Located near intersection of two major roads, carrying much noisy and fume-producing traffic, especially at night
Located in heart of night party district with loud bands playing until dawn
None of the employees speak fluent English, including the front desk personnel
Lobby has no walls front to back, so cannot be heated, cooled, de-humidified, or shielded from street noise and fumes
Designated smoking are at the pool end of the lobby allows wind to blow cigarette smoke through the entire lobby
Lobby is the only place in the building that has Internet wifi and the connection is spotty
Swimming pool is wedged between buildings, which prevents sunshine on it most of the day
Only two, very small elevators, limited to four people each, frequently forcing people to wait
Stainless steel elevators are in use so constantly, they can’t be cleaned regularly, so floor and walls are filthy
Hotel rooms designed around a central ramp of exposed aggregate concrete, totally open for 10 floors, allowing echoing of hall noises (doors slamming, children shouting, elevator bells, loud talking, rolling supply carts over bumpy surface, etc.)
On-site restaurant serves food produced in bulk, buffet style to feed the masses
Hotel rents out blocks of rooms to high school students, who make a lot of noise and clog up common areas (pool, elevators).