 The hotel is located on a corner where it faces both the canal and the return side faces just the street The rooms facing the canal have big windows that open which is great The rooms on the street side have all the windows sealed off on the inside with a layer of plexiglass only because the hotel was forced to due to the number of people who complained because of the noise Too bad My advice to those who complained would be Don t book a hotel in the heart of a big city if you are expecting silence When in a big city enjoy all it has to offer The hotel was very accomodating and moved us 
 The rooms that we had were very nice and the staff were excellent The breakfasts were very good We ate at the restaurant on our last night only but were wishing we had tried it earlier as the food was very good The soup Cream of Celery was excellent 