The valet was quite overcrowded when I arrived, I ...

The valet was quite overcrowded when I arrived, I spent a good 10-15 minutes standing around waiting for the attendant to get through the massive amount of cars coming in and passengers trying to catch taxis. It's definitely an older hotel, but I think that's part of what people like about it. It's incredibly ornate and "grand" would be a perfect word to describe the vibe and decor inside. It has a handful of shops you can browse - I was never here during the daytime to be able to go inside of them. The staff are very attentive and have a system where they send SMS messages to your phone to check in on you. The bathrooms have Le Labo toiletries (quite a high end brand).

I think the walls are quite thin, because I could frequently hear screaming children in the hallways outside my door. At night, it was incredibly loud when a neighboring room would use their shower (kept me up quite a bit). Overall, it was a very luxurious experience but it wasn't super close to any other local shops and was situated on top of a massive hill.

The garage to get to valet is quite a trek, you go down to the bottom floor and then walk down a ramp inside the garage, to find the attendant at the end of the pathway. I think Fairmont hotels are the only ones I've been in where the valet drop off area is different than the pick up. There's always more than one valet attendant present so it never takes more than a few minutes for them to retrieve your car. Overall, the service is good but the location isn't ideal if you're looking to walk everywhere.