Belleclaire is missing the belle
I’ve stayed at this hotel a few times now. I love the location and neighbourhood-feel. However, construction and renovations were going on, not just in the lobby, but on all other floors as well. And the pricing had not changed! Dry-wall dust and cardboard-covered the hallway carpets. Ladders left just enough room for rollerboard suitcases to get by. The guest lounge was strewn with newspapers, no hot water was available for tea and cereal bars were broken and crumbly. It was far from welcoming and felt rather down at the heels. While it was only the first week in March, the room was so hot and stuffy that I had to put the air conditioner on. It sounded like a jet plane taking off. (I remembered this from a summer stay and thought it was just an isolated room, but this one was the same.) When I couldn’t sleep because of the turbo-jet sound, I turned it off. Then an orchestra of rattling pipes and humming mini-fridge tuned up. I don’t know which was worse!
The rooms are pleasant enough but don’t stay here until the renovations are done. The Belleclaire is missing the “belle” and is quite a mess in its current state.