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The worst experience I've had in a hotel was looking for the TV remote, and finding it on the floor, under a used condom. Needless to say I got a different room, and a discount on the rate.
I didn't see it on the nightstand, so I looked around the nightstand, and saw it on the floor, under a used condom. I didn't touch anything. I called the front desk on MY phone, and said I needed a new, CLEAN room. They came to the room, saw the issue, and apologized profusely.
I didn't get close enough to gauge the size of the condom, the TV remote, and the previous
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At least we know it wasn't AutoMechanic....
My luck they would have wiped the remote with a dirty rag and handed it to me
The front desk clerk actually picked them up with his bare hands, which exposed the contents to the air. The stench was incredible...
If you're ever at the Best Western near Zion National Park, beware.
Ima need a hospital stay after this thread
A picture would have great for a room review.
This was before cellphones with cameras.
He wasn't even a twinkle in his parents eyes...
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Of course its the hot time of year for Florida so I'm seeing some great house vacay rentals... trust me Florida has nothing on Maryland as far as weather..
I remember a lady friend i had living in the bowels of Baltimore told her fellow nurse friends she had to get out of Baltimore because it was too hot
she was leaving Maryland and the whole staff were confused 
I was in Florida in August and it was hot but seemed like nothing as the humidity was low...
I remember a lady friend i had living in the bowels of Baltimore told her fellow nurse friends she had to get out of Baltimore because it was too hot
she was leaving Maryland and the whole staff were confused I was in Florida in August and it was hot but seemed like nothing as the humidity was low...
I was on vacation a couple weeks ago in Orlando. It was cooler there than homeOf course its the hot time of year for Florida so I'm seeing some great house vacay rentals... trust me Florida has nothing on Maryland as far as weather..
I remember a lady friend i had living in the bowels of Baltimore told her fellow nurse friends she had to get out of Baltimore because it was too hot
I was in Florida in August and it was hot but seemed like nothing as the humidity was low...
The definition of Luxury can mean alot of things to alot of people. There are very nice hotels still around. Keep in mind back in the "black and white movie days" hotels were typically for business and travel. It was rare for a family to rent a hotel. If you add in air fare then whew, you needed another job.
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YeahI was on vacation a couple weeks ago in Orlando. It was cooler there than home
When I leave Florida I die in Georgia
You can feel the difference
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I get very nice houses cheaper than hotels...but you have to do your homework. I agree with what you said though. It just costs too much to live these days...
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BW near Flagler beach is at a premium the last few years...I'm thinking of checking it out next month... guessing it has been revamped...
In No Particular Order:
This has been a very interesting thread.
1-BYOB (Bring Your Own Bedding) isn't a new concept. How much worse housekeeping is now-a-days is another question
2- Now that you mention it, I'd prefer tiled floors every time.
THE BEST hotel room...Rome... had been a tiled, outdoor sitting space...they roofed it. The quiet fountain was in my room.
3- Aren't restaurants in hotels called, "coffee shops"?
4- Let's work with Mother Earth and make fewer disposable. plastic bottles.
They pollute the earth to make and continue to pollute after they're discarded.
Just like Jeep ducks.
Personal Extremes:
1- Smelliest room: Motel 6 in No. California. I think someone died in our room with time before discovery
2- Smallest room: An airline worker hotel called, "Jet" in Vienna
3- Fastest rejected room: A kiddy's treehouse in No. California. Even though a jug of water and paper cups were provided
4- Newest: named for the corner of Sts. Antione + Pierre in Q.C.'s Vieux Port, a perfectly done room.
5- Best Value: The older, non-modernized rooms offered by Scottish Inns in Canada
6- Prettiest Loc.: a 1930's mom & pop string of shacks on Lake Superior (Michigan) nr Mackinac Bridge
7- Most Useful Loc.: Days Inn on Connecticut Ave., Wash. D.C.
