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    Natalie G.

    Horrible! I made a reservation for inauguration and would like to change the date of my stay to July, 2025. I am allowed one date change by 1/12/25 through my Booking.com reservation but the Generator staff will not allow this change. They have been totally inflexible. I am willing to pay the same price or more for the new dates but the staff has stubbornly refused all potential options, different dates, types of rooms, etc. I have never dealt with such an inflexible hotel before. Guess I am out $450 for nothing! Terrible place with zero customer service.

    Atrocious Décor
    Christal P.

    This is the worst hotel I've ever stayed at. Please do not stay here! It's a hostel and bad motel masquerading as a contemporary hotel. I'm still here and I could not wait until checking out in a few days to share my experience thus far. I'm booked for 4 nights at a total of $1200, which averages to $300 per night. You would expect a hotel of a similar caliber to a Marriott or Sheraton for that amount of money. The Holiday Inn Express is far superior. I've even stayed at motels that offer more amenities than Generator. There are so many things wrong with my Superior King room. When I arrived, I noticed immediately that two out of the three USB ports in my room did not work and one of my lamps needed to have its lightbulb changed. The lights are very dim so it is not conducive to doing work or video calls. There are no overhead lights, only two small lamps by the bed and a floor lamp with a dimly lit bulb and no ability to adjust the brightness. The first night I arrived I needed someone to come up to fix the lightbulb and there was no solution to the broken USB ports. The thermometer in my room is stuck at 59 degrees Fahrenheit with no heat. I had an engineer come up to take a look at around 8:00 PM, but I was so exhausted after a long work day (I'm here on business) that after he left the room I told the front desk he didn't need to come back because I just wanted to relax and do some urgent work. I did not need yet another worker in my room at night trying to fix things that should have already been fixed before giving me this room. No one offered to change me to another room either. There is no excuse for these problems and it is unacceptable. Another issue I noticed is that this "hotel" is incredibly cheap. My room came with two water bottles when I checked in. I thought this would be replenished by housekeeping like most professional hotels do. On my second day I noticed that housekeeping did not give me a new bathrobe nor was I given any more water bottles. I asked the front desk and was told that water bottles are only given on arrival and no more after the first day. I read a review on another site that the person was billed additional charges for asking for another water bottle from the front desk. Wow, wow, wow. I have never seen anything like this in my decades of extensive traveling domestically and abroad and staying at dozens of different hotels, hostels, and motels. Lastly, the interior décor is atrocious and gives off negative energy. The rooms feature a portrait of what looks to be a founding father defaced by spray paint and creepy hands. Weird, disrespectful, and ugly. I will never stay at a Generator hotel again and I will be telling everyone I know about my experience here. Across the street from Generator is a Hilton and next door is Churchill Hotel. There are plenty of other hotel options around this neighborhood. It's worth the extra money to stay elsewhere.

    Some of the goodies left behind for us!

    I booked a shared room in an all girls room. Bed was fine, location is solid, a bit pricey for what you get but decent overall. I was enjoying my stay until my fourth night, when I heard a violent scream coming from the next room. The girls next door told me that one of their bunk mates was both drunk and on drugs, completely out of it and screaming. Clearly she was having some sort of mental breakdown as she was cursing at other residents, speaking incoherently about death/war, throwing things, and tearing the divide curtains down. The police eventually came to remove her. My friend and I went to reception to request a room change for her. Beyond the AC not working in 99 degree heat, the room smelled awful and had all of the woman's belongings strewn about (dirty underwear, opened Spaghetti-os, etc.) and some of which she had placed in other people's luggage. We spoke with Ermies, who was single-handedly the most unpleasant hostel/hotel employee I have ever encountered. My experience with him alone prompted me to create an account to write this review. When we explained what happened and requested a new room (any room, any bed), we were informed that the entire place was booked. I checked online on the Generator website and this did not appear to be the case which I pointed out. He then told us that rooms were available but that we would have to pay for an entirely new booking. We cited what had happened and my friend said she would settle for just one night (at this point it was past midnight already so no new guests were checking in) when she had originally booked three; Ermies told us that WE SHOULD EXPECT rowdy/aggressive bunkmates at the Generator if we choose a shared room. He offered to clean up any bodily fluids with a rag and said we could take the box fan from the lobby but would not move the woman's belongings. My friend ended up sleeping in my room on the floor, and her remaining bunkmates booked another hotel because the room conditions were unlivable. Moreover, he told me that I was wasting his time and seemed to think I had an issue with him because of his age (?) mentioning that he is old enough to be my Dad. He rolled his eyes at me when I tried to propose alternative solutions. Ermies was so rude, condescending, and difficult that another guest noticed and tried to intervene. When I turned to my friend and made a remark about the woman being combative and her gross use of racial slurs, Ermies had the nerve to scold me, saying "you can't talk about guests that way". He also made up arbitrary rules, saying that he would call the police if my male friend walked me back to my floor - despite having no intention to ever enter the room and happy to let security tag along. Not only did we feel unsafe at this location, but we felt that Ermies completely dismissed our totally valid concerns and requests. It is obvious that he takes no pride in his work and could not care less about the well-being of patrons. There was an easy solution, but Ermies chose to be unkind. I will be ending my stay early and taking my future business elsewhere. All of the other women at check-in (Tina in particular) were absolutely lovely. In this case, one very bad apple spoiled the bunch.

    Cafe onsite at the generator hostel hotel
    Christopher L.

    When I made the reservation I did not know it was a hostel. I did not know that it was four people that I don't know to a room. It turned out ok. The cleaner they used on floor made shoes stick but other than that it was good. I met awesome people over the three days and saved a ton of cash. I would not recommend the onsite bar restaurant - they charge/demand/sneak an 18% gratuity for one person's bill. Every person. Every bill. I may have paid more if the service was good - it was not. Food was meh. Meh at best. Actually blah. The onsite coffee shop had a hard working young lady who produced a good product.

    P.S. amazing chai latte, thank you for your amazing service Chelsea!

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    Have come here a few times for salsa dancing and drinks with friends. I had a great time with friends. Would come back again.

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    Great food, modern decor, and exceptional service from Chelsea. Wonderful experience!

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    Service was great. Good hospitality and light atmosphere. Food and coffee taste was decent but nothing that set it apart from other cafes

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    Great experience! Close to public transit and very friendly staff! Our dorm style room was clean and comfortable!

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    Chelsea was a great server with good attention to detail. Chorizo Quesadilla was amazing and fresh!

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    Amanda makes the best macchiato coffee and is a sweetheart! She gives the best customer service!

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    Generator restaurant provided excellent food and service. Food and atmosphere was great!

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