Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown in Winnipeg

When my guest and I checked in to our room we found it to be nasty. There were crumbs of food and stains on the bed sheets and someone had used the toilet and did not flush after they were done. There was dust on everything as well as the air conditioning filter was disgustingly filthy.

The first thing you notice when you arrive at the Winnipeg Radisson is the smell. The lobby is centered by a decaying zoo of fungi in a weird rectangle patch of carpet that is trying very hard to become a compost bin, despite probably being made of acrylic or nylon and thus not very biodegradable. It's like an old basement in a humid city, and a prequel to an asthma attack if you are prone to those sorts of things.

In the elevator, you'll notice it takes a few swipe attempts for the card to allow you to go to your floor. Your card key will at some point stop working and get locked out of your room, as I did. Four times. Due to magnets. How do they work? Apparently this way: If a card key is too close to magnets, or in this case, in your pocket with any modern smartphone (they contain magnets if they can wirelessly recharge), it will cease to function. The staff was friendly enough when replacing it. But this dance repeated itself far too frequently.

At one point, it rained in Winnipeg and I noticed an area around the window was wet. Along with it, black mold. It didn't make the room as smelly as the lobby, surprisingly, but the room's air had to compete with the smell of cigarettes from the neighboring room. I'm not familiar with Manitoba law, but my guess is someone is clearly asleep at the wheel when it comes to health and safety inspections. This place is really more Rattysson than Radisson. Never coming back.