This was our first time using a Sonder location and we will definitely look for their properties again! The room was incredibly clean, bright, and cheery. Whenever we had a question, the customer service responded within hours. An amazing experience.
The room is on the second floor of a building and the stairway is steep, but there are rails on both sides. The stairs and flooring are beautiful hardwood flooring. One mattress was medium firm, and the other pretty soft. Our party prefers firm mattresses, but we understand some people like soft mattresses, so this is not a knock against the location. We played games around the kitchen table, and chatted in the living room, while listening to jazz.
Let's talk about the jazz! The room has a record player, complete with a small vinyl jazz collection (Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong, Irma Thomas, and an incongruous 12" single of Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes). When we were in the room, we would put on a record and the pops and fuzziness of the classic jazz was immersive and transforming. On our last day, the needle fell off the arm and we couldn't find it even though we looked all over the place. We contacted customer service to let them know and they responded quickly letting us know they'd fix it. Hopefully the people after us were able to enjoy the record player.
Let's face it, we have all stayed at hotels where the bath towels are nothing more than glorified hand towels. This was not the case at Sonder. The bath towels were XL, fluffy and clean. What a blessing! The room also has climate control, although we had trouble finding the thermostat at first. Once we did, we were able to get it to be perfect temperature.
We also used the washer/dryer and it was easy to understand. Everything was clean, and no lint or "leftovers" from previous occupants. The kitchen was also sparkling and immaculate. No qualms about using the dishes, glasses, silverware or other utensils during our stay. We made coffee using the Sonder brand coffee, and it was very good. We are not coffee elitists, but so many hotels offer "coffee" that tastes like dishwater. The building also hosts a great little coffee shop (CR Coffee shop) and we spent a few mornings there, enjoying the atmosphere and watching the town wake up. It opens at 7AM.
Within a few blocks is the Bouligny Tavern across the street for small plates and cocktails, The Boil House for make-your-own seafood boil, Slim Goodies for a big ol' breakfast, and Dat Dog for some great variations on hot dogs including a alligator sausage dog!
All in all, it was a great place to stay and we look forward to going back.