Originally Posted by
escape4
Darn, next time I will try to tease you about laziness rather than old age then

Still in mid-40s. I like to think that's quite young.
Originally Posted by
escape4
I would book the Gold floor too if it was open. Too bad there is not much of an expectation they will open it for the summer at some point...
They are thinking about it. In fact, are studying it currently. I don't know if it would open year-round, but perhaps we'd see late June through October in addition to winter, at least as a pilot project. If enough of the summer demographic feel it's worth paying the premium, it could become permanent. I doubt very much they'd ever open it in the off-season. As you saw from restaurants in the village (not just at the Fairmont) removing buffet breakfasts during the low period, I'd be surprised if they could manage a buffet on Gold floor. They will still put guests in the Gold floor rooms during the summer, but they don't sell them as 'Fairmont Gold', and the lounge remains shut.
They're not the only Fairmont to close the Gold product during low periods. The Chateau Lake Louise closes the Gold floor every November. In addition to it being a very low revenue month, it gives them an opportunity to really do a deep cleaning on every room. They tear the beds apart. Remove some drapery for cleaning. Repaint as needed. Etc. And in the case of this past November, they fully renovated one of their signature suites in time for the Christmas season rush. Tremblant just has an unusually long down time.