ULIV Hotels are unusual - they have minimal front desk service and no other amenities. (I have stayed at two so far.) For check in you provide info via a website and you receive a room code. The only front desk assistance at check-in is likely to be verifying your ID. If you want a full-service, or even any-service, hotel, this is not it. Even housekeeping is an upcharge.
That said: a very clean, spacious room, with a comfortable bed and a well-equipped kitchen. Our rooms were big and bright. The staff are friendly and they did provide additional coffee pods and hold our luggage after check-out. Also: they left bottles of wine for us!
A few notes:
- The shower in one room leaked all over the bathroom floor which was annoying. (I did not complain.)
- The coffeemaker is stupid Nespresso pods that make half a cup.
- There is some street noise and very bright lights across the street. (The room had good dark shades.) It is NOT a busy street.
- The only AC is a floor unit that did minimal cooling. The room got quite warm in the afternoon with the sun on the windows.
- There is a 7-11 at the end of the block, and a coffee place next door. And lots of other options within a few blocks.
Would definitely start here again.