Well... at least the weather was perfect. This is a super trendy, different color lights in the elevator, $15 for a glass of wine type joint. The nightlife is bumping. This hotel is not suited for families or kids. If you are sub-30, good looking (or 45+ & balding with $$$) you are in the right spot. Valet parking $50 a night. Walk up the street and self park for $25 (2 blocks). Beware of the countless pan handlers at every corner (shaking the cup), Manhattan style.
First room was on the 4th floor.. looked over onto the roof of the graffiti riddled building. Sounds of a loudspeaker blaring through the window.. what the HELL is that noise?? Oh yes, its the hotel down the street whose employees have been protesting outside for over a year. My God. They don't mention that stuff when you book the room.. And don't give me that "we are in the city" stuff either.. cmon man, I live in L.A. ! Went down, complained, was moved to the 14th floor.
Nicer room - nicer view.. same noise. Thankfully, the protesting subsided after waking me up at 7:24 am on Saturday morning. Later that morning.. I kept hearing this noise that felt like rattling pipes.. took me a while to figure it out, then realized that our room just happened to back to the service elevator.. thanks G !!! It just keeps getting better. Can't remember if we were room 1432 or 1433.. its the one that backs to the service elevator, doesn't get any better!!
Last thing - bathroom marble type tile was clearly molded... Just gross. What am I going to do, yell at the cleaning lady who doesn't speak English? I can be a jerk - but, I won't cross THAT line. As with most crappy hotels, its a management issue (or lack there of).
At this point, my wife is in tears.. kids are pissed because there is no pool - my bad, honestly, I didn't check.. the last time I stayed in a hotel without a pool just happened to be the Travelodge on Lombard street back in 1995, so I couldn't imagine there are still hotels without pools (hostel?).. Upon checking out, we complain and get the extra $25 a day for a rollaway bed charge reversed. What a load of crap. NEVER AGAIN.
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