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Hotel Ardent was one of my favorite hotel stays of the month! The building itself is absolutely beautiful, and it’s clear that a lot of thought went into every design detail. My room was stylish, comfortable, and full of unique touches that made it feel much more special than your average hotel. The breakfast at the restaurant was excellent, and every associate I interacted with was genuinely friendly and welcoming. From the lobby to the guest rooms, I loved the decor and the overall atmosphere. It’s one of those hotels where you find yourself noticing all the little design elements throughout your stay. The only small issue I encountered was in the shower. The shampoo, conditioner, and body wash bottles had all been removed from the wall and were sitting on the shower floor, which made the bathroom feel like it had been overlooked during room preparation. It was a minor maintenance issue in an otherwise fantastic stay. I’d absolutely stay at Hotel Ardent again and would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Dayton. It’s a beautiful property with great service, excellent food, and a memorable personality.
We have stayed twice so far and had great experiences both times. Great location for seeing shows at Schuster or Victoria Theatre. Highly recommend Bistecca, the staff are so kind and friendly and the food is excellent. Definitely make dinner reservations if you are staying over the weekend, as they do get quite busy. Valet staff are also great. Most recently Logan helped us, and she is very nice and efficient. I have not noticed any cleanliness issues that other reviewers mention, so it seems this has been addressed. Overall, Ardent is definitely our hotel of choice when staying in Dayton.
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Had a fantastic experience at Bistecca at The Arden Hotel. The food and atmosphere were excellent, but what really made the evening stand out was Stasi. She made one of the best Old Fashioneds I’ve had, was attentive without being overbearing, and made for genuinely enjoyable conversation throughout the night. Great service can make a good meal unforgettable, and Stasi definitely did that. I’ll absolutely be back!
My wife and I had a wonderful experience here, everyone was friendly and very helpful. We stayed from 5/1-5/3/26. The receptionist Michelle helped us get settled in quickly and was very charming (much needed after driving 6 hours). The rooms were very clean and the bed was a firm top which is perfect for me. The soft beds that sink your body won’t be found here. Water pressure from the shower felt amazing, both my wife and I agreed it felt like a massage each time we showered. Valet service was affordable and efficient, the young men who attended me were very respectful and were clear communicators. Room service was lovely and priced accordingly. People forget you’re in a hotel, food won’t be fast food cheap. I only have two minuscule complaints, the first is that the room service I believe only operates on restaurant hours because I attempted to have drinks delivered around midnight-2am. Not a big deal but was a surprise in the moment, I’m sure Michelle had told me the hours but it slipped my mind. The second complaint was the bathroom door was very heavy. I’m not sure if room 911 specifically has the problem but the door was off the tracks when we first arrived. Rather than call service, I just fixed it myself but I feel it was incredibly heavy to open. My wife would ask me for help, I can’t imagine if she was by herself how’d she maneuver that obstacle. A/C unit was like 3/10 loud, plus the hotel provides ear plugs so it shouldn’t be a complaint. I rate my experience 4.5/5. I definitely would recommend and stay here again.
I have mixed feeling about this property. Overall, it's largely what you would expect from a 100 year old historic building remnovated for use as a hotel. Our 10th floor room was, overall, nice and comfortable. I some some complaints about room size, but our room was a good size for the two of us, and the bathroom was quite nice as well, with a good size shower. The only real complaint with the room itself was the A/C, which was incredibly loud for a central style unit, it was joltingly loud when it turned on vs when it was off. We ended up turning the fan on continuous mode, but I wish there was a way to set the fan to a lower speed so it wouldn't have been so loud. I've had louder A/C, but only from hotels with in-wall style units. The service was acceptable, but nothign special. We had prepaid for valet parking, only to arrive at 11:10PM to find that value closed at 11PM. I went it to ask where we should park, thinking perhaps they might have an agreement with a garage or lot, or at least a suggestion, since that is common at many hotels. The front desk person acted also as if I was bothering them and simply instructed me to just find a spot on the street, even though there was very limited street parking. We ended up paying to park in the lot next to the hotel for the stay, and the hotel did credit us for our previously included valet charges with no issues, but I travel and stay in hotels all across the country and I'm not sure I've ever had a hotel at this price point that provided less guidance for guest parking. Finally, there's location, which again, is mixed. I know there's a bit of a renaissance in downtown Dayton, but there was, overall, very little foot traffic and there were some questionable characters around, which is probably why the entrace is locked after 8PM. However, this is somewhat par for the course for many cities in American these days, so hard to hold this against the hotel, and, to be clear, we did not feel unsafe. We were driving to various points around Dayton, so, vs staying in on of the suburbs, as we had in past visits, the central was quite nice. I'm not sure if we will stay here again, I think it might be less than ideal if you are arriving back to the hotel late regularly, but it wasn't really a bad stay overall, thus I think 4/5 stars is fair.