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The Glenn Hotel Too Sexy for The Times

Where: 110 Marietta Street NW [map], Atlanta, GA, United States, 30303

August 14, 2006 at 3:35 PM | 0 Comments

As we all know, boutique hotels sometimes try so hard in their attempts to be unique that they suffer from other major oversights. The Glenn Hotel in Atlanta seems to suffer a bit from this sad phenomenon. The New York Times checked in to the hotel to find housekeeping errors, missing service, and scene pushers. The modeling agency in the building and the B.E.D. restaurant (yep, same one as in NYC and Miami) only add flame to the fire. The Times fears the Southern charm was completely lost in an attempt to let sex sell.

So if there are beds in the restaurant, what are the rooms like we ask? Sultry of course...if you can get to the right one. Check out the following major hotel miss:

My stay in late spring began with every guest's nightmare: my bed was a mess, looking as if someone had just had a romp in the sack. In disbelief, I convinced myself that it was merely a titillating ruse, a staged tableau in keeping with the hang tag on a bedside bottle of water that read "I'm wet and refreshing." (Elsewhere, a boilerplate welcome note from the general manager was signed "a k a vibemaster.") But unfortunately, the real explanation was much simpler, as I found out only later: a housekeeping oversight.

Rooms do however, happily come with WiFi, plasma TVs, and CD players. As for food, you can of course, order breakfast in bed from B.E.D.

With all these attempts to be cool (and apparently sometimes the place is as Usher and Nicky O have stayed there), the overall review is far from shining. But as the Times searched for any good quality they could, they settled on the meager idea that at least it's not a horrendous rip off.

Related Stories:
· Check In Check Out [New York Times]
· Glenn Hotel Reviews [TripAdvisor]