The hotel business has been booming with the Rugby World Cup, the Fashion Week and high rates. They even rented spaces for showrooms and there was one fashion show after another in the function rooms.
Some would qualify the place as a "zoo", (with people sitting in the lobby, others putting their feet on the tables while some would lie on the couches) but others would find it "interesting". At times, reaching the elevator was a challenge.
A number of the carpets have been changed in some suites and the royal suites have been renovated with fresh paintings and new furniture).
Hopefully, the hallways will smell better with the new carpet (not sure the old ones are the cause), as some spots are really unpleasant.
They also just started to change the magnetic lockers with lockers with keys with a chip.

Nobody seems to know when the property will actually close.