[100attendees] Mold/mould

[Mary Barnes <[e-mail]>]

I'm just curious if anyone else is having problems with mold here.  I was
over at the Hilton but they could not find me a room that was not moldy
(I've been sleeping on the balcony for 3 days).  So, I booked at the
Swissotel and was trying to move there today.   I've seen 3 rooms there and
they all have issues. One had mold on the wallpaper and the padded wall.
Another had a chunk of moldy drywall under the sink and then another had an
area that looked like it could have had water intrusion and you could see
that someone had vaccuumed or scraped something off the padded wall.  I am
very sensitive to mold but statistically 25% of the population has a
predisposition to become ill upon exposure to mold.  Symptoms can be really
non-specific and with jet lag folks might not be able to separate some
brain fog/fuzziness to jet lag and respiratory issues to catching a travel
cold or allergies.   It's kindof too bad that meeting venue is about done
as I think this is an important consideration.  I would actually like those
that select venues to do inexpensive mold tests - you can do one test for
around $150.

I'm going to check out another room at Swissotel and if that doesn't work
see if Fairmont has availability and then the Conrad.

If there's anyone that thinks they have a pristine hotel room somewhere
else, please let me know.  I really don't want to pay for another hotel
room and sleep on the balcony although that's a nice backup at the
Swissotel.

I will also note that some of the meeting rooms have issues.  I'm having to
wear an N95 mask in Orchard - one only has to look at the ceiling to see
the reason.

Regards,
Mary.