Hotel Providence

This place while historic and charming was a rip off when they asked for an undisclosed charge of a $20 amenity fee upon check in that covers wifi and a bag of snacks on top of already paid service charges and taxes when you book online with a third party. I booked through a reputable online company and there was no disclosure of extra fees to be paid onsite. I also find this practice to charge onsite fees unconventional. I am not speaking of incidental fees. And the incidentals are 100 dollars and can take up to 10 days to receive back to your account, as the hotel says. On that note my wifi has been connected but states there no signal, and I paid extra for this. The issue with the extra fee is it makes it comparable in price (high nightly hotel rates in downtown Providence) to nearby hotels so that you may have booked at another hotel if you knew the true total nightly price.

This hotel was a huge disappointment. The advertised amenities were completely lacking. The bed was uncomfortable, the carpet was dirty, breakfast had been eaten hours before it was served, and there were no towels. Furthermore, the reception was unmanned during peak hours.

The room was haunted, but our ghost was very nice. The AC unit appeared to be a whirling sphere to another universe, but room was perfect temp, so worth it! The roaming bands of crack heads was a slight draw back. Ghost (Ebenezer Kellogg) seemed comfortable in the cuck chair. His encouraging golf claps and tips proved useful, 10/10 would come again!

Our hotel room was quite comfortable and the air conditioning was superb. The bathroom was spacious and I thoroughly enjoyed being in our room. I appreciated how quiet the room was and enjoyed the view of the church from our room. Because I rely on TripAdvisor reviews, I wanted to clarify the situation with the unhoused people that congregate just outside the hotel. We found ourselves needing to walk down the center of the road because people were camped out on the sidewalks. At breakfast I watched as individuals would enter the adjacent park and attempt to navigate while being quite high on something. Also, skip the gym. The equipment is rusty and in bad shape.

Great location in the middle of downtown Providence. Nice big room, complimentary continental breakfast in the morning. Was able to find street parking relatively easily.