Americans are so spoiled with hotels.
I am booking hotels for China. I have to keep remembering to check that the hotels I am booking have air conditioning, elevators and my personal favorite: Western toilets. I once stayed in a five...
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Still, most of them beat tents and crowded quarters with no air. Think war.
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I slept in a yak hair tent! But yeah, not the same. China also has bathroom set ups where the toilet is a squat toilet and is actually inside the shower rather than separate. So you do your business...
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yes I admit it, spoiled.........the "fine" hotels where I stayed in Greece had their short-comings....in my spoiled mindjennifer....BTW, from a number of your past posts it seems you have slept all...
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I am hoping that by the end of this year, I will have slept on four continents. Then I will be more than halfway through the seven! Seeing hotels in other countries is really interesting. I had no...
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And I get queasy over a lowly Motel 6 type room (gasp). One time I left an old (i mean old) Rodeway Inn that was $35 a night that my company was paying for. It had a adjoining door (which I hate). And...
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I always hated that the El Cortez tower rooms were so thin that it sounded like the people in the hallway were in your room. That is just so obtrusive. Especially when you are sleeping and you jump up...
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Vegas has made us uppity about what we expect in a hotel. Travel for work was very good to me too. On my own dime, I'm much more tolerant. Have only been to Europe once and expected it to be...
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Jennifer, which hotel did you choose? AC or shorter walk?
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The shorter walk. I figured I am going to be doing the walk more than once. I want to see sunrise, sunset and then during the day. This is where I am going by the way:...
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Wow....It looks like a Chinese Bellagio in the middle of nowhere!
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Hey Jen, are you fluent in any of the languages of the countries you visit?
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That's deep into the heart of China. Are you going on a camel ride? I hope your room has a shower; looks dusty there. When are "we" going along with you? I'm getting excited.
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bbking1: The only language I am fluent in is English. I can say "hello" and "thank you" in Mandarin, and "thank you" in Tibetan. I am going to learn "hello" in Tibetan and "bus station" in both...
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Who the heck is "we"? You are going with a pal???
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There's always this place in Vegas if the hotels get too comfy...http://hostelcat.com/
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Don Quix wrote:There's always this place in Vegas if the hotels get too comfy...http://hostelcat.com/I stay in hostels all the time (in a private room). But this one is not located near any casino,...
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Ive stayed at the vegas hostel, I only lasted a night. In central america i stayed in places that were essentially a families spare room but they were still listed in guide books. Often no hot water...
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