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We spent 6 nights at this hotel, apx. 13 years after our last visit.||We checked in at the Executive Lounge on the 29th floor at 3:30PM.|Check in was very kind.|As Diamond members, we were upgraded from a regular room to an Executive one and were allocated room 3002.||The room was a renovated one (which is the only room you should go for - and NOT the old ones), with a connecting door, 2 narrow beds, a large TV, a sofa, a coffee table and armchair, a desk and chair, a minibar, a safe and a view to the city.|We immediately noticed the room is not sound-proof, as we could hear all the loud traffic from the street 30 floors down.|Later in our stay we discovered it is not light-proof, either, and that the construction work in a nearby building are quite loud and disturbing.|The room also featured an extensive pillow menu.||The hotel was extremely nice in welcoming us to celebrate a special event with flowers, fruits and chocolates.||The bathroom was large and featured a bath tub, a shower with a good water pressure, a sink and a toilet with a great built-in bidet.|The toiletries dispensers were by Byredo.||The hotel offers a nice 24-hour gym and a lovely pool (27 degrees) and big jacuzzi (39 degrees), which are conveniently open until 9PM.||We had our breakfasts at Cafe@2 and they were good, but not excellent. I've written a separate review about it.||The Executive Lounge on the 29th floor was excellent (open until 10PM).|It featured all day nibble and cold and hot drinks, a continental breakfast (which we didn't try, as we went to have it at the restaurant), a lovely afternoon tea session with sandwiches, scones, cakes, cookies and fruits and a nice evening buffet with 2-3 hot items, some vegetables and a nice canapes setup.|You can also order items from the excellent a la carte menu.|The team at the lounge did a fantastic job in taking care of one of us when it came to vegetarian food.|During the evening, cocktails were also available and were all nice.||Bottom line - while not being as luxurious as other high-end hotels in the city, this is a fantastic property, as long as you book a renovated room and access to the Executive Lounge.