Tuesday, September 2, 2008

The last week of August, I was sent by my company to Hamilton, Ontario. As described in a couple of previous posts, the getting there was an adventure itself. Fortunately, I survived. I stayed at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Hamilton and here is a picture of my room.

I don’t recall ever being on a Sheraton (previous business trips I have stayed at a Hilton) but, if they are supposed to be a competition, this is extremely subpar. The carpet and the hallway didn’t feel that clean, the elevator broke down on once, the underground parking lot had a funny garbage smell, the concierge was not really helpful and, since I am in a business trip, there was no ironing board in either rooms (we had to call for one). Oh, well, if by any odd chance I end up in Hamilton again, I think I will be staying at the Staybridge Suites (operated by the Holiday Inn) which is in the next block and are about the same rate. Now, as for a view of the area…

I wished I took pictures on other days but here are pictures of the view of my room on one of the two days that was rainy.

For this particular post, there will be no food related entry (they will be at Jessica’s blog – under the label Hamilton). Instead, this is about the City of Hamilton itself, what I saw, what I did not see and my opinion of the city itself – or at least the area where I stayed.

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