So - staying at the Standard was an experience. I was traveling on business and found this to hotel to feel more like a dormitory than a hotel.
The good:
- Staff was polite; guys working in valet were particularly courteous and helpful
- I liked the lotion they provided.
- The restaurant had great breakfast.
Okay, let me preface this by saying I'm almost 40...and this hotel was not my scene. The night prior to my stay at hte Standard was at the Intercontinental. Some folks love this place, but I'm apparently not hip enough to appreciate it. Here's my take.
The bad:
- The desk was basically a bar that ran from wall to wall.
- I had one chair in my room. It was a not very comfortable hard resin chair. If anyone came to visit, seating options were limited. However, if you left the shower curtain open, someone could sit on the toilet and still see everything in the room.
- The bed was placed on a raised platform on the floor...careful at night or you might trip on the platform as it extends beyond the size of the mattress.
- The TV (decent sized flat panel) sat on a cube only about 12 inches off the ground.
- The small 1" x 1" tiles int he bathroom never felt clean to me...grout jsut didn't look right and was unsettling.
- The counter in the bathroom is exceptionally low...very awkward.
- The closet was "concealed" behind a curtain.
Honestly - the place felt like a hodge podge of cheap furniture items thrown together. It simply wasn't the place for me. And, the glass shower will not allow you any privacy if you're traveling with a companion.
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