The bench is where I place my bags. I wish there was some kind of chair, heck even a bean bag chair could work.
I don't mind the fabric closet curtain, so many hotels have broken tracks on the closet doors.
My other major headscratcher about aLoft is that they have this cool, high tech box connected to the HD TV with all sorts of options, yet there is no iPod dock/charger/connector. I'm guessing the crossover between the aloft crowd and ipod user crowd is high.
I was told at the opening party that the cow print is simply a digital printed panel that can and will be changed with the seasons or evolution of the decor.