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| - Love Montréal. Vogue looks good.
And Vogue sounded good, but what sounds good doesn't always sound great.
I'm talking about sound dampening between rooms. The clearest way I could say it (literally): if I were sitting on the bed in my room and had someone in the room adjacent reading this review aloud......every. word. would. be. easily. heard.
Feeling like another guest is actually IN my room due to the lack of acoustic privacy here is as annoying to me as certain ways of using punctuation.
I pack earplugs for sleeping ("just in case," as every traveler should) however I never expect to have to use them nor turn up my tv volume just to avoid hearing conversations verbatim through the adjoining door. Likewise, when I'd be in the entry of my room, I had an intimate understanding of the fact that it was adjacent to the bathroom of the room next door.
I do appreciate the other aesthetics of Vogue - the boutique feel, the very attractive room, with the huge jetted tub. (The desire for a jetted ice bath was the reason why I'd booked here.) I was not disappointed by the tub nor the ample sized room/bathroom. The bed linens were acceptable however the towels seemed thin and rough. The roll of bathroom squares ("can you spare a (better) square?") is nothing I've ever commented on however I will say that I quickly upgraded myself to that box of facial tissue. (The quote is "Elaine" on "Seinfeld," in case you don't know your squares.)
The staff was personable and professional. I did interact with management about the room noise. The gentleman was hospitable, but of course, nothing could be done.
On a side note: the bellmen are very intent on opening that front door for you, and I greatly appreciate this attention when I'm encumbered. However when my arms are freely floating and I'm about ready to handle this task myself, reaching for the door, and out of stage right lurches a gentleman, "allow me"... it's awkward. Not to mention, he startles me! I know this is not an easy line to ride, many would insist that you step up and open that door for them. The hotel is "nice" however this level of formality was not required. Along the same lines...I'd spent a good thirty minutes relaxing in the lobby prior to setting out on my day's journey. However, I did not feel relaxed. I appreciate a clean glass tables as much as the next person but watching an individual compulsively clean them was a distraction and now, weeks later, interestingly memorable. I remember how it was all I could do not to start timing him. A guest sits in a chair for three minutes, leaves. Table untouched. Start the clock. Here he is with the cloth and spray. Time. Repeat. It felt frantic. It's a balance and I felt it tipping the wrong direction.
My feelings about the bellman and the lobby housekeeping may seem trivial however having stayed at other properties, I know that a more "seamless" level of presentation can be achieved and I prefer it. It is not for those reasons that I likely wouldn't stay here again, it is due to the room acoustics, especially bearing in my mind that these other guests were not even being "loud," they were just going about their regular business. I'd like to be generous with an overall three stars, it was not a terrible stay however it just was not the level of ease and comfort that I would prefer.
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