 Again this is a particular beef of mine having travelled for many years staying in high end accommodation around the world For some travellers like myself l choose a particular hotel because of its amenities In this instance l chose the Radisson Blu which is not ideally located nor close to any great features for the fact it had a pool Given the time of year you would think that is one amenity the hotel would have available I was disappointed to learn on arrival that the pool would be closed for the duration of my stay due to maintenance Don t get me wrong l am all for maintenance I understand maintenance it needs to be planned and organised to keep everything nice and working well I also believe management of hotels have an obligation to inform guests well in advance at the time of scheduling maintenance that a certain feature won t be available so that guests as is their right can choose to stay somewhere else In my case l would have cancelled my booking and booked elsewhere It goads me that hotels feel it s just OK to put some sign on their counter and apologise for any inconvenience That is simply not good enough Even if it can t be helped management could offer a free drink to compensate or a reduced rate given the rate is based on the hotel s amenities It s a bit like ordering a car with heating and finding it doesn t have it because maintenance was being carried out in the heating component area I m sure management at the Radisson Blu will shrug their shoulders and do nothing as l ve noticed with high end hotels in the past That s cool l ve come to expect that but if l can put 1 2 people off staying there then l have achieved my objective 
 In fairness the hotel s business room was nice though it wasn t vacuumed on the second day of my stay nor were the coffee tea items restocked nor was a bottle of free water provided on the second night of my stay The gym was good allowed for two workouts with some variety and the breakfast menu was sufficient 