A logo can be seen at the reception counter - only penguins like cold farewells. The absence of penguins at the Grand Hotel says a lot about the staff there and their warmness.
The hotel is now part of the Merivale chain of hotels, of which the most famous member is doubtlessly the Slip Inn, where Mary Donaldson met her Danish Prince.
Alas, princes (and princesses) seem to be as rare as penguins at the Grand. So what does the solitary traveler get at a night at the Grand? A single room will consist of a single bed, a fan from the ceiling, a window that faces a courtyard (not very aesthetic, but you will not be bothered by the noise of street traffic, and if you're lucky you will get to glimpse an an aquarium that belongs to a neighbouring office block) , a TV with a remote control, a fridge and the usual coffee/tea making facilities.
Some grumbles - the windows of the single rooms seldom seem to close properly, and this despite a recent renovation of the hotel that has......
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