The Ariel Broadway Hotel is a jewel of a place, carefully renovated to bring modern conveniences into the luxury of an older, stylish hotel.
Our room was a suite and boasted many amenities: small refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, desk, several TVs, an upgraded bath room with walk-in shower, and nicely comfortable bed and sofa. The view was nice, though further back from the lake than I expected. The blackout curtains worked amazingly.
There is a busy road just outside the hotel that did not disturb my sleep at all.
The pool area was locked, but we did not ask the staff about it. They had a large restaurant/game room that looked like it could be very entertaining, too. (we were tired from our drive)
There are a lot of closed businesses in the hotel and in the downtown section near the hotel. We did not feel unsafe, but rather sad. Hopefully that is because we visited off season!
In our room, there was a lovely coffee table book regarding the national registry of retro hotels. I found our experience at the Ariel Broadway Hotel delightful and will be looking for more of these gems in the future.