Business Type: Hotel - Boutique
Address: 683 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: (404) 874-9200
Website: www.hotelindigo.com
Current Nightly Base Rates: $99 Queen or Standard, $109 King, $119 Two Doubles, $259 Petite Suite w/ Queen Bed
The Details: The Hotel Indigo's guest rooms are reminiscent of a seaside beach house in a Pottery Barn catalog. With every room’s weathered furniture, blue-themed linens and walls, lime accents, hardwood floors, and full-wall print, it's more like a quirky bedroom than a hotel room. Though each of the hotel's standard queen rooms is a comfortable 300 square feet, however, the bathroom is the size of a Cheez-It. Fortunately, the bathrooms redeem themselves with Aveda Rosemary Mint bath products, upgraded showerheads, chrome fixtures, and a porcelain bowl sink. All four sides of the hotel face other buildings, though, so don't expect a fantastic room view.
Amenities include a 24-hour fitness studio, a 24-hour front desk, a pet-friendly third floor with no size or type restrictions and no extra charge, and complimentary wired and wireless Internet (though I'd hardly call it high-speed). Each room has an HDTV, hair dryer, coffee maker, and alarm clock. Mini fridges are available on request. Standard personal care items—toothbrushes, toothpaste, shaving cream, razors, and combs—are available for free if you happen to forget them. Hotel parking is not free, but if $18 seems steep, consider how much you could spend leaving nearby lots to run errands or grab a meal.
The lobby continues the "beach chic" theme with its tall, curtained archways, oversized plush beach chairs, and myriad nooks and crannies for reading. I discovered that the hotel’s cafe, the Golden Bean, is not open for lunch. (Hours are Monday-Friday 6:30am-9:30am and 6pm-10pm, Saturday-Sunday 8am-11am and 6pm-10pm.) Drinks are available at the bar until 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. The next time you'd like to impress your boss, you can book meeting accommodations in the hotel for up to a dozen people.
The Hotel Indigo is transverse to the Fox Theatre and has lots of restaurants, shops, and entertainment options within walking distance. If you forgot to pack something the hotel can’t provide, a CVS that’s open until midnight is conveniently located three or four blocks north. Within ten blocks you’ll find a variety of dining options, including Baraonda, the Melting Pot, Eno by Zaza, Mu Lan, EVOS, Silk, and the Hudson Grille. If you need a bite after hours, try the Midtown Diner—it's open 24 hours. If you don't want to leave your cozy room, Jimmy Johns and Fresh2Order offer non-pizza delivery options, though Fresh2Go delivers only from 5pm to 9pm most days. If you'd like a snack, reasonably priced vending machines are on the 6th floor.
Considering that the building was erected in 1923, the Hotel Indigo has made the best of its space without changing the antique charm of the building itself. Between the prompt service, friendly employees, convenient location, pet-friendly policies, and personal style, Intercontinental's first boutique hotel chain is a hit, providing the best of what a boutique hotel can offer.
