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| - This hotel is a home run. It is simply beautiful. Very sleek and contemporary, but also warm and inviting, with lots of remnants from historic Pittsburgh buildings displayed in its public spaces and beautifully selected carpeting and furnishings throughout.
The lobby is spacious and soaring, with a rather daunting grand staircase leading up to the Habitat restaurant. The elevators require a card key to punch in a guestroom floor, which all hotels should have. The long hallways are softly lit and very pretty.
My room, a standard king, was really big by new hotel standards, and well-lighted with a huge floor-to-ceiling window. The bed was gigantic and really comfortable, with very soft sheets. The desk was high-tech, with built-in plugs. I also liked that there was a separate waste bin for recyclable items. The TV was a large Philips LCD model and offered true HD channels and an easy-to-find sleep timer.
The bathroom was a real beauty, all creams and beiges with an immaculate glass stall shower and separate tub, The vanity lighting and shaving mirror were first-rate.
The gym is state-of-the-art and very clean. The manager told me that I should update my Presidents Club profile and next time they will supply workout clothes so I don't have to pack mine.
Dinner at Habitat was just OK. The chef has a heavy hand with salt. Its breakfast buffet is quite good, though (even the coffee) and a good value at $18 all in plus tip. Everyone I dealt with at the hotel could not have been nicer.
Great job, Fairmont! I will definitely be back.
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