tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post4490743129591179590..comments2024-03-21T07:59:14.639+00:00Comments on Captain Picard's Journal: TWQ: Hotel StoriesJean-Luc Picardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-75131154853093176242007-03-16T04:51:00.000+00:002007-03-16T04:51:00.000+00:00I stayed in hotel which was the party hotel for t...I stayed in hotel which was the party hotel for the local university. Things were fine until I waas redy to go to bed at about 11)00. That's when the parties started.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-27333156096682969222007-03-16T00:26:00.000+00:002007-03-16T00:26:00.000+00:00the one with no cable? or the one where I was alle...the one with no cable? or the one where I was allergic to the fabric softener in the towels? I don't travel much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-40352505842993203772007-03-13T20:58:00.000+00:002007-03-13T20:58:00.000+00:00I've been lucky to stay in pretty nice places, eve...I've been lucky to stay in pretty nice places, even ones I've found on the Internet. I prefer not to think about what could be bad/wrong. I'm not too fond of sleeping on a bed a zillion other people already have anyway, so the less I'm aware of, the better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-34256089928646955502007-03-12T01:23:00.000+00:002007-03-12T01:23:00.000+00:00A co-worker and I went to a conference last year f...A co-worker and I went to a conference last year for the National Academy of Emergency Dispatchers in Orlando, Florida and we stayed at the Disney Hilton. The room was nothing spectacular, just your standard room, but the bed was THE most comfortable I had ever slept in! I would have taken the mattress home in my suitcase had it fit! The feather pillows were so nice, my dispatch partner came home and bought one on-line for $75 and she just loves it.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-19653712029210401222007-03-11T23:10:00.000+00:002007-03-11T23:10:00.000+00:00I stayed in a hotel in Italy that had the bathroom...I stayed in a hotel in Italy that had the bathroom down the hall. I was not impressed.<BR/><BR/>I used to clean hotel rooms as a job in college one summer. I won't even relate some of the things people left behind there.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108259411118958447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-2285669764748782242007-03-11T18:34:00.000+00:002007-03-11T18:34:00.000+00:00You've all had great stories that serve as tpis fo...You've all had great stories that serve as tpis for me and others.<BR/><BR/>Dragonflyfilly, I have stopped the validation code, as I don't think I needed it on new Blogger. The Snap is very good, and easy to insert. Just click on snap and it will tell you what to do.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-66447047939366323772007-03-11T18:25:00.000+00:002007-03-11T18:25:00.000+00:00i don't have any unusual "hotel" stories, just wan...i don't have any unusual "hotel" stories, just wanted to post a comment because i have not done so for so long, and also to comment on the cute little "snap" thingy i encountered when i clicked on "comment"....hmmmmm, very interesting....dragonflyfillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575198966133993757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-36419035477067686932007-03-11T17:53:00.000+00:002007-03-11T17:53:00.000+00:00The Day's Inn in some small Georgia town that had ...The Day's Inn in some small Georgia town that had cardboard walls, a barely functioning toilet and a leaking vanity.<BR/><BR/>As we lay there awake, listening to the sound of freight trains in the near-distance, we vowed then and there to never skimp on in-transit hotels. Now, we pay the freight, and we sleep well at night.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-48475816204094034362007-03-11T17:37:00.001+00:002007-03-11T17:37:00.001+00:00My worst was Las Margaritas in Cancun - well, actu...My worst was Las Margaritas in Cancun - well, actually I thought it was quite nice.....but I thankfully never heard what *all* was going on in the next room. The people I was staying with in my room couldn't even sleep becuase it was so horrible. The manager just smiled when we complained, and he excused it saying at least he got money for the room.<BR/><BR/>My best was a 15th floor Radisson in Chicago which I got for $50 online. :D:D Didn't get to fully enjoy it as we were just there one night, and had to fly out the next morning....but it was amazing and VERY comfortable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-9147438091754149302007-03-11T17:37:00.000+00:002007-03-11T17:37:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-47225087327514984532007-03-11T15:24:00.000+00:002007-03-11T15:24:00.000+00:00Nothing really unusual springs to mind except.. Wh...Nothing really unusual springs to mind except.. When I was touring in theatre I stayed at a guest house in Birmingham. Every room was full of dolls including the guest rooms. It was a bit freaky having these things watch your every move!