Frédéric H.
Yelp
I was there last week, and I didn't have a good experience. As there are so many other hotels in downtown Toronto, it was the first, and the last time for me.
Let me start with the fact that I'm travelling a lot, so I can compare with other hotels I went to. One of the things you expect from a hotel is to have at least an alarm clock in the room. For some reason, I didn't have one. There is always the wake-up call, but I prefer the alarm as I can manage it myself, or snooze it.
I know, it's not a first world problem, so let me continue with other unpleasant things. They had these nice glass shower with tile, but those were dirty. You know, when the sealant between the tiles are somewhere black. When you can clearly see the difference between those outside of the shower, and those in the shower. It was a bit disgusting.
One thing that is good about this hotel, is that the rooms are like apartment. They have a complete kitchen, and washer/dryer. The only problem is that they don't seem to wash them quite often. I wanted to take a glass of water, but the glasses were covered by dust. Do I really need to wash my dishes before being able to use them?
One of the things you don't expect with hotels is a fast internet connection, trust me. Usually they are fast enough to do basic stuffs like browsing, and emails, or if you are lucky, watching low resolution video. I tried the internet at different time of the day, and it was always so slow, that most of the time I was not able to load a web page with text, and some images. Hopefully, I had my Internet USB key with me!
Last but not least about the room, I had two lights that were not working. It may be the last guest that didn't mention them, so I did, but I know that usually the cleaners take the times to verify those once in a while. Talking about not working stuff, my room came with a fountain. When I saw it I think it would be nice to try it, and relax to the sound of the water. The fountain was not working at all. I'm with you, these are not big deals, and they would be no big deal in a hotel with a better experience.
When I wanted to checkout, the receptionist was talking with a friend about something personal. She saw me, and there is even another employee that let her know that people were waiting for her twice. She just waited to finish her conversation before serving us. The other girl, when I check-in, did something similar when she took the phone, and make me wait nearly 10 minutes after she started to serve me.
The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Toronto would have been a great choice for a long stay, but with everything I list here that were just wrong, they won't see me there again. I think they are not investing for maintenance, and proper cleaning service.