I always stay at the Heathman when I am in Vancouver because of the atmosphere, cleanliness, convenience and customer service. Having a restaurant on the property is always a bonus, and the food is always consistently good. This time however, my stay was a bit different than the usual. My room was on the third floor at the very end of a long hallway, which is definitely not an issue for me. It seemed the 3rd floor was pretty empty, and I really never passed anyone in the hallway moving about the hotel. When I woke with a start to the sound of garbage trucks emptying dumpsters right below my window I had to ask myself why I was put in this room when there were so many that seemed available, knowing my one night stay was going to be interrupted at 6:30 am by the horrendous noise of garbage trucks.