Kingsland Locke is a super cute place in a great area but I don’t think I’d stay there again.
Three times during my stay they tested the fire alarm before noon. (Once was near 8am in the morning.) There was also little to no warning to guests that this was going to happen. I also got stuck in the elevator due to alarm testing. (Which was not the best). They said they put up signs of this testing - but only once did I see a sign in the elevator after the 3rd day of alarms going off in the morning. There was also no sign in the elevator I got stuck in. :(
It also seemed like they were having some building issues - my shower stopped putting out hot water for a whole day.
And this was the part that I was most unhappy about: Two maintenance men showed up to our room (I was not there at the time but my female friend was and she told me about this). The maintenance men informed my friend that our dish washer was broken and they needed to fix it. (The dish washer was definitely not broken because I had used it earlier that day and it worked perfectly). They told my friend that an email was sent out informing us of this maintenance— but I never got any email.
For two women (my friend and I) this was an extremely upsetting situation - for two men to show up unannounced to our room and say they needed to fix something that wasn’t broken. — Definitely not the way to make women feel safe while staying at Kingsland Locke.