This hotel itself was excellent, but the neighborhood wasn't great, with a pretty "slummy" looking area right behind the hotel. Also, we were somewhat taken aback by the staff's statement to another guest whose Expedia room specifications had been lost ("third party reservation room specifications don't make it through..."). He stated that is done to discourage guests from using third party reservation sites such as Expedia because when reservations are made through third party sites at the same price the hotel is offering directly, then they "don't get their commission". That situation doesn't reflect well on either the hotel management, their staff, or Expedia, and needs to be resolved.