I normally stay at Le Meridien Dallas North because the rates are superb for a four star hotel. At $139/night for Aloft, it was a better rate than what Le Merdien was offering this time around. Here some important take aways:
+ Parking is free
+ Internet is free
+ Bottled water is free
+ Gym is modern, clean, and odour free
+ Pool is a little small
+ I was upgraded to a suite. Not many alofts have suites.
+ Chelsea in reception is very nice and helpful
- Located in an area is that dead at night. Car/Taxi is encouraged, walking... probably not.
- Questionable windows. Aloft Dallas wanted to keep the aesthetics of the building, so they kept the really old single pane windows that involve pushing a rusty metal bar in order to open the window. The rusty bar has sharp edges that could cause you to get cut while operating the window. Though I'm staying here in the Fall season. The summers could get really hot and winters really cold in the room because of drafts through the old windows. (See picture)
- While the weekends might not be a problem, there was lots of traffic in the morning starting at 6am, even though I was on the eighth floor, I could still hear cars rolling by. The curtains did not help with the noise suppression.
- When I arrived at the hotel, Both tvs weren't working. I called down to the Front Desk three times within 35 minutes wondering where the engineer was. The tvs automatically started working, but I never got a call asking me if the tvs were working again.
- There is an electrical socket that is very close to the bathroom faucet. The sink is one of those modern bowls that are small. While washing my face, I noticed that I splashed water all over the mirror and socket plate. This could cause an electrocution situation. (See picture)
Overall, The stay was comfortable, and the staff is very nice. Whoever designed the hotel didn't really think about some things and hopefully... you the reader should take caution.
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