The Lauderdale Boutique Hotel

The experience with this small hotel was a mixed bag. First, the room was very modern with some nice amenities. King bed was very comfortable with nice duvet and pillows, as well as a couple of throw pillows. There was a small refrigerator and an espresso machine. There was a huge (55 or larger) mounted on the wall. This was a Roku smart TV that allowed entering logins for your Prime Video, Netflix, etc. accounts. Instructions on the TV asked for your checkout date and indicated that your login info would be deleted when you left. However, the room was smallish (12 x 16 maybe) so there was no place to put a chair for sitting. The wardrobe was a small unit with some hangars and a shelf, but no drawers. There was an iron and small bedtop ironing board. There was an umbrella provided. Bathroom was very modern with a rainfall combination showerhead (rainfall, waterfall, front jets, handheld sprayer). Unfortunately , the water temperature was only lukewarm. The door to the shower only stretched half the length of the stall, so considerable water ended up on the floor. There is no maid service, and when I happened to meet one of the owners, he explained that they were operating it like an air B n B, although this was not mentioned in any of the listings I saw. I have to say that the owner was VERY interested in my impressions and issues, and even interviewed me on camera so he could share my concerns with his partners. My biggest issue was with the no-contact check in procedure. I booked through Booking.com, and had quite a few problems. The hotel doesnt accept Amex. I used my Mastercard, but my bank sent me a message that the charge appeared fraudulent and rejected it. This is because it was being processed in the Netherlands. I was able to confirm that I did indeed make that charge and was able to go back to Booking.com to reenter the card info.