 We were not informed prior to arrival at the hotel that the opulent ground floor reception areas which include the main entrance lobby lounge bar breakfast room restaurant and associated lifts were closed for refurbishment until sometime in March Entrance to the hotel was by a steep staircase to the mezzanine floor and from there on there was only one small lift to the bedrooms 
 This is normally an exceptionally good opulent hotel which we have stayed in many times before The bedroom was clean and very tastfully furnished and decorated 