tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post113483093296277451..comments2023-12-23T18:17:33.955+00:00Comments on Tunnocks Teacakes Forever: Hotel Paradisogarferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886540088842849166noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1135187790757516442005-12-21T17:56:00.000+00:002005-12-21T17:56:00.000+00:00erm, if I ever come to Scotland I'll be sure to as...erm, if I ever come to Scotland I'll be sure to ask you for recommendations.<BR/>I don't tolerate bugs or rodents, filth, or scabby loiterers, but I don't mind old people.Kyahgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496268340516243071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1135004827808171002005-12-19T15:07:00.000+00:002005-12-19T15:07:00.000+00:00And shower caps. Who the hell actually uses shower...And shower caps. Who the hell actually uses shower caps, other than to protect poncy footwear from cowpats when walking home across a field from the pub? Is it a girl thing?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749078367808883055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134933591453649422005-12-18T19:19:00.000+00:002005-12-18T19:19:00.000+00:00Just long-winded, I guess.Just long-winded, I guess.Peevish McSnarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001100371115771960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134914476123688222005-12-18T14:01:00.000+00:002005-12-18T14:01:00.000+00:00Paris Hilton doesn't do much for the brand value. ...Paris Hilton doesn't do much for the brand value. The thought of contributing to that airheads millions is enough to put anyone off.garferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886540088842849166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134903980589544562005-12-18T11:06:00.000+00:002005-12-18T11:06:00.000+00:00I've got to give props to Mariott. Specifially the...I've got to give props to Mariott. Specifially the Mariott Melville where I "lived" for three weeks while stuck in New York during the whole 9/11 horror. <BR/>It was just as if nothing ever happened. Everything was so clean, toiletries were replaced, and room service was always on time. I used to travel quite a bit, and Mariott and Hyatt hotels are usually the best. Hilton has gone to shit.Beccaloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11148427124461617901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134872964870110342005-12-18T02:29:00.000+00:002005-12-18T02:29:00.000+00:00Bronwen, you must stop speaking in paragraphs.I ag...Bronwen, you must stop speaking in paragraphs.<BR/><BR/>I agree entirely.garferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886540088842849166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134864615915014372005-12-18T00:10:00.000+00:002005-12-18T00:10:00.000+00:00One of those impossible-to-please folk, here.My on...One of those impossible-to-please folk, here.<BR/><BR/>My only travel abroad was in France, and I was completely satisfied by the hotel (Ibis, a chain hotel in Montparnasse). If you count Canada, where I've traveled for conferences, I've only stayed at the Ritz Carlton and other plush hotels.<BR/><BR/>When traveling with the WCM in the States, though, we've stayed in some really dodgy motels - the Scotch Inn, for example, where they take cheapness to a whole 'nother level. Aptly named, do you think?Peevish McSnarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001100371115771960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134859742376738022005-12-17T22:49:00.000+00:002005-12-17T22:49:00.000+00:00Hhave you been on the sherry?Hhave you been on the sherry?garferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886540088842849166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134857511698320602005-12-17T22:11:00.000+00:002005-12-17T22:11:00.000+00:00Osama uses a dock leaf.Osama uses a dock leaf.Sniffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373942595139748242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134856906590592562005-12-17T22:01:00.000+00:002005-12-17T22:01:00.000+00:00Typical Londom type. Quadruple ply quilted bog pap...Typical Londom type. Quadruple ply quilted bog paper shall be the downfall of western civilisation.<BR/><BR/>Osama uses Jeyes's.garferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886540088842849166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134855754084882622005-12-17T21:42:00.000+00:002005-12-17T21:42:00.000+00:00I've reached the age when luxury is the over-ridin...I've reached the age when luxury is the over-riding priority in my life. Some people I know spend months searching out good-deals on hotels. Fuck that. I'll pay through the nose. Sadly, as a result, I can never afford to go on holiday. Luckily, my own toilet paper is fourteen togs.Wyndhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682812260329010391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134847967937622122005-12-17T19:32:00.000+00:002005-12-17T19:32:00.000+00:00You can do that house swap thing. I'm not sure abo...You can do that house swap thing. I'm not sure about that. I'm not sure that I could tolerate Ulrich from Stuttgart cleaning the bejesus out of my hovel while I left his duplex with heliport in a filthy condition.<BR/><BR/>Btw Where the fuck is everybody? Nobody is commenting (except you). Not that I mind, oh no.garferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886540088842849166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134847601945437542005-12-17T19:26:00.000+00:002005-12-17T19:26:00.000+00:00Yes, it's amazing how totally misleading photograp...Yes, it's amazing how totally misleading photographs and brochures can be. You can try out customer reviews, but even these can be misleading if written by expect-the-world, difficult-to-please types (Americans in particular).<BR/><BR/>I think the answer is to stay at home or to ensure that you have trusted friends strategically positioned in places of interest around the globe.Sniffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373942595139748242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134846603010590862005-12-17T19:10:00.000+00:002005-12-17T19:10:00.000+00:00Best Westerns are pretty good because they adhere ...Best Westerns are pretty good because they adhere to the standards of the chains (in theory) but retain some individuality.<BR/><BR/>The problem with 2 stars is that they always look fine on their brochure or website, but are usually crap when you see the reality.garferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886540088842849166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14089279.post-1134844831670342112005-12-17T18:40:00.000+00:002005-12-17T18:40:00.000+00:00You're right, absolutely right.One of my major app...You're right, absolutely right.<BR/><BR/>One of my major apprehensions about going to Rome was not know what the hotel was going to be like. I got worked up to the point of not wanting to go. As it turned out, it was OK, not brilliant, but OK. As I saw it, it was a place to stay and get cleaned up before going out on a trek somewhere. I'd have preferred to have stayed in a chain hotel just to take the worry out of things.<BR/><BR/>I love proper hotels with their own restaurants. Once stayed in one near Rye in East Sussex (or was it West?) and it was lovely, with a fantastic restaurant (roast rib of beef was to die for) and really nice staff. Part of the Best Western chain, but with plenty of its own identity.Sniffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373942595139748242noreply@blogger.com