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| - It makes me happy that old buildings get a chance at a second life and get to reuse spaces that not many have been able to see before. That is just the case here, you get first notice as you walk in the door. What is the lobby here use to be the chapel. Wide open spaces and high ceilings. Where once was the altar is a railed seating area with a staircase that leads you to a bar area in the mezzanine.
Upon check in you are greeted warmly with front desk staff going through a huge, I'm thinking, planned out speech they had to learn. It is interesting to hear about the small history of the building they give you and then how much they put into the building to make it what it is today. They make suggestions with what you can do within the building. Things that I never made it to. Things like the gym, bar, restaurant and terrace on the tenth floor.
One thing you will need to know is that you cannot get anywhere in this building (guest wise) unless you have a room key, that includes the elevator. Finally made it to my floor and then to my room. Make sure you watch where you are going, don't keep staring at the walls for directions of the room. I say that because it is not level. Between sections there are a couple steps, so be aware and be safe.
Finally got to my room and entered. I can concur that some of the rooms are small. Upon entry to my room I could reach out and touch the bed, wardrobe, light switch and thermostat. Not bad if you wanted to get things done quickly. The size of the room didn't have much impact on me here, I wasn't worried about whether I could be doing back flips across the room, I was worried whether I would be able to sleep or not.
More about the room. Desk right under the television. Full length mirror in the corner. Television with premium channels. Safe, coffee maker, fridge, iron, ironing board all located within the wardrobe. Bathroom was small but efficient. Although set up weirdly. The shower was kind of tucked away, which was good because they used the space appropriately. But because of this, it was rather dim in the shower, plus the knob to turn on the shower was in the back. I am not one that enjoys to be blasted with cold water, I like to let it warm up, but oh well, can't do much about that.
OK, pro tip here, and pay attention. No matter which way your room faces you may not have the best view. My room faced One Oxford Center and overlooked their loading docks. Nothing to worry about, close the shades and curtains and call it a night. That is until it is after one in the morning and you cannot understand why it is so noisy because of the street activity outside. So here's the tip, check your windows. This is one of the few hotels I have been to where you can actually open the windows. With that, check your windows. Make sure that not only the bottom latches are locked, but the top ones as well. Once I figured that out, it was lights out.
Oh yeah, bedside lamps are operated by the main room light switch, which is both timed and on a sensor. If you are in bed reading or doing work the lights will shut off. The knobs on the lamps are nothing more than dimmers.
Enjoy.
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