We went to the Fairmont resort for my birthday last year.
It was fascinating and most unusual. The reason being, is that we were there during the week and not on the wekeend and we were THE ONLY guests there in this huge resort. We basically had the run of the place all to our selves.
This meant that we had the indoor heated pool to outselves, the steam and sauna rooms to ourselves aand every facility - all to ourselves. It actually felt like that Jack Nicholson movie Ths Shining as there was no other noise, no other people and just us, and the staff, in this huge old grand building that normally has a few hundred people.
The only downside was, there are normally 4 restaurants in this resort, however, since we were the only guests, then they only had one restaurant open. But havnig said that, we were able to sit in the common lounge, in front of the huge Citizen Kane type of fireplace, and enjoy a bottle of port while playing scrabble - all to ourselves. It felt like having exclusive access and waiting staff in a huge old mansion
It was a very good place. Relatively cheap as we were there during the week on the off season. Rather enjoyable birthday for me.
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