When I reserved the room on the day of my arrival, I wasn’t expecting much because of the aforementioned and it was far from the city center. There wasn’t much inventory so I didn’t feel like I had much of a choice for the price point. I was very surprised by the location. Everything you could ever need as a tourist is at your fingertips: bars, restaurants, grocery stores, fast food, etc. the tram line is steps from the hotel so getting to the city center is a breeze. It takes 20 - 30 minutes to get there, but I enjoyed the ride…I enjoy looking at the architecture. It was also nice that the hotel isn’t part of a corporate owned behemoth. I could be wrong, but it seemed like a smaller, family-owned outfit with higher-end amenities. It was also nice that there were people in the lobby hanging out when I got back after a night of debauchery.