Re: OFFICIAL - Hotel President construction
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:39 pm
I went all the way up to the 13th floor where the suites are, but no rooms were open and no windows in thge halls to check out he view.
So, was your problem with it service related or was the decor/design equally unimpressive? If it is service related, that is something they can fix but the atmosphere I guess they will have to live with. In any event, how big is the Drum Room? my impression is that it is not too large.DaveKCMO wrote: went to the drum room for drinks last night. not impressed, but i have to cut them some slack since it's obviously still a work in progress. nevertheless, it was surprisingly busy (and, thus, short-staffed). i agree with the comments that the live music will make or break the place as a destination (as opposed to the bar in the Radisson... ugh). since we couldn't get appetizers promptly, we migrated to 12 Baltimore... very similar venue, but the feeling was more relaxed (dimmer lighting? more windows?). i must admit it's a little hard to access hotel baltimore right now, even though baltimore is somewhat complete. my friend that works at city hall drove there after work and i walked from 19th and baltimore and beat her there (and i was forced to cheat by walking through the barricades on truman and baltimore).
It isn't extremely large but it is decent. Once the P&L District opens, I would bet that it would be at least an hour wait to get a drink.Highlander wrote: So, was your problem with it service related or was the decor/design equally unimpressive? If it is service related, that is something they can fix but the atmosphere I guess they will have to live with. In any event, how big is the Drum Room? my impression is that it is not too large.Â
Thanks for including me in your post, you ho!CrossroadsKid wrote: Gootsku and I just went to the Drum Room.Â
I was in there for a few minutes Friday evening, only the front room was open-- I was told that the lower section to the east is also part of the Drum Room, it just wasn't open. The front room is pretty small, but that next room looked to be a pretty decent size. Seemed to be a cool place though.KansasCityCraka wrote: It isn't extremely large but it is decent. Once the P&L District opens, I would bet that it would be at least an hour wait to get a drink.
They plan on having a jazz band there once they completely finish it ... much like the old days!FangKC wrote: The room off the cocktail lounge (down the stairs) was the part of the Drum Room were the performances were.
Why wouldn't there be a TV? There are 3 in their.ralfonso wrote: Is that the drum room?Â
Why is there a fucking television?
ARGH.
This is funny.KansasCityCraka wrote: Why wouldn't there be a TV? There are 3 in their.
For what it's worth, I think the Phillips comes pretty close. It has totally maintained the vintage feel and is nearly as luxurious.Robafurd wrote:That hotel is dripping in quality and sturdiness, and it just looks like none other in the city.
phillips is great. i have stayed there my last 4 times in kc. however, they leaned on what the radisson did to the building before they got there, the radisson redid first, and the phillips gets all the credit.DaveKCMO wrote: For what it's worth, I think the Phillips comes pretty close. It has totally maintained the vintage feel and is nearly as luxurious.
Too bad it's not four. The pedestrian experiance on the east side of Baltimore passing 1KCP is pretty sad. I never saw the Dixon Hotel, but it looks better to me than 1KCP, at least at street level. That's the way it goes I guess.kcdcchef wrote: oh well, three treasures in this one block, is great. muehlbach, phillips, and prez. man, that is great.
that is a great little 11 story building. i like 1KCP better. besides, how many historic hotels will thrive? some travelers are more the snob type that need a hyatt or a westin, they have to stay somewhere that reinvents itself every half hour.lock&load wrote: Too bad it's not four. The pedestrian experiance on the east side of Baltimore passing 1KCP is pretty sad. I never saw the Dixon Hotel, but it looks better to me than 1KCP, at least at street level. That's the way it goes I guess.
Affirmative. You'd think that sometime in the past six decades there would have been a design plan for this god-forsaken city so that downtown wouldn't have turned into such a pedestrian hostile shithole.lock&load wrote: It just sucks that so much of the street level space in the loop is devoted to parking garages, loading docks, blank walls, etc. One KCP and City Center could do a much better job opening themselves up. The Marriott is the same, at least the passing pedestrian can see into the President.