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| - Wowza. I could get used to living like this. (But really, can someone arrange so that I live like this?)
There initially was a mix up with my reservation on the end of the hotel, and for about 12 hours I thought I wasn't going to have a place to stay in Calgary. Luckily my travel agent worked her magic, and they did end up "finding" me a room, when they previously said they were totally full. Cold cold floors in the bathroom were my only other complaint. I considered laying my towels down on the floor to protect the tootsies, but decided that was silly and wasteful. I also didn't like that they had nespresso in the rooms that you had to pay $2.50 for each coffee.
They serve a great breakfast on the 2nd floor. No eggs or bacon, but oatmeal, some fruit, pastries, cereal and yogurt. It was enough to get me going. (Side note, I'm glad I put on 'real' clothing to go down to breakfast, I was dining with a room full of suits! I had the Globe delivered to my room, so brought it down with me, and would read the paper while someone brought me a soy latte. REALLY. CAN I LIVE LIKE THIS?
They have a gym, which is always wanted when traveling for business. It's not big, but not that many people seem to use it, so it wasn't a problem. It's full of light, and has TV's attached to the cardio machines! (My favourite part of traveling for work is that I get to watch crappy reality TV while sweating.) Free internet is also available for those glued to their laptops.
Also, there word on the co-worker street was that a rapper was staying there when we were. It was unclear which rapper it was, but they seemed to have an entourage, and that is impressive enough.
Beautiful hotel, excellent service. Good enough for rappers. As long as they don't jack their prices, I'll be back. (Work doesn't let me book the most expensive hotel.)
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