To be honest, it was adequate, but over-all the hotel is suffering from routine maintenance and is located in a financially depressed area with dilapidation of the neighborhood and surrounding buildings; noted windows and doors boarded up, trash, and tall weeds in vacant lots. The carpet in the entrance and lobby area is bunched up in areas which I tripped on and taped together in spots.
Our room was good sized; we had a working frig, microwave, and coffee pot. I liked the separate counter area for putting on make-up with a large mirror outside the bathroom, which was a plus with 3 females. The bathroom lacked routine maintenance, the bathtub did not drain well, and the bathroom fan was noisy. The beds were ok but bring your own pillows.
One can walk to the downtown from the hotel and take in all the sights, which was nice, but would rather be closer to the downtown for convenience, as there is a significant homeless population, so I was not comfortable walking by myself, unless my roommates walked with me.
The hotel itself must rent out rooms to those with low income and to the elderly; at least they have decent shelter. Those inhabitants were polite, and several were not only very poor but had notable disabilities.
The staff was polite, and housekeeping visited the room daily bringing fresh towels and taking care of the trash, which I don't always see in the more expensive hotels, so that was a positive. It was quiet at least.
We came for the Derby.
