I stayed 3 nights at this hotel for business. The hotel is located at the rear of the Domain shopping outdoor mall behind the parking lots. You have to take a little bit of a slow drive (1 lane/each way road) within the Domain to get to the hotel. It's not a big hotel. There are 6 floors.
This was my first experience with the aLoft brand. I don't like it, though there's definitely a market for it. It brings me back to my college days because this hotel felt like a really sweet brand new dorm that your really cool friends were able to get into. There's a DYI feel to it because you have a veneer of trendiness and then on closer inspection,it seems a bit cheap.
I had a king-size bedroom. The room measured around 250 sq foot. The bed was a true king size, though it was not a Starwood Heavenly bed. The bed was decent and I did not have any complaints with the sleep quality over my 3 nights. The comforter is on the lighter side (but this is Texas so there's no point in having very thick blankets). The bathroom is not truly a separate room because there's only a wall that separates it from the rest of the room. I thought the sink was too small and too low. There was always water getting onto the floor. There's a good-size walk-in shower. (No bathtub.) The handlebar on the glass shower door got loose on my 2nd night and I just left it as it was. The bath towels were Walmart quality.
There is no closet. What you have is a little bar opposite the sink to hang about 5 pieces of clothing. There are no drawers anywhere. There is plenty of shelf space throughout the room so I ended up just putting my used clothing in a bag on a shelf.
I got on the free WiFI and the connection speed was good on the 6th floor.
There are 2 elevators and it takes about 30 seconds or more to call it.
I paid a little bit over $150 per night (before taxes). In hindsight, I wouldn't have booked a room at this hotel for that rate, perhaps closer to $110. For business travelers, I would suggest sticking to the Four Points by Sheraton brand if you want to do low end Starwood. Otherwise, I think Hilton Garden Inn would get you more bang for the buck.
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