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| - The three most important things in real estate? Location, location, location.
It's the same when choosing a hotel, whether for business or pleasure. It's no surprise then, that situated in a part of Charlotte called "The EpiCentre", that aLoft is truly in a phenomenal location.
There are no shortage of restaurants to eat at and diversions to be had near aLoft.
* Jason's Deli -- the healthiest restaurant I have found in Charlotte, with the possible exception of Pita Pit.
* Firehouse Subs -- Subs bigger than your head.
* Mez -- Great lounge and upscale restaurant
* Enso -- Sushi and Bar
* Blackfinn -- American Bar and Burger Joint
* Strikecity -- Pizza and Bowling
* Mortimer's -- American Pub
* Whiskey River -- THE place to be on Tuesday Nights if you're in your 20s.
* Suite -- THE place to be on Wednesday Nights if you're in your 20s.
* Howl at the Moon -- Great dueling piano bar that is always bumping on Thursdays Nights.
* Kazba -- Great upscale bar with live music on most Thursdays and Fridays.
And after you're done shmoozing and boozing, aLoft is less than a block away.
As for the interior of the place, it's great. The front desk area boasts a communal pool table to hang out and play on. There's a lounge area which opens up to the wxyz bar, The BEST Hotel Bar in Charlotte. There's a swimming pool, a laundry room on every floor, and a hotel gym: complete with full rack of weights, benches, ab balls and cardio machines.
Rooms are spacious, and all have plasma TVs installed on the walls, mini fridge, and safe, with free Internet for all hotel guests (Which is more than can be said about their Sister Hotel a few blocks away, the Westin, which asks for $14.99 for a day of Internet Access. Pfft, it's 2010, people: get your heads out of your butts -- wifi should be free.)
Staff are extremely friendly and accomadating, and the price simply can't be beat.
Just a few minor knitpicks --
* No Ice machines on every floor -- you have to head to the front desk to pick up Ice.
* The only way to get to the hotel is via elevator, which are notoriously slow. On those horrid days when one of the elevators are busted, expect as long as a 2-3 minute wait before you can take the elevator up to aLoft.
All in all, I love aLoft. It's a solid hotel, with friendly staff, great gym facilities, and the location and price point are perfect. I would highly recommend aLoft to anyone visiting Charlotte.
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