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Smelly room, such that they set room temperature at 17 to control smell, broken sink, very small hair dryer and old furniture.... not recommend at all.

"We’ve been coming here for many years, and it's sad to see the place falling apart. They changed the door locks without informing anyone. The rooms are in serious need of repairs, and the reception staff hasn’t been helpful."

**UPDATE** - In Response to the Owner's Response I’m extremely disappointed that your response mischaracterizes what actually happened during our stay and that your staff continues to gaslight us about our level of communication the night we discovered the stain and at checkout the morning after. To clarify the facts: as soon as we discovered that the fitted sheet appeared dirty, we immediately called the front desk and were met with no response. We also sent someone from our party down to the front desk to check whether there was anyone who could help us change the sheets. We saw someone at the front desk and 100% communicated that there was an issue we needed help with. This was absolutely not the “general inquiry” that you claim it to be. The staff member then responded saying he was a part of the security team and that there was nobody who could help change the cover until the next morning. My friend was left to sleep on what appeared to be a brown stained mattress without knowing what it was. At checkout, our concern only appeared "informative" because your staff showed complete indifference to our legitimate complaint. We were urgent when we needed help the night before, but by morning we were dealing with staff who clearly didn't care about our subpar experience. While you may have explanations for the stain, that doesn't erase the 24 hours my friend spent not knowing what it was or the distress of having to sleep on it. Your $50 offer and dismissal of our request for partial compensation shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the impact this had on our stay and the dissatisfaction from our party regarding the poor attempts to address our concerns only after the initial review was posted. It’s concerning that your response suggests this matter has been "resolved" when it clearly hasn't been addressed competently. Even if the stain was simply caused by a rusty mattress frame, every single effort from us to bring up this issue has been met with absolute indifference and frustrating attempts to distort and deny the facts when all we were hoping for was a simple apology and acknowledgement that things could have been handled better. Misrepresenting what happened doesn't solve the real issue: your lack of responsiveness when guests need help and empathy when things go wrong. ****Future guests should be aware: if issues arise during your stay, don't expect timely assistance or understanding from management when you need it most.**** **INITIAL REVIEW** Stayed here with friends last weekend and it was absolutely awful. When we pulled out the sofa bed, there was a brown stain right on one side of the mattress - completely disgusting. Called the front desk but no one was available to fix it, so we had to manage. The worst part? When we complained at checkout, the staff couldn’t have cared less. No apology, no offer to make it right, just complete indifference. For what we paid, this is unacceptable. Basic cleanliness shouldn’t be too much to ask for. Save your money and stay literally anywhere else in Vancouver - this place is gross and the service is terrible. Avoid at all costs.

Had booked a double room for 7 nights mid-September 2017. Hotel is 15 minutes walk from nearest subway ( Joyce Collingwood ), part uphill. A small hotel with ground and first floor ; probably 20 odd rooms in total. Complimentary parking in the basement. External look of the hotel is unappealing being on the main road(Kingsway); reception is small but presentable. Were checked into a large room which was dull. Room had 2 Queen beds as the only room available at the time. Dark brown furniture, walls, carpet and curtains. A free standing air conditioner, no wardrobe. Room smelt musty and had large window at the busy main road level hence lacked privacy. No kettle, but a coffee percolator, which was inadequate for boiling water for tea. Bathroom though small had been renovated recently; had a clean and fresh feel. Staff applied air freshener on request. Next morning we asked to be moved. A similar room overlooking the side road was available with a slightly better colour scheme and new fitted wardrobe area. Reception agreed to move us and offered to see if a kettle was available. When it wasn't, and after mentioning it again, they kindly provided one on the 3rd day. We felt more settled after that. Wifi in 2nd room was good and cleaning reasonable. Points to bear in mind. This is a basic hotel. Rooms are large, colour scheme varies from room to room but furniture is the same and outdated. Bathrooms all appear to have been renovated. Very comfortable beds with nice white linen. The hotel is quiet, reception and cleaning staff are very polite and helpful. Nearby are a Safeway supermarket, mainly Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants, pizza take aways and a laundrette. Overall we found the area to be safe with good transport links. However since hotel is not in downtown Vancouver, we consider the hotel overpriced, given rooms need updating.

