flyme2, thanks for the tip. I've run into that before with the Long Beach trips. (I also often would get "unavailable" when I'd ask for a week at the Westin Long Beach, and would pare it down to discover only one day was sold out, same with the Renaissance Long Beach). Still, what surprised me was that I used the _exact_ dates on the site, and then by phone (I didn't just pick a "typical" week).
Actually this is bugging me so much I just went and checked again (I thought maybe it was only bringing up a suite or something). Here's the complete result returned, dates are 12/8/00-19/8/00:
1 King
Smart Non-Smoking, Club Floor Room, 1 King, Continental Brkfst, Fax Machine '96 Renovated/In-Room Fax-Copier-Printer/Large Desk/37th Flo Or Private Lounge/Continental Bkfst+tea Time+happy Hour Incl
329.00 Canadian Dollar
The rate they quoted on the phone was $159 for the Saturday and Saturday, $169 for Sunday-Friday (regular room, $219+$229 for the Club). The site price looks like the C$ equivalent of U$ phone prices, except the phone prices were C$.
I am in fact Starwood Gold. I didn't think I'd get upgraded all the way to Club for that, rather I figured just a nicer room (again to use Long Beach references, ocean view instead of city view, there's no club in Westin LB). Sounds like I shouldn't invest the $60/night for Club now but take my chances on checkin?
HotelGuy, now that you describe its location (lobby on ~10?), I think I was there once for a Sunday-morning visit and brunch with a friend back in 97! It was definitely French Indochinese and quite nice.
Shareholder if in fact I've now got the right place in mind, you're right about the claustrophobic effect, and you're really right about the sophistication only the French can do! (In 93 when I was much younger, we stayed in San Francisco at the ANA, formerly Le Meridien, and that was another rather sophisticated place!).
And I guess since no one's telling me I'm crazy to stay at the Sheraton and walk to the Wyndham every day, I guess the 12 blocks or so that it appears, is about right.
Thanks again!
andrew
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