Friday, August 3, 2012

Definitely a good location. This hotel is very centrally located and has access to the Financial hub




Calgary is quiet town relative to Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto in that order. However with all the money that this town is awash in there seems to be a startling lack of high end hotels in Calgary. discounted airline fares So far I ve stayed at two Starwood properties here   Sheraton Cavalier and the Westin Calgary
Once again, my loyalty has been driven by a triple points promotion that Starwood has going on till Dec 18th, 2011 . With the rates that the hotels charge, this basically translates to about 8000 points a week which is almost a free night in a Category 5 hotel. This is definitely not a bad deal right now.
The check in process was painless and they recognized my Plat status immediately and upgraded me to the Business Tower this hotel doesn t have an Executive lounge which is a peeve of mines for a hotel that charges a higher end rate. The Westins are also running a Green Choice promotion.
This translates into an extra 1500 points for a 4 night stay, which is a handy bonus, since I never actually discounted airline fares want the housekeepers to come into my room unless they re dropping off fresh towels. The one thing I always notice at Westins, would be the signature green tea scent that have in the ventilation system. This would definitely be one of those exceptions this is a business oriented hotel from the outset everything is clinical and precise but not over friendly.
I ve stayed at this hotel for the past 4 weeks and I ve been in both a regular room and corner Jr. Suite and neither has completely impressed me at all. The regular discounted airline fares room (room 1619) is your typical hotel room, but not really a standard Westin room. ( Note the improperly made bed this is another peeve of mine I expect when checking into a room, that the bed has been properly made by the chamber discounted airline fares staff )
The bathroom is was stocked with traditional Westin White Tea amenities but having a TV in the bathroom mirror was a definite Japanese typ surprise. Double toiletries in the bathroom; shampoo, discounted airline fares conditioner, body lotion, shower gel, mouthwash, shoe shine cloth, discounted airline fares and shower cap.
Another source for improvement would be the lack of control of the shower the water in 5 rooms has not been hot enough. Additionally, I have not been able to reduce the temperature in any room appreciably I like sleeping at 17C, yet for some reason, I have not gotten a room to drop below 21 or 22 C (71 F). I ve read that the reason given was they turn off the AC after summer which is complete rubbish. You want to save energy by claiming  green benefits? well when I want to sleep, I couldn t give two shits about green benefits , when my work suffers from a lack of proper discounted airline fares sleep.
Poor fitness facilities compared to better Westins. In fact, they re renovating the gym facilities over a couple weeks and still the new gym will be poor in comparison to other Westins see the Westin Chicago North  for a great Westin gym.
Definitely a good location. This hotel is very centrally located and has access to the Financial hub as well as the energy buildings around. The central core in Calgary discounted airline fares is small, so you can get anywhere from here.
This is a business hotel. During the week, you will rarely see any families at this hotel. In fact, over 5+ weeks, I have not seen a single child at this hotel. I ve seen high class Russian prostitutes but no children.
Hotels in Calgary are expensive. You can find lower tier hotels at a more reasonable price but the location and the amenities are good value comparative to other business hotels in downtown Calgary. However, I would not personally spend my money to stay here
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