There were homeless people sleeping on the benches outside the hotel and grifters (professional beggars) on the street corners. We saw one shirtless man who was blocking traffic & yelling (mentally ill or high).
The guys at the reception desk were helpful and assured us that the facility was secure and told us that we could park in the gated underground parking garage.
The room was nice & clean, but needed a little maintenance. (Broken baseboard tile y the shower, pockets/sliding doors that were difficult to operate & a VERY slow draining vanity sink). One of the electrical outlets next to the bed had a device “prong” broken off inside it, rendering it useless. The electrical outlet by the TV was so loose that it wouldn’t hold a phone charging block in the socket (I had to butt a suitcase up against them)
When we entered the room the AC was set @ 68 degrees and the fan set to HIGH. This combination led to the room being ultra humid. (Even the carpet felt moist) I set the thermostat to the DRY setting, which helped dehumidify the room after a couple of hours.
My hearing is bad, requiring hearing aids.
Without my hearing aids, I heard lots of traffic noise during the night (car’s reving their engines & screeching tires), as well as a trash truck around 4:00 AM.
I had to be at St. David’s Hospital @ 6:00 this morning. It would’ve been nice to have had a better nights sleep. When I was able to sleep, both the bed & pillows were very comfortable