I've been interested in staying at an Aloft hotel ever since one opened in my town of Tucson. When the opportunity arrived to spend a couple of nights in Tempe, I decided to go for it and see what it was all about. I'm sorry we did.
The room was dusty, walls had repair patches, the carpet in the hallways was lumpy from all of the rolling carts and luggage, the elevators are scary to ride in (not smooth at all), cobwebs on the pool fence and speakers, cigarette butts all over the patio, full trashcans outside...you get the idea.
The worst of it was the bed. Neither of us got a good night's sleep with the mattress 'pad' coming up and getting lumpy, the pillows were horrible as well. We had planned on staying 2 nights but checked out after the first night. There was no way we could stay there anymore.
Thankfully, we had a nice chat with the manager who listened to our complaints and took notes about housekeeping. I hope they make some changes. It could be a cool place to stay.
PS: The platform that the bed is on is a shin breaker. There needs to be some kind of padding on the corners. I've got a nice bruise from the first time I smacked my leg.