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Old Mar 24, 2024 | 11:31 am
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Dgosche
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I want to add a few comments about the rooms here in case they can benefit anyone.

I wanted to like this hotel, but ultimately probably won't be back. There are some serious livability issues with the rooms. Service was good once we arrived. I did email the hotel before with no response so I didn't have high hopes but everyone on property was great. They explained globalist benefits but there were no upgrades available. I did get a high floor corner room.

I used a free night cert that booked into an Ada room. I emailed the hotel stating I didn't need that but alas I was allocated an ADA corner room on the 10th floor. Some of these issues may be unique to this type of room.
1. The shower floods the bathroom. There was no way position the showehead to prevent the water from flooding half the room even with a towel down. This meant wet feet whenever you entered the room.
2. The wall mounted sink faucet was so low and large that it was almost impossible to wash your hands without touching the bottom of the sink.
3. There was no desk, no flat surface besides the bedside areas. It appears that the extra windows in the corner room stopped them from putting in the desk. I did not even have the fold down writing surface others mention. There were two small uncomfortable chairs.
4. The only ironing board was table top. With no desk and no table this meant I was kneeling on the floor to iron.
5. Refillable toiletries-I know this one is personal but it is a big no for me especially if they aren't locked.
6. Blackout curtains did not go all the way to the floor so there was a bit of light leak.
6. This is the big one: the only way to control the bedroom lights was with the master switch. If the master was on the bed sconces were on. You could not turn on the lights in the hallway or the bathroom without also turning these on, which meant disturbing someone if they were sleeping. This could be an easy fix if they installed sconces with individual switches.

For those that care they did say there are no longer certificates for breakfast. You just charge the room and they take it off. The is far and away the least valuable globalist benefit to me. I can't remember the last time I used it and would be fine if they did away with it. I didn't use the restaurant at all so can't comment on it. I can say that there are very good restaurants in the area and breakfast at Yellow is excellent.
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