<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me today to say hi.Bobkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842625953465490864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-60354373803079404822007-03-11T13:57:00.000+00:002007-03-11T13:57:00.000+00:00Well I've stayed overnight in one of the hotels he...Well I've stayed overnight in one of the hotels here in Alabang, and I had a grand time. I was invited by my brother where he is a member of. It is called the Bellevue Hotel. Rooms were excellent and had lines for internet. You must of course bring your laptop with you to have access to the internet. It was just great.FRIDAY'S CHILDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743928680809286455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-27136207252966112662007-03-11T13:28:00.000+00:002007-03-11T13:28:00.000+00:00Here from Michele's to say I've never had a truly ...Here from Michele's to say I've never had a truly dreadful hotel experience, in terms of the hotel itself being miserable.<BR/><BR/>I've been in hotels with ice hockey teams that took over everything and broke the elevators. That same hotel didn't bother to put a carpet or anything over the marble entry, so you slid on slush you inevitably dragged in from outside... <BR/><BR/>I've stayed in charming non-chains and just perfuntory non-chains. <BR/><BR/>Now, I'm gunning to start staying in five-star hotels and writing it off as research. After all, I write about rock bands. They stay in those sorts of hotels and writers ought to know what they write about...Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-44423668297968360642007-03-11T11:03:00.000+00:002007-03-11T11:03:00.000+00:00You've all had your 'Fawlty Towers' experiences, i...You've all had your 'Fawlty Towers' experiences, it seems. What a relief that there are so many good ones as well.<BR/><BR/>David, Maes in Amsterdam looks a good one. If I ever go there, then that's the place I'll stay.<BR/><BR/>CQ, it's intersting that your bad hotel is in my home city!<BR/><BR/>Susan, I think the dirty hotel I went to was in Oxford as well. Maybe it was the same one? Cheltenham is a lovely place.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-73413661527760812262007-03-11T10:17:00.000+00:002007-03-11T10:17:00.000+00:00I remember staying in a guest house in Vanuatu and...I remember staying in a guest house in Vanuatu and there was a dead gecko in the fridge... Bit gross.<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me.Olyalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860232339207196108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-29774447715410181872007-03-11T04:26:00.000+00:002007-03-11T04:26:00.000+00:00I haven't been to that many hotels in my life, and...I haven't been to that many hotels in my life, and haven't had any experiences that were necessarily "excellent" or "awful."<BR/><BR/>However, my high school band recently marched in the 118th Tournament of Roses Parade, and we stayed at an Embassy Suites in Santa Ana. One of the nights we were there the fire alarm went off, except it was very weird sounding. A lot of students kind of wandered out into the hall unsure of what to do until the chaperones appeared and started yelling at us to leave via the fire escapes. By the time we got out the alarm had turned off. Supposedly the alarm went off again in the middle of the night, but I slept through that one; I only overheard some chaperones at breakfast the next morning talking about that one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04462203685682200832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-77929024294277969652007-03-11T02:43:00.000+00:002007-03-11T02:43:00.000+00:00I guess the worst hotel was in the Alex Johnson ho...I guess the worst hotel was in the Alex Johnson hotel in Rapid City, SD. We were on the 4th floor and the music from the bar on the first floor was so loud I could not sleep until they shut down at 1 or 2am (depending on the night). I called the front desk and told them I could not sleep because of the loud music in the hotel and they asked me "Well, what do you expect us to do about it."<BR/><BR/>I complained enough that they finally moved us to a room on the 8th floor that was a little quieter.