Poor Air Quality for those here for Cleveland Clinic
The rooms here look pretty, the layout is nice and the cleaning service is excellent. My big complaint is, having pulmonary problems and asthma, the rooms do NOT have individual temperature control. We are here at the end of May and the entire building is running in heating mode only. The room is HOT and HUMID and we have no control over it. I am having to use my asthma rescue inhaler and nebulizer constantly and the humidity is so high, you can't hang anything to dry... it took two days for a small pajama top to dry.
The other problem is that the hotel's own food is TERRIBLE. The menu describes the food like you're going to get something delicious. I ordered the "Beer Battered Fish with "Dirty Maryland Fries and Cole Slaw". What I got was frozen fish patties, plain frozen french fries and what tasted like somewhere below Kentucky Fried Chicken slaw. This cost 12.95. The next day I tried "Loaded Nachos". These were exacty the type of nachos you get at a high school ball game. Bulk low-quality chips with some kind of cheese-food-product sauce on it. It came with a side of sour cream and "guacamole". The guacamole was on par with Taco Bell's guacamole. This cost 10.00.
On a possitive note, you are within walking distance of a food court in the Cleveland Clinic Surgical Center. Also a Burger King, McDonalds and a very nice deli. You can also ride the shuttle service to other Clinic buildings, but expect a ride time of 30 minutes to any building, even if its a block away.
The Cleveland Clinic Campus is enormous. If you have problems walking, like I do, because of pain, recent surgery or pulmonary problems, you are stuck with the food in the hotel. My advise...bring someone with you who can walk to bring back lunch or take a bus to a grocery for fresh fruit, yogurt and other staples. There is a refrigerator and microwave in the rooms.
The "broadband" internet connection is slow. If you use such programs as Microsoft Messenger, you WILL be dropped on the average 1-2 times an hour. The system is set up to run very slow, 10 mbps top speed.
Again, the air quality is TERRIBLE. If you have breathing problems or heat intolerance, you will be very uncomfortable and unable to get a good night's sleep. You have to weigh the difference between the location convenience of location verses the importance of breathing problems.