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March 2024 by Lisa M
Just a word of caution if you book a room through a third party site, like Expedia. This hotel will charge you for the room rate on your credit card even though they acknowledge receiving payment from the third party site. I called multiple times to resolve this and received no call back to explain that they received their payment from Expedia and that my credit card should not have been charged by the hotel. Their customer service is poor and very unresponsive to this matter.
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March 2024 by Nicole Jones
We love Blu-tiq. This is the second time we have stayed here and everything was wonderful. The rooms design is fantastic, rooms are clean. Staff is always super friendly and helpful. The breakfast was wonderful. Highly recommend!
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March 2024 by MCW100
One of the best value for the money hotels I’ve stayed at. Rooms are nice, beds extremely comfortable, great service, easy parking access. Only downside is lower floors may be a little loud due to proximity to the Main Street. I moved to the 8th floor and it improved drastically
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February 2024 by Bebe Finnell
When we arrived at Blu it was pouring rain. There’s no coverage at the entrance of the hotel to protect you from the elements. For this reason and the parking I didn’t give the hotel five stars. You have to drive around the corner to the back of the hotel to access the garage. Once inside the garage you have to follow the hotel signs all the way down to the very LAST level and walk through the uncovered courtyard to access the building. This sucks when the weather is bad.Parking fees are interesting. There is not an in and out options that makes sense. You can pay $7 for a voucher every time you leave or you can pay $7 at the gate every time you leave. It’s a distinction without a difference and the older gentleman at the gate collecting the money gives the impression that greetings and smiling isn’t a part of his job description. Bless his heart;-) But, I love the hotel itself.Blu, converted from a bank to a hotel has a metropolis feel to it. The hotel has a charming retro chic style, and I love it. Walking down the hall you feel the presence of the past. I kept imagining Clark Clint and Lois Lane working in a building like this sporting vintage fedoras. Our room was small, but adequate, and the attentiveness and quick response of the staff is noticeable. Our safe wasn’t working in our room and before I could hang up the phone maintenance was knocking at the door to fix it. We didn’t have a do not disturb sign for our door. I ask a housekeeper for one and she eagerly provided one and a few bottles of water(free). It was refreshing to communicate with a staff that was pleasant, kind, and understood my needs.Another little gem about Blu is downtown Akron is in a revitalization process. There are limited stores and restaurants nearby but the onsite restaurants serves some surprisingly good food. The crab appetizer, duck egg rolls, flatbread, and desserts were decent.
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February 2024 by GI Joe
I’ve stayed at this hotel twice now with my wife. The rooms are immaculate and the staff is accommodating. The lobby is an old style federal bank kind of converted into a hotel kind of into a blues hotel with a piano bar. REALLY COOL!Walkability: Restaurants and activitiesNoteworthy details: Went to see a local concert
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February 2024 by ebreedon
Handsome reuse of historic buildingRooms: Historic building details in hallwaysWalkability: Near brewery
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January 2024 by Leon Markham
Great staff and food. Nice craft bar. Rooms are clean and
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January 2024 by Chris
The hotel is cool. The staff was nice enough.The windows are paper thin.You can hear every car drive down the street..Any car with bad exhaust will rattle your brain.Don't plan on sleeping if you are a light sleeper.We left at ten pm and went home.What a waste of $200
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January 2024 by Erin Schermesser
I recently had a stay at Akron's BLU-Tique over the holidays and it was an overall fantastic visit!From the beginning, working with Bob in sales was a great experience. He's very professional and did everything he could to make this experience awesome for us ?We ended up staying in a Presidential suite on the top floor. The pictures speak for themselves... it's really a spacious, comfortable suite. Two bathrooms, two TV's, cozy bed (couch that also folds out to a bed if needed), spacious kitchen... And unlike some other places this hotel has a nice big bathtub in addition to a separate shower!The building has history and they do a lot of music events here too I hear, though I didn't come on one of those nights. There's also breakfast on site but we ate at another restaurant within walking distance so I can't speak to the restaurant at the hotel.
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December 2023 by Karen Watson
Music in the bar was fantastic! Loved the crab cakesWalkability: Close to several bars and restaurants
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December 2023 by diana mcdonell
Close to University of Akron which was great for us. The bar was fantastic and the people who worked there were great. Would definitely come back again.
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December 2023 by AmyJacqueline G.
A great lounge with good foodconnected to a great club and comfortable clean rooms.
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November 2023 by Sarah W
We stayed at the BluTique for our wedding weekend and wouldn’t have wanted to stay anywhere else! We were between the BluTique and the Courtyard down the street and I’m so happy we went with the BluTique! They were SO accommodating and helpful in setting up our room block and making sure we had all of the accommodations needed the whole weekend. Everyone was so friendly, the drinks were amazing, and the breakfast was phenomenal! I can’t say enough good things. The BluTique is an Akron gem and if you are considering staying there on your wedding weekend - let this be your sign to go for it! Thank you BluTique staff for EVERYTHING! Our wedding weekend would not have been the same without everyone there!
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November 2023 by Tom Graham
Nice very clean, pleasant staff, rooms a bit small, but 10 foot ceilings help! Converted from older building, very cool place to stay, lots of character-old drinking fountain in hallway, lots of restaurants & bars in area.
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November 2023 by Eugene Costov
Lovely hotel, short walk to Akron Civic Theatre, cool bars and coffee shops, Art Gallery and brewery are just around the corner. Also, if you're feeling like going for a run, Erie-Ohio canal trail is right there.
