front desk receptionist looked at me like a deer in headlights. I walked to the stair location to find the doors LOCKED. When I came back to the reception desk, I was escorted to the service elevator and essentially left to fend for myself. Total nightmare trying to navigate out from the 3rd floor service area with absolutely no one to guide! Also - their hotel service area is disorganize, covered haphazardly with packages, boxes, cleaning supplies, papers, food and drink wrappers, all manner of junk. It was as if they took no pride in their work.
Once I found my way to the hallway, I was transported to the scene in The Shining - you know the one - and I half expected 2 eerie children to be standing at the opposite end. The hotel floors, with the exception of the lobby, were dark and incredibly uninviting.
The room itself was good size, and clean in appearance. Upon closer inspection, I found a light in the bathroom was out, the bathtub handle fixture was coming off the wall, the jet part of the shower head was not angled properly so it shot water out all over the bathroom as soon as I turned it on. There were water rings on the sink from lack of proper cleaning solution or towels.
The bed was clean, but I have the same issue with almost all pillows and beds at hotels - too soft! It took me FOUR pillows to equate the fluffiness of just 1 normal pillow since they all collapsed as soon as my head hit them (and I'm not overweight by any stretch, nor is my head).
They did not offer decaf coffee in the room, but I did appreciate the complimentary bottled water. Refrigerator worked fine. The closet shared a door with the bathroom and was on a barndoor-style roller, so the bathroom did not fully seal closed. And the toilet flushing was SO loud - like jet-engine loud.
Ridiculous additional fee for parking, which I expected, but still ridiculous considering they have a large private lot. Would definitely not stay here again!