<BR/><BR/>The best hotel was the DoubleTree in Vail, CO. -- very nice indeed. Everything was perfect.Nephariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463279143745492731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-56614701395564503402007-03-10T23:47:00.000+00:002007-03-10T23:47:00.000+00:00The weirdest experience was in a hotel in Utah. I ...The weirdest experience was in a hotel in Utah. I saw floating orbs in the room. I think it was haunted. No I wasn't intoxicated. <BR/><BR/>The best experience thus far was in Mesquite,Nevada at a spa resort. It was heaven and I felt like a Princess there. They really treat you like royalty. Oh, and it was my honeymoon also. (Wink) <BR/><BR/>After reading about places in Europe, I am afraid to visit there now. Yikes!Tawnya Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629633695149859136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-50543242984145490832007-03-10T20:46:00.000+00:002007-03-10T20:46:00.000+00:00my worst experience was when my husband and i were...my worst experience was when my husband and i were travelling, we checked into a hotel and went to our room, it was disgusting, filthy, i think it was used for "activities". we checked out immediately and looked for a best western, you know what you're getting.<BR/>our best experience was probably a B&B at niagara-on-the-lake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-41265776602964026132007-03-10T17:31:00.000+00:002007-03-10T17:31:00.000+00:00The only issues I've ever had with hotels I've sta...The only issues I've ever had with hotels I've stayed at involve decor. The Borgata in Atlantic City New Jersey was all white. I was scared to lay down on the bed for fear I would get something dirty!The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-66738770045349334352007-03-10T17:00:00.000+00:002007-03-10T17:00:00.000+00:00The oddest thing that happened was at the Waldorf ...The oddest thing that happened was at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. While I was paying the bill, my wife watched a lady in full Fredericks of Hollywood lingerie come out of the elevator and walk completely across the lobby and straight into a cab.<BR/><BR/>The most luxuroius place I ever stayed was that the <A HREF="http://vacationmfm.blogspot.com/2005/08/colonial-splendor.html" REL="nofollow">Metropole</A> in Hanoi.<BR/><BR/>michele sent me.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-20236175178357957462007-03-10T16:19:00.000+00:002007-03-10T16:19:00.000+00:00The wierdest hotel experience I've had was when I ...The wierdest hotel experience I've had was when I stayed in a small, pleasant B&B in Saffron Walden, run by a lovely old lady and her husband. Nice room. I had an interview to go to the next day. When I came back the couple invited me to have a cup of tea and some cake. Great!<BR/><BR/>"What do you think of Saffron Walden, then?", the lady asks.<BR/>"Oh, it's great, nice and peaceful, historic, and the people seem so friendly", I say.<BR/>The old lady smiled, but the husband was frowning. After a pause, he spoke his mind:<BR/><BR/>"Only trouble now is to get rid of all them bloody n*****s coming in and taking the place over! If you want some food tonight, don't you go to that curry house they've just opened down the way." And more of the same.<BR/><BR/>Suddenly I 'remembered' there was a train going to Cambridge, leaving right now, that I needed to catch...Rob Whatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451974312809323440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-83189357650697672702007-03-10T15:55:00.000+00:002007-03-10T15:55:00.000+00:00I haven't had too many bad experiences. The worst...I haven't had too many bad experiences. The worst so far was a hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was the food in their so-called 4-star dining room. My roast beef was green inside. Yuck! I sent it back of course!<BR/><BR/>Here from Michele's today :)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124375366809037969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-55740944761810464992007-03-10T15:47:00.000+00:002007-03-10T15:47:00.000+00:00I think of one awful hotel in Cornwall where there...I think of one awful hotel in Cornwall where there were sharp nails around the carpet edging. As my son was a toddler then and there was no other room to move into, we checked out and found a much nicer hotel with its own beach for the same price. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12535495.post-61638498990606145922007-03-10T15:41:00.000+00:002007-03-10T15:41:00.000+00:00The worst hotels I stayed in were in Birmingham wh...The worst hotels I stayed in were in Birmingham while I was studying last year.......<BR/><BR/>I haven't stayed in a lot of hotels, but the Marhaba Palace in Tunisia was excellent :-)<BR/><BR/>cq<BR/>Michele sent me, Jean-Luccraziequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098227916486173799noreply@blogger.com