"5"^^ . . "2"^^ . "0"^^ . . . "0"^^ . "2011-06-09T00:00:00"^^ . "I must say this hotel surpassed my expectations. It's one of Uptown's newest hotels so none of my friends could give me their opinions about it but I decided to book a room here for our Anniversary/Birthday romp through Charlotte. It's been a tradition of ours to get so tipsy we have to stay the night in Uptown after watching a hilarious movie. For example, 1st Anniversary The Hangover, 2nd Get Him to the Greek, 3rd The Hangover 2 :-) \n\nSo anywho, I made the reservation and told the gentleman on the line it was our anniversary. When we checked in, Chad, the front desk clerk was very pleasent and was dressed sharply. We got upstairs to our room on the 16th floor and we were amazed. No lie, our room looked like a mini version of the room we stayed in at Boston's W Hotel. Except the W did not have a kitchenette in it. There were dark hardwoods, a stainless steel refrigerator, flat top stove, sink, dishwasher, and stocked cabinets. In the sink was a beautiful bouquet of flowers, a little congratulation note from guest services, and a plate of chocolate covered strawberries *wink*. Now let me say this, we have stayed at the Westin and the Omni Hotel and told them the exact same thing and received no flowers and no strawberries-so this place is on point! Throughout the room was modern graphic art of Charlotte's Skyline which I thought was so cool. There was the usual city guide for out of town patrons and menu offerings for the Hotel's Bar. We checked out the bathroom that had a pocket door for space efficiency and a spacious shower. The California King was plush and comfy and we had a great view of the city from our room.\n\nOn our way out, we noticed the lobby area that was very chic, the color combination of gray, dark plum, apple green and silver was sooooo David Bromstad-ish (of HGTV). I wanted to check out the terrace that contained a sunken seating area, fire place, and hot tub, buuuuuut we didn't make it up there ;-).\n\nAll-in-all the Sierra Hotel is one of Charlotte's best hotel's, the service is top-notch, decor is uber chic, with great amenities; we're talking mini-W Hotel here...Five Stars! :-)"^^ .