Stayed here last week. Lots of thoughts, most of them good.
Location
Property is attached to the airport, which is why we picked it. (With a 7am flight, I wasn't interested in dealing with a shuttle, taxi, or transit at oh-dark-thirty.) It's about a 10-minute walk from the terminal building, so convenient enough, although I did find myself eyeing the Sheraton (about 3 mins from terminal) enviously.
First impressions
The building is an eye-popper inside and out. Most people won't ever see the outside, but the criss-cross/diamond window pattern makes itself felt inside the rooms (the ones facing outward, anyway). The atrium's clean lines and light make it very appealing, although the upper floors probably aren't for acrophobics.
Check-in
No line & no wait. (The hotel seemed pretty quiet overall.) FDC--friendly & efficient--acknowledged my Gold status & advised that we'd been upgraded to an Exec Lounge floor, so I got that goin' for me, which is nice.
Note: we arrived around 6pm, so didn't run into any issues with early check-in fee.
Room
gav0106's review in
post 67 gives a good summary. I'd add:
- The room felt a little small--not Paris/NYC small, but still--although I give it an A+ for efficient use of space & good layout.
- Bathroom was excellent, especially the capacious glass-enclosed shower.
- Room was spic & span, and fixtures/finish all in excellent condition. The bloom is not off this rose yet by a long way.
- I did note the lack of an in-room luggage rack & remarked on this in the review solicited online. This strikes me as a no-brainer for an airport hotel.
- Bed was comfortable. AC worked perfectly. And unlike some commenters upthread, we heard essentially no aircraft noise at all--hats off to whoever designed the soundproofing.
Gym/Pool/Lounge/Restaurant
Used only the Exec Lounge; see review
here.
Miscellaneous
On a one-night stay, so can't comment on housekeeping beyond finding the room in great shape on arrival.
Elevators are plentiful (4) and fast. Card scan required to access guest floors was effortless & well marked.
Overall
I'd give this property a solid A. One quibble is the limited food offerings in the lounge 6pm-8pm (see review linked above), but it's a minor blemish. For 40K points, I got a great night's rest and an easy start to a long day of travel back to the US.