Before arrival, We've read a lot of reviews, and started to worry about the smell , that was described by many people. However, there was no smell at the hotel at all. The lobby smelled like expensive parfumerie shop somewhere in Paris, the art was very sophisticated, all that created the aura of great relaxing place. There was not a single thing that was unpleasant about the hotel. The only thing is their *front yard*, that has some kind of sewage canal. We guessed, that the management is dealing with that by spraying the lobby with expensive air purifier. They will get around evantually and cover the canal somehow.right now it is separated from the entrance by some flimsy fence. The bar, the pool, the lobby, the library, everything is very thouroughly thought through. There was no kids roaming around, which is very good, especially when people spend so much money to relax. The occasional loud guests, like russians, sitting in the lobby with the whole bottle of scotch and sexless leggy blondes, seemed more like an entertainment, then nuisance.