We stayed at the Sonesta ES Suites before, and it was amazing. So, we decided to return and have a nice anniversary stay. Well, to our surprise Sonesta was transitioning to apartments. There were only a select few suites available to book online for hotel stay. Moving forward, we requested a room where we didn't have to walk upstairs since I recently had surgery. The front desk agent, Ashley, was very accommodating. She changed our room location.
Now that we are in our room, we noticed somethings that did not give the same feel as before. The carpet was stained red in front of the bathroom sink, the dishes in the kitchen were not clean (had a black film on them but I rewashed them), the furniture that was previously in the room is replaced with cheap distasteful furniture, and there was no iron along with the ironing board (had to request it from the front desk).
As we moved around to leave the complex, we noticed some genuinely concerning issues. 1) Loud music around the tennis court and swimming pool. Again, we are aware that they are transitioning to apartments, but this is a noise ordinance. 2) One of the residents was standing in his apartment window nude. Yes, naked!!! 3) Another resident is walking her dogs, and they are relieving themselves but she's not picking the poop up. Again, another city ordinance being broken.
This would have been one of the best stays, but we can see that this place is going down before a full transition takes place.