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Old Nov 23, 2021 | 2:02 pm
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Just had another stay at this property last week. As alluded to above, the staff here is really outstanding, super helpful and very friendly.

No upgrade, but I didn't ask for anything except being switched from two doubles to a king bed room, taken care of via mobile chat.

Lounge was closed, but elite members have free buffet breakfast in the restaurant, and $10 per stay per person to use for F+B outside of breakfast (can be used in the tuck shop to buy snacks and sundries)

Parking was definitely an issue, but the FD agent told us about the "secret" (it was somewhat hidden by a bus) EV charging stations, which worked out perfectly to keep our Model Y charged for the next morning.

Rooms are somewhat updated with vinyl plank flooring which is easy to sanitize and keep clean, but are somewhat dark due to the coloring.

One downside was the breakfast buffet. While not overly limited, there were some quality issues, along with a lack of supervision of customers taking back dirty plates to re-serve themselves. The eggs were, shall we say, reminiscent of a certain Dr. Seuss story about green eggs and ham - literally - and the meat chafing dish was not kept at the correct temperature for safety.
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