Ben Lindahl

Review of The Keating Hotel Group

It may be that we're not hip enough to "get it", b...

It may be that we're not hip enough to "get it", but when designing this hotel, they apparently chose form over function every time. The floor is concrete to give it a cool warehouse/garage feel, but that means that the floor is cold and the sound reverberates in the room. The shower is translucent and has no door, which means you can't have guests over (or even room service delivered) if you might be in the shower. The sinks look cool, but were too far back for my 5' wife to use. The bathroom door slides closed, except you can't quite close it all the way because it hits the base molding. The hallways are painted entirely black, which makes it feel very dark when you leave your room, even in the middle of the day. And maybe we shouldn't have been trying to sleep before 2 AM, but the bass from the club thumps all the way up to the top floor, making it a bit tough to sleep. On the plus side, the staff was very friendly and helpful.