I stayed at this hotel one night, as I missed my flight back to LA - picked it because because of the catchy ad at the airport kiosk, ("loft -inspired design..."), free WiFi, reasonable rates, and my SPG membership, in that order.
Check-in went smoothly, I was informed that there would be a DJ that evening, and so based on my preferences was given a room on floor #4 of 5... I could always come down to the party.
Room itself was not bad, lots of work surface, a bench under the 42" flat screen LG hi-def TV was a nice touch. The only concern was a noisy wall air conditioner, as noted by other reviewers, but I suppose a tired traveler like myself may not find this too big a deal.
However, what IS a big deal is dining options, or the lack thereof. All that aloft had was a selection of ready-to-go items at steep prices, even the beverages from the coffee machine were not complimentary! Their sister property Four Points supposedly had a cafe, but during my stay was being remodeled. Other options available were the burger bar at the Sheraton Suites (acceptable I suppose if one's idea of a healthy dinner is a $17 burger), or delivery from a pizza place, or Chinese takeout. Nothing was appealing, so I decided to salve my hunger by enjoying the shower instead.
Bottom line: Seriously lacking in basic food requirements, the blurbs for re:fuel (their in-house "dining option") are marketing gltiz, an otherwise decent stay was made borderline-acceptable. If you have a car then this place may make sense, otherwise I would avoid.
LIKES: forward-looking ecological considerations (e.g., in-wall shampoo and bath gel dispensers, wooden pencils instead of pens); room size and layout; Kohler shower head; options for attaching your own electronics to the hi-def TV; option for wired internet connection
DISLIKES: lack of food options; trying too hard to be hip and hapening; lack of accessibility -- you're pretty much stuck here if you don't have a car, though I suppose you can take the shuttle back to the airport and from there go to Philadelphia...
PS: The DJ was rained out, so I can't attest to the "trendiness" of this "hangout."
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