Hotel Des Arts

So we didn't know the is a THEMED ROOM hotel. All the rooms are painted/decorated differently by different artists and the hallways have different rotating ART shows every 3 months. As with all 'ART,' taste levels are subject to personal preferences. Walking down a hallway of broken skateboards hung on the walls, painted with skulls and dead people... graffiti art.... not the most pleasant or welcoming experience. Our room the first night was literally called 'THE UNABOMBER.' room. It was decorated to match the una-bombers cabin. The wall was wallpapered with an outdoor cabin scene. The furniture was an old plank wooden desk and rickety bookshelves packed with undesirable trinkets, used lightbulbs, old encyclopedia set. etc... Like the unabomber had... really yucky. Bathroom was only big enough to fit one person and wallpapered in old maps of the US. Creepiest thing was the fake set of stolen moneybags, tied to a bunch of twine and hung very low over the bed (where your head is).. the twine going from one end of the room to where it hung over you. It was unsettling. I never complain, but this was what ultimately led me (at 6am cause I couldn't sleep) to ask for a room change. Originally I would have had to check out by noon, store our bags, then recheck in at 3pm if I wanted another room. I wasn't to pleased with this and then just decided to suck it up for only one more night... However.. the front desk clerk got me another room early, literally the one next door and I was very pleased. This was the PEACOCK room... think deco 50's, giant peacock with gold leaf painted on walls... Bathroom so so so much better with an old club footed tub. Still super small room, but just not creepily decorated. IT made the trip 10x better and we were grateful. Overall... don't know if I would stay there again. It was clean, but not sure if I liked the hippie / graffiti style art, and it is super small accommodations.

Pros: You can't beat the location for the price.

Cons: Pictures are misleading. Was expecting a more modern-ish artsy hotel. No lobby. Think a railroad type, thin and long style building. No key to front door, buzz in (hope front desk there to buzz) Super small rooms. Art is graffiti art.. skulls..etc.