Originally Posted by NW-A332

I just returned from a 2-night stay at the hotel for a long layover. The hotel is impressive and it feels luxurious, but it's really not near anything and there were lots of families there. I was there Saturday to Monday. It seems to be a destination unto itself. It's a short walk to Place Vendome but there's no pedestrian walkway or sidewalk that we could find for some of the walk, which means leaving the hotel you are walking on the driveway for a short time. They must not get a lot of people wanting to walk because we were looked at like we were crazy to be walking there. When it's over 100F the short walk feels very long.

I booked a king deluxe and received a sea view room upgrade. Our air conditioning struggled the entire time. When we arrived after 11p the room was so hot. Sleeping was difficult because it was so hot both nights. We were escorted by a concierge the room as well. I found the room to feel small because of the strange design and weird use of space. The bathroom is huge and what you expect of a luxury hotel. There's a small foyer for no reason that takes up space near the door. The closet is walk-in which is impressive. Then the balcony is huge with 2 chairs and a small table that might take up one-third of the balcony space. We did not receive drink vouchers and we definitely would've used them.

I booked the BMW 7 series to and from the airport. It's quite expensive, ($200 each way) considering you can probably get a taxi or uber for less than $50. It was really nice. One thing that I was not anticipating was how many small children and screaming babies would be at breakfast in Bywater. It was unpleasant, even though the food was good. We were offered a la carte and buffet. We also ate dinner there and it was empty on a Sunday night. The food and drinks were excellent. Considering how new the hotel is, I feel like they are still figuring out what they are trying to be. All of the staff were extremely eager to help.