Has anyone had a good experience with emailing room requests to the hotel directly? My mom has Meriere's Disease and does better on lower levels and I am a smoker and would love to have outside space. I also upgraded to club level.
Email them or call the hotel directly. You can't smoke on the outdoor patios or balconies or you will get charged for smoking in your room. You can only smoke in the dedicated areas. The smoke from the patios and balconies wafts directly into your room or onto your neighbour's patio or balcony.
This definitely isn't true for 1st floor Bayview stuff. Basically the whole bay area is fair game for smoking and everyone used the chairs outside for smoking.
Portofino Bay Hotel is smoke free. You are only allowed to smoke in the designated areas. You can walk to the designated areas from your outdoor patio, but you are not supposed to smoke on your patio. There is a designated smoking area at the front of the bay that is away from the rooms and restaurants. You can refer to this map... https://www.practicallyperfectvacat...ads/2021/03/Loews-Portofino-Bay-Hotel-Map.pdf
From their website: All of our hotels are 100% smoke free. Our non-smoking policy applies to all areas of the hotels with the exception of designated outdoor smoking areas. The cleaning fee for smoking in guest rooms is $250.
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Notice the No Smoking sign.
Have you been there recently? I just left. Flying fish sells cigars and let's you smoke them on the outside tables. Nearly every person smokes on their 1st floor patio. Many people stop in the bay to smoke while they sit by the railings.
I'm not quoting you policy and website info. This is what actually happens on the ground. Not once was anyone told to stop or leave while I was there. So regardless of what you think should happen based on what you've researched, that's not the case in reality.
Regarding the Thirsty Fish, I was just there - Cigar and cigarette smoking by patrons at the bar on the outside tables was allowed.Have you been there recently? I just left. Flying fish sells cigars and let's you smoke them on the outside tables. Nearly every person smokes on their 1st floor patio. Many people stop in the bay to smoke while they sit by the railings.
I'm not quoting you policy and website info. This is what actually happens on the ground. Not once was anyone told to stop or leave while I was there. So regardless of what you think should happen based on what you've researched, that's not the case in reality.
Have you been there recently? I just left. Flying fish sells cigars and let's you smoke them on the outside tables. Nearly every person smokes on their 1st floor patio. Many people stop in the bay to smoke while they sit by the railings.
I'm not quoting you policy and website info. This is what actually happens on the ground. Not once was anyone told to stop or leave while I was there. So regardless of what you think should happen based on what you've researched, that's not the case in reality.
Does everyone have access to the hotel’s gym/fitness center regardless of what room category?
Ok perfect thanks ! It threw me off a little when I read club room description which stated something about granted free access to fitness center in the spa (although maybe that is just a separate fitness center). We do not have a club room booked and just wanted to make sure we had access to a gym. Thanks!Yes you can access the facilities as a guest regardless of room category.
So now we are debating club level. Does anyone know the hours of food offerings and also hours of beer/wine? I read somewhere ’dinner’ is from 5-7 every evening but I have no idea of breakfast hours or beer etc hours. Also, can you grab waters and snacks throughout the day or during just set times? Seeing if this is worth it for our family of four.
So now we are debating club level. Does anyone know the hours of food offerings and also hours of beer/wine? I read somewhere ’dinner’ is from 5-7 every evening but I have no idea of breakfast hours or beer etc hours. Also, can you grab waters and snacks throughout the day or during just set times? Seeing if this is worth it for our family of four.
Yes, they will give you one to go.Also, could you get a beer to go and drink it while walking to the park in the evening? I’m assuming it just needs to be consumed before entering security.