Another Grand Old Dame. This place is well kept but, it tends to show it's age. Almost, stuffy; it took awhile to get used to. The place was clean for the most part but, not perfect. Very nice use of granite and marble. The wall paper in the bath and in the spacious room all seemed new but, for some reason it seemed like it needed remodeling. The hotel itself is close to the 16th street mall but, on the fringes of downtown and the capital hill area. I would never pay the internet rate for this place when there are better places for this kind of money. I guess it would depend on what you were looking for. The valet fee just added to the reasons not to patronize a hotel that would even think of charging 26.00 USD/a day for this when, the next night I stayed in Westminster where it was optional for 5.00/half day and 11.00/full day; or
park yourself for free. The only options at this hotel were free street parking on weekends if you can find a spot, next door parking garage at 16.00/day one time, or one block away in self parking lot with no security. Nonetheless, the valet staff including the rest of the staff were
pleasant and capable. The hotel had a small gym that was included in the rate, that was a plus; as was the on property restaurant Randolph's.
I had an early dinner here and the staff was accomodating and the prices reasonable for a 4 star property. I had a cheeseburger and sweet potato chips with soda for around 15.00 USD. Not bad and cheaper than breakfast here. I had the american breakfast that include coffe and juice for a bit more than the price of the burger. The dining area had a nice attached patio on the street front but, even with all these amenities it barely reaches the 4 star achievement. Especially, in the age of technology-why are hotels charging for internet. This is another big negative and another reason not to stay here. Also, the doors are very loud when they close-this is bad in the morning when the staff are cleaning rooms. I was on the 7th floor with a nice view of the valet parking lot (the backside/not cityside) and thought it would be quiet but, I guess the staff were rearranging the furniture or something late in the evening in the room upstairs.
If you just need a place to stay and are not particular; this is your place if you can get a good discount rate and you didn't drive and don't need internet. Otherwise, shop around there are newer places with a bit more glitz for the same price.
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