I had to think before writing this review but I owe it to myself and others who want to stay here after me to talk about my experience. When I arrived, as soon as I opened the door to enter the building I was greeted with an aroma that only someone who has had family in a nursing home would understand. It smelled similar to a geriatrics unit and I mean no disrespect, but that is an odor you don't ever forget, and it permeated the entire building.
**Check-in was easy and seamless, everyone was friendly but if you ask any questions about restaurants/attractions nearby you will be directed to the gentlemen who sits at the desk to the right as you make your way to the hotel front desk, and he is with Fairfield, a timeshare company. Super friendly and not pushy at all, he was helpful, but they will direct you to him and he's going to offer you a bunch of freebies to get you to one of their offices for "breakfast/lunch and free nights stay at one of your favorite locations around the world" kinda speels. So be forewarned!
***Next - My Room - There were long dark hairs (appeared to be female) on the toilet, stuck to the wall beside the shower and in the floor that I noticed as soon as I arrived and made a bee-line for the bathroom. The room itself smelled musty, damp, and old. Maybe it was the carpet, which appeared to be very old, maybe it was the entire building itself, but either way, it had an odor that was extremely unpleasing to me and my clothes in my suitcase smelled too as I opened it after returning home from my 1 nights stay.
***After dinner out with friends, I came straight back to get into bed early because I had a mid-morning flight. As I did so, it felt like there were crumbs scratching my legs, so I got up to turn the light on and inspect and I was right. I had to brush the sheets off, put pants on to sleep in and just hope for the best - that the person before me was at least clean.
Side note: THIN WALLS -- I could hear the guy in one of the adjoining rooms the following morning (I was in room 35) talking and scheduling an appointment. I heard every word loud and clear, and he wasn't yelling, he was just talking normally, so the walls are very-very thin. Other than that, my room was at the end of this one hall and it seemed quiet enough because I slept pretty well throughout the night.
****Value - I'm sorry but I just don't believe this is worth the money. The room I was in was literally the size of a walk-in closet, tiny but enough for 1 night and 1 person. But it's maybe $50-$75 a night, not $217.51 a night (after taxes, etc). I stayed at a place off of 9th for 2 nights prior to my conference (at the beginning of this 6-day trip) and it was brand new and for the same price as this 1 room. This to me was comparable to accommodations in maybe Europe or something.
So to sum it up, I won't stay here again. Even if I could get past the cleanliness issues which were probably a one-off, the smell is something that I can't ever get used to nor do I want to. This place has a lot of potential because it appears to be historic, but someone needs to give it some TLC and update it.