Sonder was a pleasant experience; we stayed 4 nights. The hotel is clean, new, and the design is appealing. While the hotel provides for your needs, it is spartan, reminiscent of IKEA design. While some people (my husband) appreciate that, it was too spartan for me at times. Rooms are spacious; beds comfy with white cotton; air, both AC & heat, were beautifully quiet and easy to use, but blew on my husband a bit at night. We had a cute balcony that overlooked a sunning patio, a very large pool with umbrellas and chaise lounges. Bathroom large, modern sink and “rain” shower head, separate toilet room which is helpful for our group of 4. While interfacing with the front desk was slightly odd through the app, we did get our stopped drain fixed nicely. Coffee & tea, nice.
Here are the downsides:
- the design of the room oddly has a large window between the bedroom and shower (plus a glass door to get into the shower). This is great for a romantic couple, but a disaster for any other patron-grouping (especially teen girls, like we had). We managed to hang 4 towels to cover those clear see-throughs with the hanger-clips provided 😅.
- Also, there’s a motion light + fan in the bathroom that switched on constantly. It was difficult for sleepers next to the large shower window if someone went to the bathroom at night.
- The desk/shelf/hanging rod/drawers were like an IKEA unit. It didn’t provide enough drawers and shelves. Too spartan for my taste.
- Only one chair, we should have at LEAST 2
- Bare floors. Luckily I had slippers. Probably easy to clean but I don’t like that.
- The hot tub, while a good size for plenty of people, was actually a lukewarm tub. My husband & I were disappointed.
- You clean your own room, or pay $35 for cleaning. We didn’t need it cleaned but again, oddly, the garbage & recycling cans outside had small openings so partying people just stuck their bags on top, making a garbage-y mess.