8- "Socially Odd": Seattle, WA 8 floors up watching drive up drug deals...forget the big chain name
9- "Socially Odd but Cool": A no name motel in Boise, ID. People sitting outside, casually drinking heavily...all friendly
10- Least Value (surprisingly dear)- A nicely 'done-up' HOSTEL in Oslo. It looked like a tall windowed, British library
11- Most Unusual: The ship hostel in Stockholm
12- Most Unique: A tannery was converted to rooms in No. Sweden. The floor was the rocks used to pound the color into leather
13- Most Conflicting: A true luxury tower in H'fors with 2 floors reserved for backpackers
14- Best Value Luck-Out: an unplanned stop in Chicago...big name...give-a-way price
This has been a very interesting thread.
1-BYOB (Bring Your Own Bedding) isn't a new concept. How much worse housekeeping is now-a-days is another question
2- Now that you mention it, I'd prefer tiled floors every time.
THE BEST hotel room...Rome... had been a tiled, outdoor sitting space...they roofed it. The quiet fountain was in my room.
3- Aren't restaurants in hotels called, "coffee shops"?
4- Let's work with Mother Earth and make fewer disposable. plastic bottles.
They pollute the earth to make and continue to pollute after they're discarded.
Just like Jeep ducks.
Personal Extremes:
1- Smelliest room: Motel 6 in No. California. I think someone died in our room with time before discovery
2- Smallest room: An airline worker hotel called, "Jet" in Vienna
3- Fastest rejected room: A kiddy's treehouse in No. California. Even though a jug of water and paper cups were provided
4- Newest: named for the corner of Sts. Antione + Pierre in Q.C.'s Vieux Port, a perfectly done room.
5- Best Value: The older, non-modernized rooms offered by Scottish Inns in Canada
6- Prettiest Loc.: a 1930's mom & pop string of shacks on Lake Superior (Michigan) nr Mackinac Bridge
7- Most Useful Loc.: Days Inn on Connecticut Ave., Wash. D.C.
8- "Socially Odd": Seattle, WA 8 floors up watching drive up drug deals...forget the big chain name
9- "Socially Odd but Cool": A no name motel in Boise, ID. People sitting outside, casually drinking heavily...all friendly
10- Least Value (surprisingly dear)- A nicely 'done-up' HOSTEL in Oslo. It looked like a tall windowed, British library
11- Most Unusual: The ship hostel in Stockholm
12- Most Unique: A tannery was converted to rooms in No. Sweden. The floor was the rocks used to pound the color into leather
13- Most Conflicting: A true luxury tower in H'fors with 2 floors reserved for backpackers
14- Best Value Luck-Out: an unplanned stop in Chicago...big name...give-a-way price
I have stayed at a lot of posh hotels on other peoples dime - work things, conferences, trade shows. Not as much recently as those things have died out, but in the past. Places like the Hotel Del Coronado. Yes, very nice place, but in the end it was just a hotel room. I wouldn't make a huge effort to go back even if it was cheap, which it was not. I think a lot of it is so you can tell people you have been - like paying $1000 for a certain sneaker - its the status symbol not the product.
Possibly one exception being the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans. Every tiny detail is perfect, from the room to the bartender to the mixed drinks. Reminds me of the old South which is slowly going away. Pay for a Premium level floor which gives you access to the top floor lounge whose finger food offering at high tea is "complimentary" and not to miss, and I am not a tea kinda guy.
The only hotel I have interest in is maybe the Breakers for its historical significance. Maybe I'll just stop in for coffee some day.
Possibly one exception being the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans. Every tiny detail is perfect, from the room to the bartender to the mixed drinks. Reminds me of the old South which is slowly going away. Pay for a Premium level floor which gives you access to the top floor lounge whose finger food offering at high tea is "complimentary" and not to miss, and I am not a tea kinda guy.
The only hotel I have interest in is maybe the Breakers for its historical significance. Maybe I'll just stop in for coffee some day.
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