I had a great stay here over the weekend. It was my third visit to this property and they have all been excellent.

Booked the room during the Summer Fling double stay offer.

Upgraded from king to king executive suite.

Every one of the 9 or 10 employees I encountered was pleasant and helpful.

I had my dog along, and the dog bed that was waiting in the room (along with treats, bowls and waste bags) was the nicest that I've seen at a Kimpton. Huge and fluffy. Merle fell in love with it.

Asked for and received a 2 p.m. checkout.

Front desk also loaned me a phone charger.

After logging into the hotel's Wi-Fi, welcome screen offered a free side of bacon if I ate breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Sure, why not?

And the location on the waterfront is tailor-made for the loaner bikes.