First, the good:

- The hotel is clean and comfortable.

- Location is pretty good, it's in the core of the city - very close to shopping and nightlife.

- Internet is wireless, and adequately speedy.

- Nice, comfortable breakfast area.

Overall, we had no troubles at the hotel. It's a little difficult to find since Denmark street is only one way, and a a bit tucked away off a main strip. The hotel is situated near several bars, and even owns one that is right around the corner from where you're at. The staff are very friendly and helpful, and willing to do whatever they can to make sure your stay is great.

Bad/Iffy Points:

- The hotel is on a very small, tight, one-way street. The street is a little seedy it seems, and this is where it being so close to bars has a little bit of a drawback. 1am, drunken people were singing and yelling in the street as the places let out. I'm looking at you Nancy Blake's Pub.....

- Fast forward to 3-4am, the street was alive with the cacaphony of delivery trucks banging racks to and from a local business. This happened both nights we stayed there. More on that in the 'room selection tips'.

- Hotel has this odd little rule where guests have to be let in by the front desk staff. Basically you're locked out until they release the door and you can get in. A little annoying when they're not at the desk, but they do have a phone that they carry on their person that rings when you ring the doorbell if they aren't there.

- This hotel is small. As in, tiny. As in, we couldn't even use the shower because the it was so small. You literally have to step next to the toilet to open the bathroom door. The bedrooms aren't much better. Boutique must mean 'small' in Gaelic. If you are a man or woman of any level of girth, run, don't walk, in the other direction. Although if you're of considerable girth, I suppose you'd waddle.

- The internet is wireless, but I'm believing you would have difficulty accessing it if you're not in the front of the house where the wireless router is. There are no routers or connection points throughout the hotel, just in the front.

- Breakfast is not a buffet (except for cereal and bakery items). Everything is ordered off a menu, and they have a tight window of when you can eat. I believe ours was from 8:30 - 10:30am. I surmise this is due to the chef pulling double duty as the hotel chef and the bar chef. Why pay two people when you can pay one?

- No elevator. Rest assured you'll be lugging your luggage up a flight of (small, tight) stairs.

- When we were there, the television was old (non-flatscreen) and had about 3 channels. If you're familiar with National Lampoon's European Vacation: You can watch either cheese or snow.

If you're used to european 'hotels', I'm sure this is nothing out of the ordinary (as evinced by the number of people thinking this place was the bees knees). If you're from the states, this place is a little tight with few expected amenities. If you have the cash, burn a little of it to upgrade to something more substantial, or in a nicer part of town. If not, you'll be save and be able to sleep, but it won't be a luxurious rest.