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| - I was expecting a high quality hotel from the Westin brand. What I found was a room that smelled of B.O., an outdated bathroom and an annoying emphasis on recycling and environmentalism. If this was a rating of 1 to 5 on a scale of just Westin hotels it would probably be a 1 no problem. But even a bad Westin is better than a Super8.
The lobby looks nice and inviting and the staff were all helpful. Parking wasn't too hard and the price wasn't shocking.
The B.O. smell hit me as soon as we walked into the room. There were placards and signs everywhere saying how much Westin was trying to save the world by turning off your lights when you leave the room and not washing your sheets. I get it...if you dont change the sheets you save on water, detergent, labor, $, $, $, $$$$$......
I'm not an idiot. I know all this 'environmental' garbage is a bunch of moneymaking ideas dreamt up by some suits. Some are laudable like requiring a keycard to turn the lights on, but get real...they're offering people $5 off their next visit if they don't have their bed remade between nights. This is a hotel....why not suggest saving me $5 if you padlock the bathroom door? About as logical. Hotels = Bed with fresh sheets every night. By the way, they obviously discontinued the minibar fridge because the power goes out when you leave the room. So why not take the fridges out of the room? Very amateurish to leave them sitting in rooms.
The hot tub/pool facilities are the kind where you have to sign in, show your key, and walk all the way through the locker rooms before you can enter the pool area that looks like it's a Mexican hotel in the 80's. Not the greatest. I don't care to look at old man ass on my way to the hot tub.
The location is good for catching a game downtown or for a night on the town. But for business or a romantic trip, there are better quality hotels around I'm sure.
Oh, and the beds were extremely comfortable.
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