Hotel Aloft a Plano

This hotel was really nice. Great decorations in the lobby and rooms, and I really liked the interesting room layout, with the bed's headboard up against the wall dividing the bedroom and bathroom, and the bed facing out toward the windows. It was definitely different than your standard hotel room! Everything felt modern and stylish. The bed was also really comfortable, the curtains kept the room sufficiently dark, and the shower had good water pressure. I liked that there was a little food pantry area in the lobby where you could buy snacks or cold breakfast (cereal/oatmeal), since the hotel's hot breakfast was not included in the rate. The bar and pool area also looked really nice, though we didn't take advantage of either. It was nice to not have to pay for parking, and we never had any issue with finding a space. The hotel is located right on the freeway so it's not like it is in a scenic location with anything you can walk to, but it is directly across the freeway from The Shops at Legacy, so it is a less than 5-minute drive to all kinds of shopping, restaurants, bars, etc. The only minor thing I could see being an issue for people is that there is no door between the bedroom and sink area (though the sink is behind the wall dividing the bedroom and bathroom) so if one person is up early and the other is still sleeping there could be some sound and light leakage into the bedroom. Also, there is a frosted glass partition separating the shower from the bedroom so that could also let in some light in an otherwise pitch-dark bedroom (you can't see through the glass, so no privacy issues). All in all, if we were to come back to Dallas I would stay here again. The price and location were right for what we needed.