Blu-Tique, Akron, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Arrived around midnight on a weeknight - parked in the garage in the back, had to walk through a small courtyard to get the hotel’s back door to get buzzed in, it did not seem unsafe. The hotel is in an older renovated building. Sometimes boutique hotels value aesthetics over substance but that was not the case with this property. The hotel is relatively new and everything was in working order. Good temperature controls, wifi worked well: Keurig coffeemaker on a wet bar. Comfortable bed.

Wonderful hotel in the heart of Akron. Pleasantly surprised. Staff gets an A+ for being engaging and welcoming. They upgraded me to a junior suite and it was very clean, roomy and comfortable. Hotel is in a former cigar factory and it’s a wonderful reimagining of the space. If you find yourself in Akron, I recommend this hotel.

The bar and restaurant were great. Doc, the mixologist, was knowledgeable, fun, and a good time. The hotel is clean with great front desk service. Outside of the service that housekeeping provided (missing towels every day, trash on the bathroom floor, no room cleanup), everything else was great!

I am really still mad that no one reached out after I called to speak to a manager. Was at a concert, no cell reception when they called at 9:30p to say they were oversold a with no relocation guarantee. Ended up driving back home 2.5 hours away and getting in around 3am

My sister and I stayed on Saturday night. The room was beautiful. The hotel was also centrally located to the restaurant and Akron Civic Center. She and I also enjoyed after concert drinks in the bar/restaurant that night and breakfast there the next morning. The bartender that night and the server the were very friendly and gave great service.

Booked my room under an Explore Rate while traveling to coach a little league football game. I contacted the hotel's night shift to let her know I was traveling on the road and the time I'd arrive (before 2am) I then proceeded to email my Rate validation form to the hotel. I then caught wind that a little after 2am the night rep called the hotel of the form to verify if my family member actually worked at the hotel. I do understand the precaution to prevent misuse of the benefit but what was peculiar is that the employee did this before I arrived and the hour of doing so was odd. I gave them no reason to expect misuse as I hadn't even arrived yet, I emailed the sheet for pure convenience as I had no access to a printer on the road; I even asked if using the business center to print myself would be better beforehand. It just kind of felt like I was singled out especially seeing that I travel really often (platinum member) and have never had this happen. It's not really a big deal but seemed worth mentioning seeing that the explore forms have dates and validation codes on them to verify. Some employees seem to have a preset bias with Explore rate users and this effects the experience for me at times but this was the first. A discount doesn't mean free! I'm a paying guest like everyone else

This hotel is in an older building that was renovated quite nicely. The public areas are nice, service is quite good, and my room was large and comfortable, with a large desk, many outlets and a strong wifi signal. My only criticism involves the bathroom. While it was good sized, there was only a tiny shelf near the sink for toiletries. Still, I will certainly return on future visits to Akron.