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I don't think I'd like that at all, and I'm sure my wife wouldn't; it sounds too cold and impersonal. Also, we're not the type who pester the staff with demands but I would think with little or no staff on-site it would take longer to resolve any problems that might arise.
I had mixed feelings. There was someone there during the day, but not in a "front desk" talk to me way. That said, there was a number to call that (my memory is not perfectly clear on this) said it would resolve any issue quickly / have somebody there quickly - something like that. I had no problems, so I didn't test it, but the hotel wasn't a dive or inexpensive (reasonably priced, but not cheap) and it was geared toward business people - so they must have had some system in place for problems.
I got more of a weird feeling than anything else - kinda Twilight Zone. It was - as noted - clean, well maintained, and leaning toward upscale (nice fixtures, decent amenities [really good gym] everything worked, nothing looked shabby), but just eerily quiet and missing the staff (I did see a maid, but even that was much less noticeable than in a regular hotel - but the room got nicely cleaned each day). iPads were a bit newer then and everything was done through iPad (felt very cutting-edge tech then) - check-in/out, virtual concierge, etc.