The Fairmount, San Antonio, Smell

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The Fairmount	Average Price: $194 Check Rates

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401 South Alamo Street

San Antonio, 78205 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 49 of 111
Average review rating: 3.24

OpinionWell Value Index: 1

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (16) , MyTravelGuide (1) , TripAdvisor (60) , YahooTravel (12)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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dirty (2) hotel (2) musty (3) room (6) smoke (2)

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1. Old, dirty, hair dryer positioned next to the sink, worn out furniture and stained bedding, smelled unpleasant - all made worse by the fact that we had booked a newly refurbished room.

"Will never return to this hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/19/2011 Vote

2. The shampoo and soap provided by the hotel had a very flowery, 'grandmother' smell to them, which stuck with me all day.

"Musty, dusty and disgusting " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/29/2011 Vote

3. The room smelled very musty.

"Musty, dusty and disgusting " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/29/2011 Vote

4. I can only report our experience, and that is: our room was clean and smelled completely fresh for the entire three day stay.

"Wonderful Stay " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/18/2011 Vote

5. Our room was grubby, the bathroom was dirty, the carpet was filthy (I kept my shoes on) and there was an awful smell everywhere.

"Wish I'd done more research ! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/17/2011 Vote

6. The modern-feeling Luca restaurant has a wood-burning firepit, and you can smell the smoke throughout the hotel.

"Wonderful, quaint downtown San Antonio hotel! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/2/2008 Vote

7. And, yes - don`t kid yourself - it is an antique - so, the floors are crooked - and it does smell a bit musty - but - it is BEAUTIFUL.

"Loved the Fairmont " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/11/2007 Vote

8. The phone in the room didn`t work, the room smelled musty and seemed like it was damp.

"Stay away from Fairmont " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/9/2007 Vote

9. It also smelled of cigarette smoke.

"Nice place if you ask " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/7/2003 Vote