VaTraveler46
22. Juni 2024
Let me start by saying we have stayed at historic places on four continents and usually prefer them for their charm and quirkiness. When staying at historic places, we know not to expect all the conveniences of home, but we do expect to be comfortable and to feel welcome. Neither of those things happened here. The disappointment began when we entered the room. We had booked a parlor suite, which looked lovely on the website. What we saw was something else entirely. There is a difference in historic charm and junkyard shabbiness. The thermostat was set on 70 with a sign that said not to turn it below 70 since it would freeze up. The temperature on the thermostat read 80. The courtyard view described on the website didn't exist. I am including pictures of the room and the view. The parking is a couple of blocks away in a public garage and is only $7 a day, paid in advance. Fair enough until there is no parking space available, and the front desk offers no suggestion except to keep going back until one opens up. Seriously??? That was what we encountered when we returned from having dinner. Fortunately on our second trip back to the garage we found one available space and took it. Had that not happened, we would have had a car and literally no place to park it without danger of being towed. So after a sleepless night due to the heat and not wishing to take our car out for fear of not finding a parking place for the night, we decided to cut our losses and leave. Needless to say we will never return.
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