I attended a conference at the Toronto Sheraton in August 2007. As we pulled in to the large covered driveway (and parking area) I was thinking that the hotel wasn’t very impressive. But as I walked through the large sweeping revolving doors, I was welcomed by a huge atrium, covered on one side with a glass wall, which revealed a beautiful garden and waterfall. The check in desk was to my left as I entered, and I was quickly pointed in the right direction by a friendly bellboy. Check was quick and seamless. I asked the desk clerk about the nearest money exchange. At that point in time, Canadian dollars were trading at 91 cents to the US Dollar. However, the minimum fee at an exchange was $3.75. The desk clerk traded two hundred dollars with me, dollar for dollar. So, in effect, I paid a fee of $1.80 to change my money even. Surprisingly, the Canadian dollar has overtaken the US Dollar, so I don’t know if the hotel still offers this exchange rate.
Finding my hotel room was easy enough, but after a week, I still got turned around every time I took the elevators. I’m not exactly sure why…it’s just the layout of the hotel. Upon settling in to my hotel room, I noted that the hotel had extremely comfortable beds, and plenty of layered bedding to suit your level of comfort. There were several pillows, for those of us that like lots of pillow beneath us. The bathroom was a fair sized bathroom, but was not necessarily extravagant. In fact, I might call it a bit drab. Having said that, it was fully functional and was very clean. While staying in this room, they changed out or televisions (they did this on every floor), replacing the television in the room with a 32” flat screen.
The work area in the room was adequate, but not spacious. They charged a fee for internet in the room, but did provide free Wi-Fi access in the lobby, as well as several computers, which provided a one-hour time limit for hotel guests (per day). I logged into a computer in the lobby, using my room number and name to log in. I didn’t hit the maximum time, but I’m sure the computer automatically boots you out once you hit the time limit. There is a large television and small lounge area adjacent to the computers and a bar type area where laptop users can log on to the Wi-Fi in the same manner as the computer users log in. I ended up using the internet in the room, which charged a fee for each 24 hour block of time you log in for. I believe the fee at that time was $9.99 Canadian, but it may have been $11.00. Either way, it was a competitive rate, or I would not have used it.
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