*Hotel very well located (despite the homeless and drug addicts on the corner) and accessible by public transport. *The bedding is very good. *The staff is friendly. Thanks to the young women at the restaurant for warming up my milk ;) *Room of 16m² a little small for my taste for the asking price but acceptable. *The bathroom is large with a large walk-in shower, but unfortunately at night, the light from outside spoils the darkness brought by the beautiful black curtains in the room (you should think about obscuring the windows of the room). bathroom door 416...) *The hallway light under the door is also disturbing (maybe we should turn off the hallway lights at night or adjust the door?) *Breakfast is acceptable but not exceptional *Missing a small fridge. Luckily there was an ice maker on the floor to cool our drinks. *The air conditioning is noisy.

2 elevators were always broken and out of service. Only 2 were working but had to wait an average of 5-10minutes everytime we needed to use the elevator. Wifi is never fast average speed was 3 Mbps. If you wanted to do a video call, impossible. Youtube and Netflix was painful to watch because of the lack of internet speed. Since the hotel is close to the hospital ambulance sirens on for 24x7.

Was impressed by the service provided by the team around the hotel they made the stay shine. Hard product was lacking and disappointing at this price point stayed in newer Hyatt places/hotels with better hard products. Ottoman had tear in it. Shower head was not great with water pressure. TVs were old and disappointing. Google cast didn’t work on one of the TVs. Dividing doors in suite didn’t lock in place. Also had in room dinning and the chicken tenders for $25 were almost inedible. Basically frozen super market quality with no flavor not what I would expect from a 5 star hotel. It is clear management hasn’t tried the food, if so they wouldn’t serve it as it doesn’t meet Fairmont standards. Summary: Service was 5 star, hard product experience closer to 3 star.

Review rating: 3.0

The room was old and needed a Reno badly. A funky smell and covered up with a funky smell. Hot tub wasn’t working. Not happy about that. The restaurant was great. We had breakfast and dinner and it was very good. Staff was excellent. Waiters were great.

Review rating: 3.0

Smelly room, such that they set room temperature at 17 to control smell, broken sink, very small hair dryer and old furniture.... not recommend at all.

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"We’ve been coming here for many years, and it's sad to see the place falling apart. They changed the door locks without informing anyone. The rooms are in serious need of repairs, and the reception staff hasn’t been helpful."

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**UPDATE** - In Response to the Owner's Response I’m extremely disappointed that your response mischaracterizes what actually happened during our stay and that your staff continues to gaslight us about our level of communication the night we discovered the stain and at checkout the morning after. To clarify the facts: as soon as we discovered that the fitted sheet appeared dirty, we immediately called the front desk and were met with no response. We also sent someone from our party down to the front desk to check whether there was anyone who could help us change the sheets. We saw someone at the front desk and 100% communicated that there was an issue we needed help with. This was absolutely not the “general inquiry” that you claim it to be. The staff member then responded saying he was a part of the security team and that there was nobody who could help change the cover until the next morning. My friend was left to sleep on what appeared to be a brown stained mattress without knowing what it was. At checkout, our concern only appeared "informative" because your staff showed complete indifference to our legitimate complaint. We were urgent when we needed help the night before, but by morning we were dealing with staff who clearly didn't care about our subpar experience. While you may have explanations for the stain, that doesn't erase the 24 hours my friend spent not knowing what it was or the distress of having to sleep on it. Your $50 offer and dismissal of our request for partial compensation shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the impact this had on our stay and the dissatisfaction from our party regarding the poor attempts to address our concerns only after the initial review was posted. It’s concerning that your response suggests this matter has been "resolved" when it clearly hasn't been addressed competently. Even if the stain was simply caused by a rusty mattress frame, every single effort from us to bring up this issue has been met with absolute indifference and frustrating attempts to distort and deny the facts when all we were hoping for was a simple apology and acknowledgement that things could have been handled better. Misrepresenting what happened doesn't solve the real issue: your lack of responsiveness when guests need help and empathy when things go wrong. ****Future guests should be aware: if issues arise during your stay, don't expect timely assistance or understanding from management when you need it most.**** **INITIAL REVIEW** Stayed here with friends last weekend and it was absolutely awful. When we pulled out the sofa bed, there was a brown stain right on one side of the mattress - completely disgusting. Called the front desk but no one was available to fix it, so we had to manage. The worst part? When we complained at checkout, the staff couldn’t have cared less. No apology, no offer to make it right, just complete indifference. For what we paid, this is unacceptable. Basic cleanliness shouldn’t be too much to ask for. Save your money and stay literally anywhere else in Vancouver - this place is gross and the service is terrible. Avoid at all costs.

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