text: I am actually writing this review from my room at the Aloft Bottom line This place is an upscale youth hostel Definitely not your traditional hotel and a far cry from it is big sister the WestinnIm staying here while attending a conference in Charlotte First of all finding the actual hotel while driving is near impossible As a matter of fact I pulled over to call the hotel and just happened to pull in front of the Valet The entrance to the hotel is set back in a corner of the Epicentre with discreet Aloft signs over the door When you go through those doors you only see the entrance to Flemings Steakhouse and elevators A very small glass sign says the lobby is on the th floor Once you get to the th floor the smell attacks you A very strong citruslemongrass scent that is everywhere in the lobby There is also the eclectic techno music which is played in the lobby and in the elevators At checkin I was told that the WXYZ Bar located in the lobby was voted the Best Bar in Charlotte by serveral magazines Well Charlotte I sure hope they are wrong because I have not seen a single person at that bar the past nights nThen there is the room Mine is a single with a King bed The bed is comfortable and there is a large flatscreen TV The bathroom has a shower but no tub and the shower has a frosted glass window that you can see from the bedroom good thing I was not sharing a room Then there was the oddest thing about the Alfot They provide Bliss designer spa products in the shower and even a little tube of Bliss lotion but they do not provide any hand soap What is even stranger is they actually provide a soap dish as though they expect guests to supply their own bar soap I ended up using the Dove body wash I brought with me as hand soapnLastly there is the noise Unfortunately my room faces the Epicentre and even now I can hear music outside The air conditioner is also very loud when it clicks on and off at night nThe good points about this place are definitely about the location which is walking distance to many restaurants and bars and the little convenience store in the lobby where you can grab anything you want hours a day and just charge it to your room Overall this place is a great value for the price but I would not recommend it for business travel