The hotel itself is nice enough. Lobby is wonderful. Restaurant attached to the hotel is pretty cool for its bar. Food is just ok. The rooms were updated on a budget and arent terribly bad but could be a bit bigger and have better TV channels. The "Fitness Center was an OLD tredmill and an even OLDER Stairmaster. Overnight Parking for Guests is $40 and night and for people just leaving their cars there it's $30.00. Made no sense to me. They tried to charge me for two nights of parking and we didnt even have a car. First night there we stayed on the Market Street side of the hotel. This sucked as all night long we listened to the homeless and drug dealers fight and yell on the street corner all night. Then there is the subject of the sirens all night. Either there was a Fire Station nearby (Which I never could locate) or on average there are about ten 911 call responses on that block a night followed by the giant garbage trucks and their ruckous at 4:00 am. So we asked to be moved to the back side of the hotel which they did allow but the parking lot was no better as it is 24 hour and they set off car alarms quite frequently. You can also hear the homeless in front of the Liquor store / Market in this side of the hotel. Now if that isnt enough the hotel is located in an area indigenous to homeless people and most are angry and crazy. I was screamed at by one man and asked for change and money by everyone that I passed in a two block radius. I would NOT walk the streets there at night. It was scarey enough during the day. If you dont mind those things it is really close to the Barts Powell Station and to Union Square and lots of shopping. All in all I think next time around I will pay 20 bucks more a night and stay a few more blocks away for safety alone.
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