"In a happening part of town."
From the pictures on the Expedia and hotel sites, I thought I was getting a modern room with lots of light. Unfortunately, instead of the room I expected, I got an extremely funky room (in an adjoining building, down several steps from the elevator served floor) with a dark painted (peeling) beam ceiling, a throw back kind of "chaise longue", tiny bedside tables, and an armoire which was small. There was a working desk and a cute old desk which I used to store my folded items. The bathroom was quite modern. The light level was only decent during the sunny hours. At dusk and at night, there was not enough light to read. I asked for another light and received a floor lamp with a 40 watt bulb. The sconces were equally dim, having colored glass shades. There was no safe in the room, and I had to hand over valuables to the front desk to put into their general locked area. There was no receipt offered until I asked for one. The staff were mostly helpful. Leave some extra time if you need a cab as they have to call one for you, though it was fairly quick. The room had normal single glazed windows which did not block the street sounds, esp. the bag piper (bad) who played continuously till 7 pm. The room had no air-conditioning, and because of street noise, an open window was not an option until about midnight.
Traveller from Philadelphia
