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Originally Posted by biggus diggus
I skimmed very lightly through all of that conversation but it sounds like some of you are disappointed this build will be a Hilton Garden Inn, so I just wanted to say that I have stayed at historic Hilton Garden Inn hotels in historic buildings and they have all been really cool. Never have I felt they ruined a historic structure.
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I'll agree with that. While I can see both sides, I've stayed at many boutique hotels in historic structures around the country that were owned and/or managed by local companies that lacked the vision and/or capital to run them the way they should be. That turns into an unfortunate circumstance when a grand building is poorly ran. I always felt that's what we would've had with the originall developers of Hotel Monroe. I saw their product at 44 Monroe firsthand during design and construction and was left with doubts as to their execution had they opened the hotel. At least here, there will be the backing of the Hilton name to keep up standards.
Now an Aloft, or Kimpton in the same space would've been my preference, but it takes all price points in a market and this is part of a true urban city. Dreaming big, I would've liked to get a Virgin Hotel, but that's far from the Phoenix market