I know most of you stay in studios, but for the few who choose a 1 bedroom I wanted to convey some things we noticed after the refurbishment during our stay.
We were in a dedicated 1 BR so no door into a studio/2nd bedroom at the entry. Instead there’s a closet and a new VERY LARGE table. The table was already scarred up pretty badly because there was insufficient room to pass by it. My Go-Go sport
scooter passed thru but I had to be careful. Not sure a bigger scooter would fit…you would need to plan on leaving it by the closet. When bell services brought our owner’s lockers, they scrapped against the entry table as they came thru into the kitchen/living room.
We noticed the living room/kitchen area seemed more crowded than before. We missed the fan both in the living room and the bedroom. The new sofa was MUCH better to sit on.
The controller for the smart tv that BCV has baffled us. We could change channels but we were either getting a black screen or a blacked screen with sound. I’m sure those with brand new tv’s have no problem understanding the new controller but here’s what we learned. There’s a very thin horizontal button for the volume and another for the channels. Be VERY careful to NOT PUSH the button but use your finger or nail to motion it up or down. If you accidentally push the button, turn off the tv and then back on to reset. Regarding the sound, move the slim button in the same way. You can push on it when you want to mute the tv. We hope this helps someone like us so you don’t have to call for assistance.
The phone in the main room was dead. It apparently gets “unplugged” sometimes with the opening and closing of the Murphy bed. Maintenance was able to fix it.
I was surprised at the shower head choice for the shower. It was big but not very strong so if you have long, thick hair you might have trouble rinsing out your shampoo. There was no adjustment.
The bathroom sink in the shower room seemed plugged with debris. We also couldn’t change the setting on the dishwasher.
Makeup mirror was loose on the wall. Towel racks were loose. We were also surprised that the designer chose to not put more racks in the shower area.
There’s no A/C duct in the bathroom area outside the shower so it would heat up when we were getting ready.
No clothes line available like the studios. I used to hang my own clothes line up over the tub but the designer chose to delete one of the towel racks there, as well, so I had nothing to hook the other end to.
You cannot cool the room beyond 68 degrees which actually felt closer to a normal 72 degrees. With the missing overhead fans I found it rather warm when we were packing up the lockers to leave.
The remodeled tub area is a horrible tripping hazard. They left the raised area where the jetted tub had been and just placed the new soaker tub in the center. I finally placed the cream-colored bag that holds the extra bed blankets/pillows on the corner raised area that was tripping me when entering that room.
Anyway, we had a great stay. Just wanted to share what we noticed.
