Hotels near Tam Bao Buddist Temple, Tulsa

We stayed here for 3 nights as part of a conference being held on their at their on site conference center. The hotel grounds and common areas were in great condition. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The conference facilities were also top notch. It’s in a good area with lots of shopping and dining in the area if you have a car (most is a little far to walk). From the public facing elements, there’s not much to complain about. Until you get to your room. We had a suite for the conference and were extremely disappointed by the rooms. They are terribly in need of a refresh. The carpet was so loose that it had waves that you tripped over. It also had huge stains on it. The beds were fine but the chairs and couch in the suite were so old and dirty looking that nobody wanted to sit in them. Even the tables in the room were beaten to hell. It was a good sized pair of rooms that would have been nice if it had furniture purchased in the last decade. In the bathroom, the shower had a removable head attached to a bar you could move up and down. At its highest setting, my 5’2” wife couldn’t fit underneath it. I’m taller and had to use it exclusively in handheld mode. It was a dumb setup. The final issue that made me mad was they charged $12 for parking. They have a huge parking lot and are away from other businesses. There was no need to charge for the parking. If you want to charge for day conference attendees, fine but make it free for your guests. I would recommend looking elsewhere until they complete some upgrades.

Love this Aloft for the location to the highway, great staff and even with the renovations they staff had the place looking great. That you allow pets and placed us on the first floor makes it easy to get our dog outside with riding elevators

Hotel service is good, you can call the hotel shuttle to the Tulsa airport to pick up people, breakfast is delicious, the surrounding environment is also good, but the shower cap toothbrush toothpaste slippers should be brought.

Perfect

Nina at the front desk helped me and she was awesome! I needed some help with printing several documents that I had misplaced and needed for a meeting. When I went to the front desk to ask for help, Nina was there with a smile and asked how she could assist. She quickly stopped what she had been working on and insisted on helping me right away. Nina printed the documents that I needed and delivered quickly. This was the only time that I have been in a pinch like this and needed help immediately and I was so happy that Nina was there to help me. She is great!

I was locked out of my room on the third afternoon. During my conference. Room #850 The Hotel said the booking was for 2 nights and asked me to leave or pay another $150.00. Because I already paid for the room I said no Then they had security remove me from the room and I left the Hotel.

First, The location is fantastic. The room was large and the bed comfortable. The staff were all very nice and welcoming from the valet to front desk to wait staff and the maid. I really appreciated the added security of having m the elevator not stopping on floors 2-5 (the rooms) without using your room key. The bathroom was very nice. It had a wall mounted shower head and a hand held shower. There was a shelf for your things and a full glass door that other IHG hotels didn’t have. Also, plenty of towel bars and hooks. Yeah! The first floor restaurant is ok, not all that but decent. The roof top bar is beautiful with good views of the city. Lovely at sunset. My only real negative is the noise. The train noise is all night long. I didn’t believe trains are that long but I guess they are. If you are a light sleeper ask for a room on the other side of the hotel. Also people were letting their room doors slam very early and late.

I was in Tulsa for a week of work, which means I am away during the day, and work some hours from the room in the evening. In the past year over several visits I stayed in pretty much all Marriot hotels in downtown, so my review is written in comparison. I will start with the good things The building, a remodeled city hall from the 70's is unique and interesting. Everyone at the front desk staff were great: efficient, helpful and friendly. The room was spacious, modern, clean and everything in the room worked well (shower, A/C, wifi, TV was fine though a bit aging), nice view form the 10th floor. Personally I like the fact they always have drip coffee available at the lobby. The hotel is apparently pet friendly - so quite a few people with pets. Why it is not ideal for business travel, since the hotel was not great in the things that are most important for me when I travel for work: LOCATION: This is at the edge of downtown, probably the worst spot so almost nothing within quick walk, compared to other places - coffee shop/food places/any nice walking destination. Downtown Tulsa has some nice areas, this is not one of them. For people working remotely, there aren't any quick places to jump out to pickup coffee or get lunch or a convenience store (there is a hotel convenience store with some ok stuff). to get to the active and nice part of downtown you have to walk longer. Single perk of location is that it is next door to the Tulsa central library which is beautiful, modern, open 9-9 and is a great place to relax with a cup of coffee or even work from there (they have desks, WIFI, and even a waterfall giving a very relacing ambiance!) PARKING No free street parking (only time I was not able to park in the street in all my visits), so you have to pay for parking. The area is too sketchy to leave your car outside anyway. Access to the hotel is through a locked gate, that while protecting your car, make it more difficult to visit. BREAKFAST Breakfast is not included. As platinum status with Marriot I was eligible for ”breakfast voucher” but that was only $10, not enough for more than just a small breakfast sandwich. The selection was limited, but the food was fine. GYM gym was quite limited Other things room was a bit aging with chipped surface on the bed headboards. No Netflix with the non-smart-TV.

It was a good stay. It’s a good choice for a night out or a weekend of going out downtown. Service was good as always. Very clean rooms and lobby. They gave us cookies at the front desk. They were excellent as well. Overall great experience. Would recommend!