I wrote a review and lost my draft so here goes again: this isn’t my first time staying at freehand and prob won’t be my last. For me, coming here is for the curated events and super convenient location along with restaurants on site.
The pool is fun as are the people. The weekend draws a lot of crowds and it’s not a boring hotel. Aesthetically love their style but it can use a bit of an upgrade when we consider the price. Still, I think they are really on to something with the concept which to me is everything I look for in a hotel: a social sense of
Community you normally find at a hostel but without the hostel downfalls.
What remains to be desired though is the level hosting or lack thereof that comes from the front desk. Certain aspects like a proper welcome, anticipating guests needs and explaining amenities or providing receipts etc for some reason are lacking here. This was only front desk though and certainly not others who work there as I had nothing but stellar experiences at both the restaurants on site as well as really great service from the cleaning staff as well.
Overall would recommend and would come back!