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| - I found this hotel because I am a Choice Privileges member and Ascend is one of their brands. So to preface, this is the site of the old Lady Luck hotel. I stayed at the LL 10 or so yrs ago and OMG, what a disaster! It is MIND BOGGLING what a facelift they gave this place...it is a completely different hotel! It looks and feels like it should be in Beverly Hills as it is super contemporary in both amenities and boutique chic in decor!
The hotel itself is MASSIVE and has two towers. Be warned, if you don't want a cardio-walk workout, then do not stay in the Grand Tower as it is trek from the valet hotel entrance! Also, I got a fantastic nightly rate, but with the tacked on $11/day mandatory "resort fee" (which is basically for the wifi, though it includes coupons to the various restaurants and free bottled water in the room) and taxes, the rate ended up not be as amazing as I initially thought, though $60 total/night when all is said and done is still a decent rate for this kind of hotel.
The room was great! I had a king room and the bed was super comfy, the set up was cozy but amazingly functional and being on the 21st flr, I had a great view! I was also having a love affair with the pillows! My neck and I usually dread the lumpy, impossibly small pillows that have become the new hotel standard, but I had four amazingly plump, large, and just delicious pillows all to myself, I practically made myself a pillow fort!
The bathroom was roomy and the complementary toiletries were fantastic "Bee Kind" products made with real honey (they smelled amazing!). The only thing I didn't like was the shower didn't have a door or shower curtain, it was just a half glass pane. I was afraid the floor would flood; it didn't, but the showermat towel did get overly soaked, plus it was kind of uncomfortable as the a/c air crept in and even though I had the showering running hot, I still got a chill.
The pool wasn't yet open, which was a shame because it looked like that place to be from above. They also have a minimal fitness center with ellipticals and treadmills, but not much more. I did have to ask for the water bottles that were supposed to be in my room on both days I was there, but the bellman was kind enough to get me some the first night and the housekeeper the second. The staff, especially the valet and bell desk were very accommodating and nice, though the girl at the check-in was a bit dry and cold. They have an awesome thing where if you valet your car you can either QR your ticket or txt your ticket number and they will text you back instantly with the number of minutes it will take for your car to be curbside. I used this 3 times and all three times it was like clockwork! You gotta love technology when it works!!
Overall, a great stay. I think with it being such a new hotel, they still need to work out the kinks, but I think they will get there. The product, though, definitely lives up to the Ascend brand!
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