My business trip to Montreal included stay in St. Paul hotel and it was definitely one of my trip's highlights. I have to admit that I like modern interiors, so St. Paul hit the right note. Usually I am having issues with hotel beds - mattresses are so soft that my back starts hurting after just one night, but their bed was perfect and bed linens were silky smooth. Bathroom was huge and full of nice touches (amount of towels was probably sufficient for at least 2 people, there was a fluffy robe). The shower though was a disappointment - the shower hose leaked heavily. Unlike many hotels, St. Paul is extremely sound-proof - no noise from the street, no noise from neighbours.Hotel staff was bilingual and very friendly. Unfortunately, with busy schedule, I did not have enough time to fully enjoy the lounge. I would definitely stay there again.

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1st off I was in between 1 and 3 stars. Hence the 2! I arrived at the course all excited to play. My group and I had a tee time at 9:30. We arrived at 8:45 with the intention of using their practice facility and putting green to warm up. Well we walk into the clubhouse to check in and the employee informs me that my tee time got cancelled. With a dumbfounded look on my face I ask WHAT? They said "yes, I don't know what happened but your time was cancelled and filled with somebody else." I ask "How can that be?" Response "I don't know"? ME: well what can we do about this Response: We can try and send you out at 10:50? ME: No that won't work because we have other plans and had a tee time at 9:30. This screw up is not our fault. Response: Well let me see. It looks like someone called in to cancel. ME; HUH??, dumbfounded look??? Response: Well, I don't know what to tell you. It's either 10;50 or later. We're really booked up. ME: This is a real inconvenience. It is the mistake of the golf course and somebody that works here. How are you going to make this right? Response: After looking, We can send you out right now. But that's all we can do. Not wanting to wait over 2 hours to play a round that should've started 45 minutes from the time we arrived at the course, my party and I reluctantly agreed. It made our front 9 horrible because of no warm up or practice time. They took a little off our green fee to try and make up for the inconvenience but everything should've been handled way better. The course wasn't even in the best condition. When I saw it on Big Break, the greens and fairways looked completely different. Very Upsetting!

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I have a love/hate relationship with department stores. I don't like malls, in general. So this location has appealed to me in that it's kind of a stand-alone entity. You don't have to walk through a bunch of stuff to get to it. The parking (depending on when you go) has on many occasions offered me rock star quality spots so that alone gives them an extra star in my book. But yesterday, the unthinkable, the unimaginable happened. As you may have noticed, due to the 110+ temps going on right now, we are fully planted in swimsuit season. I, call me weird if you want, am not a fan of shopping for swimsuits. I feel that every dessert, every chip, every carb you've ever eaten comes to haunt you during swimsuit season. I marched into Macy's (having another one of their screaming deal sales), grabbed 5 swimsuits (mentally prepared to leave the dressing room in tears) and lo and behold, I fell in love with two of them. TWO SWIMSUITS IN ONE DAY! Did you hear that?!? That was the sound of my ample tookus falling on the floor in shock. That sort of miracle only happens for the fit-bodied or the blessed people who don't care what they look like in a swimsuit. Not for the people like me. The people who know what it's like to be continuously self-conscious, when-did-I-get-backfat, I'm pretty sure that isn't supposed to jiggle, why can't I wear a wetsuit instead so I can cover this flubber...Macy's pulled off a miracle yesterday. I left there feeling pretty damned sexy. That's worth 2 more stars. The final star is for the super sales they have for me whenever I show up. If you want a discount, all you have to do is ask. If you're from out of town, tell the cashier and they usually have a discount for that too. Or maybe that star is for the great shoe selection. It's not my favorite shoe store, but it's definitely my favorite in my neighborhood.

positive

Haven't been to TGIFridays for years and was never really a huge fan. I get tired of going to the same places all the time for lunch so we decided to try it out. I must say that I was very impressed with how extensive the menu was and all of the delicious options. I had the two for $10 lunch special with French onion soup and terriakyi glazed chicken strips. I was told that the broccoli soup is very thick so I opted for the French onion. It was okay but I think that I would get a salad instead of the soup next time. The chicken strips were wonderful and I am still craving them. The portion was huge and there were leftovers. My co-workers ordered the Jack Daniels Sampler and burgers and were jealous at the portion and choices from the pick two. The service was good and we had no issues. I will definitely be back.
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