Laurel Inn, a Joie de Vivre Boutique Hotel

This is a lovely little hotel. The people who work there were great and we had an incredible view of the city.

First room on ground floor was tiny and dungeon-like. We moved upstairs to a lovely room with an excellent view.

The neighborhood was clean, safe, quiet, and rides via Lyft to most of the "tourist" destinations were always quick and fairly inexpensive. We did not make use of public transit, but the location appears to have great access to that. The room was very clean and well appointed. The front desk staff was always extremely friendly, and the morning muffins and afternoon cookies were a nice touch. I was pretty disappointed in the WiFi service. There are three tiers, one free and two premium tiers. The free tier was quite slow and only allowed one device at a time - when we would log in with one device, any other device was disconnected. The premium tiers allowed for additional devices, but the cost seemed unreasonable ($9 and $12 per night I believe). I had higher expectations for a luxury hotel in a tech-heavy area. Overall, I think the accommodations were reasonable for the price. I would stay again.

Dirty bathroom. Pillow smelled of perfume. Cramped toilet area. Towels left fuzzies.

Charming place, in a great location that's walkable to darling shops & restaurants. Nothing fancy but it gets the job done well...very clean, fantastic amenities, spacious room and convenient self parking.