Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Roundabout Way To Get A Permit...

Well I can't help but get this photo off to Charlottetown City Hall as soon as possible... I've been on the road for over a week now looking at some hotel concepts in the US and Canada for the Charlottetown marketplace... tonight I arrived at the new Four Points Sheraton Convention Centre in Levis, Quebec (pop. 130,000) where a ton of somebody’s money was poured into this project... even though the Centre is on the outskirts of the City in a vacant field they spared no expense with a very urban contemporary look complete with an underground parking garage at $12 a car or ample outside parking that was free... there were hardly any guests and my rate was $110 for the night which is shockingly low for the level of investment so I suspect that it’s not a private enterprise project but I'll know more in the morning when I get the full tour... what struck me so funny was the significant street investment leading into the property and once you finally find the entrance you come across a "Roundabout" that would make Clifford and his crew drool with envoy... maybe I'll take a couple of pictures of the "Roundabout" and ask the City to build me one when I pull the trigger on the Charlottetown project... and just maybe help me secure a "permit" without the usual fanfare... hey, it wouldn't surprise me if in the morning I bumped into Mayor Basil and his team having a look around at this place as they'd love to have it "hooked" up to Credit Union Place... if you want to look the property over here's the link http://www.starwoodhotels.com/fourpoints/property/photos/index.html?propertyID=1775

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Does this have anything to do with Ron MacKinley's announcement yesterday that he wants two roundabouts on Riverview Dr? It's roundabout fever in Charlottetown!

Anonymous said...

why do you think Charlottetown needs another hotel?

Anonymous said...

You have been away too long! We had 2 more announced to-day for Riverside Drive.