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| - Considering I bid on my hotel on Priceline and got it for $93/night I wasn't expecting the Mandarin Oriental, but I did expect clean. As a previous reviewer mentioned, housekeeping was quite lax and it bordered on nasty, especially when I peeled back the covers and noticed BLOOD on the blankets (not mine!). I notified housekeeping and this was rectified, but the bathtub was dirty, they didn't vacuum regularly and half the time the bed was covered but not made (meaning corners were folded under, etc).
The reason I didn't give this 1 star was due to the location: pretty good and convenient for a tourist. The hotel is on Bloor St West, between Huron St and St George St, cut through side drive way and cross the street for a TTC subway station (ST George). The ROM is a block away, the BATA shoe museum is across the street, and there is fantastic luxury shopping if you head east (LV, Burberry, Gucci, Hermes, etc). I also enjoyed the underground parking, but the price was a little steep ($22/nt). Ah, the price you pay for convenience.
Not sure I would stay here, unless housekeeping improves. I've stayed in other HIs, and even the Express locations seemed cleaner and better maintained. This wasn't the worst hotel I stayed in, but my list of bad hotels is pretty short...
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