Firstly this hotel has a perfect location, very well appointed and maintained to a very high standard. The staff, to a person, are all attentive, accommodating, knowledgeable and a true reflection of what a five star hotel needs to have to impress. The room was spacious, the bed comfortable, the A/C is superb and the bathroom is delightful. The dining areas, both inside and out, are a thoroughly pleasant place to sit and enjoy the food and drink on offer. There are, however, a couple of issues do detract from the experience and make the cost hard for me to justify. The whole entrance to the hotel reception and lobby is marble and glass, as are the short walkways to the rooms, which generates a huge echo chamber which amplifies bedroom doors closing, people laughing and general chit chat. Obviously this cannot be avoided but it is frustrating to have to listen to. However the noise from outside is, at times, overbearing as the hotel is situated on Merchant Street (one of the main thoroughfares through the city) and can last until well after midnight. On top of that the continual scraping of tables, chairs or sun loungers both outside on the street and above our ceiling on the roof top terrace is not acceptable in a hotel of this standard. A simple solution is to have two people carrying as opposed to one person dragging. Other little ******* include the pool which is well photographed on the website but is very, very small (plunge pool only), the windows in our room were at knee height with no balcony and the room remained on the dark side during the day. I understand what has tired to be achieved with this hotel and in many, many ways the mission has been accomplished but the issues described above do detract from overall experience. I won’t divulge the cost of the weeks stay as I am not looking for a refund of any kind however I would struggle to justify a return visit. To sum up, the staff and food are this establishments biggest assets (The Under Grain restaurant is a true masterclass in fine dining, the Street Grain restaurant is fantastic as well). The physical structure of the hotel cannot altered and some of my ‘issues’ may never be addressed but others can, and should be. My wife wanted to give a 4 star review which demonstrates that some of what is commented on is down to personnel preference.
Sangat Baik
103 Ulasan