It was OK
I didn't have a good introduction to the hotel when I arrived with 130 other people and they only had two people working the desk for the first 15 minutes in line. The fellow who was at the desk for the first day, night and next morning seemed kind of cranky and humorless--certainly not welcoming. Once I received my key, I went up and it didn't work for my room. Got another,and let myself into a very small room. For the first day and evening, I contended with the constant banging of the elevator which apparently was right on the other side of the shower wall. Also, the one wall outlet that I could find only had two prong sockets--couldn't even plug mu laptop in. On the second day, I decided that I really needed to move. I went down and a younger, very helpful guy was at the desk and immediately switched me to a different room--much more spacious, cleaner and QUIETER. It was like night and day--I think this was in the newer part of the hotel that others spoke about. It was on the fifth floor--and he was pleased to tell me that it had a balcony. What he didn't mention is that you can't walk out on it as the door/window is locked. They have wifi, but the signal is really weak--especially in my new room.
So anyway, I'm glad that I'm not paying for the room...as my employer is covering the bill. For the same rate, I could have stayed at the Marriott, Hyatt or something much newer...and I would have given the choice. The Alamo is right next door, and there are plenty of eateries> Oh, I found it unbelievable that they have 2 bottles of water in the room, but they wanted $8 each!! Yeah, right.