Review of The Gould Hotel 3*

Drift asleep to the whir of the air conditioner, the hum of a passing car on the street below, and the rhythmic thump-thump-thump of the bed above you. Ah yes, we’re all adults and adults have ‘relations’, but for as classy and elegant as the Gould Hotel would like you to think it is, my stay sounded a lot more like they should have hourly rates. I tried to be understanding, turning on the TV to try and wait out the amorous neighbors, pushing the volume to an uncomfortable level. But the sound was traveling down the wall that the couple was drilling into. What to do… oh, what to do? I called the front desk, and let them know my 10 year old daughter should really be sleeping instead of watching extremely loud Disney movies and listening to the metronome from upstairs. But there was no change in the situation. Sure, I may have been a little jealous, traveling with my family, not getting some of my own action at the time. However, there were zero breaks or changes in pace or intensity, which sounded boring. My family needed to sleep. I walked down to the front desk to again voice my displeasure, and even though it was quite late at night, I requested a room change. The front desk indicated they had nothing available. Even though it would mean packing up my room, I requested they book me elsewhere immediately, since they had apparently not addressed the issue. Instead, the front desk decided to find the night manager for me, who said he would take care of it. In all, it was an hour before we didn’t have to hear our neighbors. I do not know if management handled it, or if they were just exhausted. The next morning, we checked out – no mention from the front desk. No apology. They simply said ‘have safe travels’. We recounted our night, specifically saying that for a hotel in this price range, that says they are family friendly, this was unacceptable. It took an angry, aggravating 5 minutes to start the day, but they did offer a discount. (though it still would have been cheaper to stay at a respectable 3-star chain hotel) The hotel itself – has a restaurant, but no room service. The room is white all over, giving the image of clean, but there were dead bugs on the windowsill. The in room TV was quite small. We were provided towels for 2, when we clearly stated there would be 3 people staying in the room. So… great place for an extramarital affair, a one night stand with old high school flame, a night with a mid-level escort, or possibly make an adult film. Not for families or kids or people who want to sleep.