We have always had great stays at this property. The same could not be said for this most recent stay due to ongoing renovations.
From the dust and masking tape still on the walls to the chemical smell it was obvious we had been put into a room that was right in the midst of being worked on.
After less than 30 minutes of being in the room the formaldehyde gasses had given us both itchy eyes, a raw throat and nausea. A quick call to the front desk and we packed up and moved to a non-renovated room which was not the executive room and accompanied amenities we had booked.
Unfortunately the itchy eyes and raw throat from the chemicals in the previous room lasted throughout the night were still an issue health wise when we awoke.
Does this property need to capitalize on renting every available room at any cost?
We do have to wonder at the decision to put valued regular gold members in a room that was in the midst of construction and had not been properly cleaned or aired out.
Our impression of this property has certainly been tarnished.
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