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| - The MOXY Phoenix Tempe is a themed hotel that represents what middle-aged executives think Millennials want in a hotel. Overall, it was a nice place to stay despite some designed quirks.
Most of the oddities were innocuous. The hotel was well decorated, clean, and modern, so I give it an easy four star rating. If the price was right, I'd stay here again, but probably would pick another Marriott property next time.
So here are the oddities in bullet points:
- When I arrived and entered the lobby, employees were playing pool. They greated me as a new guest and resumed their pool game. It seemed nice, but its fake when you're a paying guest;
- You check in at a bar. You get a free cocktail, which I think is a win;
- Checking in takes a long time. I don't like that, but the staff member had to explain how my room had a record player and guitar, but no ironing board. She also challenged me to try to beat her score on an arcade game in the corner. It's a nice welcome, but when I check in to a hotel after a long travel day less is more: I just want to get to my room;
- As I walked to my room, an employee pushing a cleaning cart, was wearing ostentatiously enormous plastic sun glasses in the dark lit room. I thought this was over the top;
- In the elevator, on the wall was a selfie board--for the elevator ride, mind you. It had all sorts of gag masks and props for selfies with the hash tag for the hotel. Very contrived;
- At the end of the day, I went to the lobby bar to get a night cap. There were about 12 employees hanging out making forced conversation with the patrons. It's just too much. It wasn't the natural bar conversation that happens at a bar.
So there are my thoughts on the strange, but luxurious stay I had at MOXY. The room was great, despite the lack of iron. Parking is free. Tempe is great. And I spent a little time relaxing by the nice pool. Great hotel, but the theme just needs to chill out a bit.
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