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| - I was in Pittsburgh around June 1st for the 5th game of the Stanley Cup Finals and stayed at the Renaissance hotel.
We drove up on a Friday and arrived around 12 am. The hotel was jam packed because everyone was up there for the hockey game. The bar was pretty standard, not anything special. The liquor selection was not extensive, although the wine selection was. The hotel lobby I liked because of it's style. It reminded me of rome, with a stairway up to the second floor with an overlooking balcony onto the lobby. It was not very large, but it sufficed. The room's were very descent because they had high ceilings and the river view was incredible. The room service food is not all the great, and the work-out facilities are sub par. I worked out at Bailey's next door, complimentary of the hotel, and it does not even come close to the L.A. sports clubs that are attached to Ritz-Carlton's. After I worked out I ordered breakfast in the room and then got a house list of the wine's that were offered. I didn't feel like going out with the rest of my group to tour Pittsburgh, so I ordered a bottle of red Remo Farina 2000. It is truly delicious wine that tastes very fruity.
After the game, I got to spend time talking with Dan Marino and Scottie Bowman, who were both staying at the hotel. Dave Matthews and his band were also there. Top notch place, one of a kind.
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