Staff and location 10/10.
Kitsch factor for a boutique hotel 8/10. Execution for a hotel 5/10.
Having stayed at other ACE hotels, this is better classified at an elevated hostel.
Room and front door keys are actual keys, and front desk is not staffed in the evening.
At 11:30pm, could not get into the front door bc the keys had been recut and mine did not work.
Called the after hours line, got a recorded message. Called the second number listed, went to voicemail. Called again and spoke to very pleasant person who was going to come into town and help me, but lives 30-40 minutes away.
Seattle, while better than it was 2 years ago, is still not safe downtown at night for a solo person. Considering this, I had to wait next to a hotel entrance, and convince another guest that I was staying there so I could get in when they did. Television received no signal so unusable.
1) hospitality business necessitates attention to detail, like checking that all keys work when locks are rekeyed, and the novelty factor of having actual brass key doesn’t do it for me, get a card system
2)a part time staffing of reception doesn’t work when you’re closest on site help is 30-40 minutes away
3)this is not a safe part of town at night, to put other guests in the position of having to let someone in the building is awful. There should be a remote ability to unlock the door.
Ace hotel is a great brand, however this location misses the mark. This is a “mid”