EPOC 16

Review of residence inn boston seaport

First, it took over an hour after check-in time to...

First, it took over an hour after check-in time to get a room. Not our room, a room. Apparently the person in what was our room decided to stay longer so we got inconvenienced. We got moved to another room where they bragged about extra windows.... Viewing the alley. Literally a terrible view. Our room WAS on a higher floor and should have actually had a decent view. Also being higher, not as much noise from being so close to the street. Our "upgrade" was a clear downgrade to whatever they happened to have available but they couldn't just tell us that.

Then, the windows have the sound dampening of a sheet of paper. 5am and I hear a trash truck right outside my window for like, 30 minutes. I could hear everything all night. It was terrible. If your going to have rooms lower to the ground, 2nd floor, you have to have good windows to block the sound.

The room itself was nice enough, even if the secondary blankets felt like rough plastic and not comfortable at all. I really can't complain about the room itself at all, aside from what I mentioned.

Now, the breakfast since the parts above this were written before the breakfast...

The breakfast was okay. Not good, okay. It was really nothing special. The eggs were clearly just powdered scrambled eggs. No muffins or anything like that but they did have stale bread and halfway decent bagels. The waffles, which you had to pour the pre-made, generic batter from the commercial holder into a plastic cup was ok. The pray bottle they had there to make them not stick was also empty. The fruit looked a few days past their prime as well.

Summary

-Now some good things...
*Very close parking for a very good price. Just check in first.
*The bellhop was cool with me parking in the temp spot for over than the time allotted.
*The place looks very nice in the lobby.
*The room on the surface looks very nice
*room we had was equipped with a fridge, dishwasher, sink and dishes... perfect for a longer term stay.
*prime location in south Boston. Easy to get many places by foot in south Boston or by a very quick Uber/Lyft ride.

-The bad
*Had to wait an hour for a room past check-in time
*Room given was bragged as "having more windows" but none had any actual view
*spare blankets are terrible
*room "upgrade" was actually a downgrade
*Breakfast was not good though not technically bad.
*windows do not stop ANY sound.