NEW : Aloft Santa Clara, opened July 30, 2015
Feb 1, 2016, 3:58 pm
#16
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Upcountry Maui, HI
Posts: 13,305
There's two grade crossings very close to the hotel; train operators are required to use their horns at each grade crossing.
Thanks for posting the reviews.
-David
Feb 9, 2016, 9:48 am
#17
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: Marriott LT Tit; Hyatt Explorist; Hilton CC Gold; IHG CC Plt; Hertz (MR) 5 star
Posts: 5,536
We stayed here Saturday night, the night before the Super Bowl. The hotel's cat 5 and was planning on booking on points, as the price was ~$500 for the night. Right when I looked at booking the room, the price dropped to $149 so I snagged it.
Excellent staff. A huge plus; every single employee was fantastic in spite of being very busy on Super Sunday (the property had a Super Bowl party there plus were charging $60 for parking there).
Typical Aloft layout/facilities. Standard Aloft bar/scaled down 'restaurant'. Minimal exercise facilities; postage stamp sized pool. Typical Aloft rooms (reminds me of a college dormitory). Free parking.
Location is meh. I asked for a room away from the highway and got a room opposite away from the highway, further away from the train tracks on the 3d floor. It was still noisy but we're heavy sleepers so the noise didn't wake us.
There are no restaurants that I noticed within walking distance which I consider a big minus.
Excellent staff. A huge plus; every single employee was fantastic in spite of being very busy on Super Sunday (the property had a Super Bowl party there plus were charging $60 for parking there).
Typical Aloft layout/facilities. Standard Aloft bar/scaled down 'restaurant'. Minimal exercise facilities; postage stamp sized pool. Typical Aloft rooms (reminds me of a college dormitory). Free parking.
Location is meh. I asked for a room away from the highway and got a room opposite away from the highway, further away from the train tracks on the 3d floor. It was still noisy but we're heavy sleepers so the noise didn't wake us.
There are no restaurants that I noticed within walking distance which I consider a big minus.