Brut Hotel — Attraction in Tulsa

Top 10 Reasons I will never stay in and/or recommend the Brut Hotel:||||10. The descriptions of the rooms on the website did not adequately describe the interiors – in this day and age of remote officing, if a room does not have a desk to work at that should be clearly stated in the description. And if you are not a hotel for the work traveler, then let your customer know that before a reservation is made. There was no desk to work out which necessitated a room change to an even smaller room with a desk (shelf sticking out from the wall). Hardly conducive to sitting, let alone working.||9. They ignored emails to info@bruthotel.com to reserve a shuttle from the airport, I had to call to make arrangements. ||8. There is no check-in, assistance with luggage, etc. Reception consists of 2 kiosks and tiny seating area. Unmarked, unclear what purpose any of it served.||7. I checked in just before 9pm and told the woman at reception that I was starving and asked whether the restaurant was still open. Was told “I think so but it may be closing soon.” I pressed her to find out whether I had time to stop in my room or should I go straight up. She suggested I go straight up (no effort was made to call the restaurant on my behalf).||6. When I arrived at the restaurant just at 9pm, I asked if the kitchen was still open and was told “I think it’s closed.” “Could you please check?,” I asked the young woman, “I’ve been traveling all day and am starving.” “Sure,” she said, walked away and came back to advise that “yes, the kitchen is closed.” Really? You have travelers arriving at exactly 9pm and you can’t figure out how to get them some food? Something that doesn’t need preparation – an appetizer, something? Anything? (Oh, and the website says the restaurant is open until 10pm but, sure, whatever.) And there is nowhere close by to walk to and the slim offerings in the lobby café don’t do the trick.||5. The room décor is not simply in the brutalist style it is completely and utterly devoid of any travel amenities. No dressers, no drawers. One tiny closet. After checking in, I went back downstairs to confirm I wasn’t missing something. “No,” she explained, “there are no drawers.” “Where am I supposed to put my clothes?”, I asked. “The closet,” she responded. “But there are only 2 hangers in there.” She kindly offered to send up some more. ||4. When her colleague brought up an armful of hangers, he told me that the ice machine was in the basement. That’s great but where do I get water? No bottles? Tap from the bathroom (using what, the coffee mug, there were no glasses)? ||3. The bed was perilously perched on a 6” platform = you have to step down 6” off of the platform to get to the floor. God forbid a guest forget that in the middle of the night and fall onto the uncarpeted cement floor. Are you kidding me?||2. When I asked to rent a bike as proudly advertised on the website, I was told that no such offering existed. ||1. The Brut Hotel is not a fascinating experiment in an architectural style reenvisioned for the upscale traveler. This was a bare-bones budget hotel, with skimpy offerings, no amenities, inexperienced staff, no furnishings to speak of and décor more suited and suitable for a prison than a hotel. ||||Oh, and ps, there’s rusty water from the shower (room...

Fabulous!!!! 10/10 would recommend! I pondered on whether to stay at the Brut or Tulsa Club hotel an entire week before finally biting the bullet and deciding on staying at The Brut my first night and Tulsa Club Hotel the next two nights. Big mistake. Once I stayed at The Brut, there was no comparison, I ended my stay at Tulsa Club early and came back.

With that being said, I have stayed in many hotels across the world and love the vibes that The Brut gives. I experienced both the Daydreamer room with the platform king bed and a Buena Vista corner room (favorite). Brunch and dinner at Soma were fantastic, I wanted to try everything on the menu. They had a live DJ one night, and a live band the next. I was able to catch the pool around 10pm when no one was there and it was tranquil while a local artist finished up painting a mural. I would definitely return to Tulsa just to stay at this hotel again. I didn’t notice the dweller coffee shop until I was about to leave but it looks to be an excellent area to get work done. Also I favored Buena Vista because of how spacious the room was, two big corner windows with adequate sunlight, double mirrors in the bathroom, a desk and a separate seating area. If I had gotten this room the first night, I probably would have stayed the entire time. 10/10 highly recommend this hotel. I was given keys to a crybaby room at first and I was less than impressed. I switched rooms immediately so the experience you have at the hotel could be determined by the rooms booked. Also the walls of the daydreamer seemed paper thin. I could hear my neighbors but didn’t have that issue in the Beana Vista.

Food: the Barge for brunch was unbelievable good. I enjoyed the Ahi Tacos although they have a very strong kick, the salmon was great, the bread pudding was a little too heavy for me (gotta preserve my waistline lol) and the donut holes were delicious.

View: you can see the Arkansas river...

There is quirky, avant-garde, unique, etc. Then there is downright terrible, which describes this place. ||I can accept the concrete floors in the rooms, I don’t like them, but they let you know that in advance.||In 2024 how can there be a new hotel with No USB ports, in fact almost no AC outlets. There is one hidden under what passes for a night stand you can access on your hands and knees.||My room had two queen beds on an 8 inch tall platform. There is a strip of bright light under the lip that creates the illusion that it is around 4 inches tall. You will lose track of how many times you trip on it. I only actually hit the floor once. I also hope you can sleep with that bright light on as turning it off runs the risk of an emergency room visit should you try to go to the Bathroom in the dark.||My room had no chair! There were two short backless stools. Naturally nothing even remotely like a desk. ||You could read lying in bed except there is one light on only one side of the bed, so good luck.||There is a coffee pot in the room. In theory you could make a cup however my supplies were limited to tea.||One inexplicable quirk you should be aware of is the restaurant opens at 8 AM. Apparently management believes no guests actually have jobs.||I didn’t go all the way down to one star because the towels and toiletries were ok. ||The only way to describe the staff I interacted with would be clueless. Not nasty, just all possessed a constant deer in the headlights look.||Whoever designed and operates this place has obviously never travel for business or stayed at even a lowly Hampton or Courtyard.||I suspect the next owner will fix many of the issues (though getting rid of the life threatening bed platforms...