Aloft by Marriott Strasbourg City Centre

To be honest, I didn't have very high expectations. However, the hotel being clean and thoughtfully designed exceeded what I had anticipated. In terms of location, the hotel was great—not only is it close to a shopping mall and many good places to eat and drink, but it is also within walking distance of the cathedral and the Petite France area. If you enjoy walking or cycling, you won't have any transportation issues anyway. Since I didn't have breakfast or eat meals there, I can't comment on those. Special thanks to Eloïse, who answered all my questions during check-in and provided me with a fantastic, crash-course guide to the city. I have traveled to many countries and cities around the world for both business and leisure, and I have never come across a front desk staff member as warm and genuinely eager to help as Eloïse. The recommendations she gave were extremely useful. During check-out, Sebastian was also very helpful and asked for candid feedback. My thanks to Sebastian as well. Finally, I'd like to share two suggestions to make this a better Aloft. These occurred to me later. First, there were no disposable slippers in the room. Other than that, everything was fine, but slippers are really necessary. Second, one of the elevators was out of order. This caused slightly longer wait times occasionally, though nothing major. The other important issue was that you didn't need to scan a keycard to operate the elevator. This is a minor securi