The Guild Uptown | Howell St

Nice one bedroom apartment. Very comfortable. Neighborhood can be a bit noisy due to the late night bars/clubs....light sleepers may not be happy.

A little tricky to get in due to street / sidewalk construction. The staff came to greet us at the parking garage and let us in. Things I loved; all the conveniences of home. Washer-Dryer, full kitchen (dishwasher, microwave, fridge and stove) with 3 teenage kids someone is always hungry. The space was HUGE about 1300 sqft which allowed everyone to spread out. Walking distance to Whole foods, restaurants like Nick & Sams, Coal Vines and liquor store for adult beverages. Not sure where... but near by was a booming club that got going about 11pm and settled down about 2am. They provided ear plugs. It was a "lively" surprise. I would stay again!

I didn't realize that this wasn't a traditional hotel until I had booked it on Hotels.com. After reading the reviews I began to worry and fret about the booking but realized it was non-refundable. Happily, my fears were unfounded and I had a great stay. Key to the stay is the location. Some of the nicest and most cozy restaurants are just a few minutes away. I suggest considering S&D Oyster Company (I went for a late lunch) and Bread Winners (amazing brunch spot). Most of the reviews are quite accurate. The check-in process "seemed" non-standard because the instructions were so detailed but there was in fact a concierge desk and the staff at The Guild were much more than amenable. In addition to this, most if not all hotels need to check your ID. The Guild, just happens to do it before you arrive, via SMS. Once I got over this, everything was great. We stayed on a Thursday night and had no issues with local bars or noisy neighbours. Ultimately the staff seem to be working quite hard to ensure guests are happy so anyone should have a blast staying here. Great hospitality is what you can expect if you stay with The Guild. And yes, there was construction going on all over the place, just not in my room.

The check in process was terrible - it easwas advertised as a hotel, and I received no warning that there would be no reception. We arrived at 6:30 pm with our two small kids and couldn’t find the place, then when we finally did we were stuck outside on the street as we had no way to enter and their office hours had ended. It took ages to get hold of anyone from guild via phone. I eventually gained access to the room but was a very drawn out stressful process. We should have been notified of this prior to booking, or at a minimum prior to arrival. om itself was nice. Location is not the best part of uptown and near some loud nightclubs - which is why they leave earplugs in the bedrooms and we sure needed them.

Was not told that after certain hours you need to enter via the garage, so my colleague and I were standing on the street at 11:30pm, exhausted, trying to get into the building with no luck, until we placed a call and the rude person who answered acted very annoyed that we were at the front door, how dare we not know to got to the garage. Neighbors above were very loud ALL night and early the following morning. Needed an additional 30mins to an hour and asked for late check out and was told no. At 9:25am I was getting ready for the day and a man with a cleaning cart was trying to enter the apartment and continuously was knocking on the door, I was in a towel and was not going to answer the door to a stranger. Overall very disappointing stay, which is sad because the apartment itself is very nice.