Sentinel

Easy walk to food and drinks

Rooms are a bit run down

The Sentinel Hotel presents itself as Small Luxury Hotel. It is a nice hotel, but a luxury hotel it is not. We’ve stayed at many actual Small Luxury hotels in the US and Europe. The Sentinel was surprisingly disappointing. We spent six nights there at the end of August 2026. We upgraded to an Executive King room. At first glance the room looked fine, but after a few days the shortcomings became obvious. In no particular order, the amenities beyond a small square of soap were pretty much nonexistent, unless an in-room coffeemaker is a luxury amenity. The towels were small and rough, not what you’d expect at a luxury hotel. After two nights worn bathrobes disappeared, but never replaced. When we did ask for 2 bathrobes, they brought one. Housekeeping apparently forgot to dust. The furniture is dated, heavy, and worn. Thursday afternoon one of the two elevators was out of service. Saturday night both were out, for hours. I had to walk up six long flights of stairs after dinner to get up to the room. The only great part of our stay was the restaurant Jake’s Grill. Outstanding no matter the meal, and a terrific happy hour.

I was staying solo to take a PSU class and enjoy some sightseeing. The location was very convenient. Hotel interior is beautiful and front desk staff were all very kind and personable. Rooms were nice with comfy beds and good water pressure in the shower. Elevators were slow and city noise leaked in the old windows. Would stay again.