Overall the place was exactly what I needed and it was a great stay!
Here were the biggest perks:
- that view! Omg!
- honestly I liked the small size room since I was traveling alone and have a disability. Less moving around, and the building was very accessible
- as a single solo traveler visiting from abroad the front desk staff made me feel VERY safe throughout my stay. I watched them turn away multiple visitors into the building, and one even retrieved my door dash order when the driver got lost so I didn’t have to go out alone at night.
- WiFi was extremely reliable
- you can’t hear anything from other people’s rooms, but you can hear some hallway noise. The students here are very respectful overall
- vending machine snack choices are on point
That being said, a couple of things to know:
- Bedding was definitely dirty when I arrived. There was dirt and multiple bugs in the bed when I first got there. Other than that, the rest of the place was really clean.
- If you’re staying for longer than 1 or 2 days you’re going to want to bring some cleaning supplies, trash bags, etc.
- There is laundry on-site but it’s a coin laundry system which can be hard to use if you’re traveling abroad and don’t have the correct currency.
- elevators in the building are exceptionally slow, and a couple of them were broken during my stay. Hitting both up and down arrows can help if you get stuck.
- the power outlets fried two of my electronics (one of them being a medical device), even with a power wattage converter - this may speak more to my converter than the outlets but maybe use batteries to power medical devices just in case
- I saw other reviews about this - there doesn’t appear to be AC in the unit, but even as someone who’s body doesn’t self-regulate temperature changes, I was very comfortable during both hot and cold days.
I would definitely stay here again! Had the bedding not had dirt/ bugs in it, this would have had a full 5 stars!