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For me, the best part about this hotel was that happy hour, which lasts until 8 serves $5 glasses of decent wine. But you can get that without having to stay here overnight.
I arrived to work being done on the outside of the hotel - apparently some rain damaged the drywall (huh?) so had to drive around the side to park, where there is nobody to direct you to where the front desk is, or heaven forbid be there to help you haul your bags up a flight of stairs. Later I learned that the elevator down there wasn't just for parking - it could have taken me to the lobby, so again it would've been nice if there was sombody down there to let a newcomer know what is where. Not much in the way of hospitality - but then again, this is a glorified Holiday Inn.
The lobby is okay in that it's very bright, clean and somewhat hip. The bar is off to the side where there is also a nice outdoor lounge. Like other Yelpers, I was a little confused by the two computers in the bar acting as the business center, but whatever.
My room was pretty nice. I liked the retro, mid century look and feel. This hotel's big selling point was the hard wood floors but in my opinion, the floors were a HUGE mistake. Firstly, they are cheap laminate, not hard wood and anybody can tell. But worst of all, the floors make sound travel from room to room! I was able to hear everything next to me and above me. And on this random Wednesday night, my floor and the floor above me was an all night party - I mean college kids running up and down the halls like crazy people, doors slamming (and I mean SLAMMING) and what sounded like a game of marbles above my head This went on until 4 in the morning.. I think that the low price point and hipsterish feel here makes it the perfect place for a twentysomething crowd, but not a business traveler like me. Free internet and parking does not make up for the circles under my eyes. So bottom line is, if I were 22 and partying with my friends, this would be a fantastic hotel. For work or a romantic weekend in Scottsale, notsomuch.
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