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| - I came here for NYE (December 31, 2014) to have a nice getaway with my boyfriend.
This hotel is absolutely gorgeous. With a very modern and chic appeal to it, this appearance of the hotel and service of the staff definitely makes you feel like a million bucks.
When we arrived, our room (1715) was not ready, but the staff did not make us wait (+1). One thing that I have found with a lot of hotels around the world is that in a situation like that, they often make you wait...and wait...and wait, and wait , and wait for your room to be ready. Shangri-la's policy is not about that. Instead, they moved us immediately to another room, 1415.
Note that rooms go through 2 rounds of cleaning to make sure that they are absolutely perfect for guests. They do an initial round of cleaning, and then an inspection to make sure everything is good.
Our room, 1415, was a one bedroom suite. The room had a great view of University Ave. As stated by other yelpers, by mindful when booking a room, and be sure to request the view of University Ave./momofoku as most other angles of the hotel have obstructed views.
The living room was very cozy. Both the living room and the bedroom had 2 floor to ceiling windows with views of University Avenue. In addition, there are automatic shutters for the room (shears and blinds) for full blackout of your room to help you sleep at night. There's a TV in the bedroom that addresses you by name on the screen when you turn it on (niceeeeeeeeeeee), with full cable (free) and "pay per view" service of movies - I believe that each movie in the selection was approximately 12.99 (don't quote me on that price). The hotel also offers free WIFI for 6 days free of charge for hotel guests.
The bathroom had a remote-controlled television in one of the rooms. With all of the crazy futuristic gadgets and do-dads, I was a little surprised that the lighting in all of the rooms were not "clap-ons". xD.
My only negative comment about the entire hotel was that the beds were really uncomfortable for sleep. I'm used to pillowtop feel, with extra soft pillows. My boyfriend said that he felt that the sheets felt very thin. We both had difficulty with the pillows, as they were super high (uncomfortable with the neck - felt like my head was against my left shoulder when lying sideways on my right side). Though, this inconvenience never really affected my outlook on the hotel, as a whole. I just advise you to bring your own pillows in case you ever find you're in a position where you find the same.
We also visited BOSK - the hotel restaurant (we had a little mishap there, also... I had called to make a reservation two days prior, but I guess the woman that I spoke to never wrote it down, but I'll talk about that in the review of the restaurant).
The hotel lobby had a big NYE party as well, with sexy red and blue lighting all over the area. I regret not staying for that party, but it's nice to see that they like to give their guests an all-in-one experience (A+).
Be mindful that if you drive, there's a sneaky entrance on Adelaide on the left. Valet for one night will run you at $48 CAD. Note that this price was not inflated due to season or time of the year.
Overall it was a very pleasant experience and I couldn't have asked for a better way to spend my NYE. I'm very grateful to have had the chance to stay here.
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