Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove To prevent a Hotel California-type disaster, you may want to check out this travel guy's article (the first page is the most germane). Wonder how many pass the Diet Coke test.... <a href="http://travel.msn.com/Guides/article.aspx?cp-documentid=878379>1=41000" target="_blank">http://travel.msn.com/Guides/a...t1=41000</a>
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM Where have you been?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? It's about time you popped in. Miss ya.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo He was very polite about the TV remotes, given some of the special channels in hotel rooms. Sadly there are some horrific situations at so called good hotels, and great cheap places too. Disney sadly falls short in most of their resorts these days, but having averaged 8-10 nights a month in a hotel over the last 13 years (10 years go closer to 18 a month), I am a little picky about where I stay.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Wow DWB - you just got done talking up GCH and had great things to say about the one in Paris you stayed in for your suprise trip a few months ago - I thought you liked the hotels... I think any hotel can have lazy cleaning people - letting the hotel know is the only way to help the hotel know what is going on. I have had better service at lower end hotels than some higher end... I would say the worst was the Hilton on Convention Way... just horrible -
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Indeed I do love the GCH for many reasons, and yes it is one of my favs. But I think the DLH and PP are not very good value. At Paris, the only decent quality Disney hotel is DLH, but at $500-$800 a night, it is terribly overpriced. In WDW, well to be honest I find all of the hotels lacking (despite having fantastic architecture). But there are some Holiday Inn expresses and some independent hotels out there that are out of this world. For chains, I find most Marriotts and Holiday Inn/Crown Plazas/Intercontinental offer consistantly great stays.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I want to love the Disney hotels (I used to). But the cleanliness and maintainence standards, slippage of service in many, cutting of turn down and in some cases bell services, and the reduced room service offerings (nowhere in WDW offers food after midnight) annoys me. If Disney kicked it up a notch, they could have some of the best (and indeed the Grand Californian and the DLH Paris are some of the best).
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Hi STIL!!!!! Good to "see" you back! Thanks for the info, much appreciated.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I have stayed at both the DLH and PP with AP discount - Both were very clean and the service is great... I am not a turn down service person - I just get by with them cleaning my room - I really don't like them in there anymore than necessary. The only reason I don't stay there is I like to go alot (10 times last year) and I find Priceline the best way to do that... If I was going when the park was closing early - or if I knew we would be spending time poolside I would probably be more interested. I can't wait to go to WDW - I will probably to a value hotel... For me it's just somewhere to sleep. As long as it's clean I am happy. Oh and I usually take lysol and spray stuff down anywhere I stay!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>... For me it's just somewhere to sleep. As long as it's clean I am happy. <<< I used to be like that, but then there are two factors for me: a) because I stay in hotels frequently, I want my vacation to be something special accommodation wise (hence why we bought into Marriott Vacation Club) b) taking little ones means more hotel time. As they get older, they may change.
Originally Posted By avromark <<Westin Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles: They’ve really let this place slip. >> This can be said of almost any Starwood that isn't a "Signature Location" Ie the Westin Bonaventure is awesome! Staying at the Westin by the harbour in Toronto, they don't even have decent water pressure. The Sheraton LaJolla is good but it used to be a Radisson and still has Radisson staff. The Springhill in a certain Michigan tourist town is fab. Oh and downtown Detroit trust me Marriott, the round one where GM is located. Oh and for those who travel to Chicago what's a good hotel on the Mile? In regards to clean rooms though I wonder if 2Q rooms or family rooms have less uh special events then K bedded rooms (Especially the Honeymoon) Whenever it's on my dime I'll stay at a Marriott (Springhill or Courtyard usually) or a Holiday Inn. I try to stay at newer builds to avoid some problems (I know this isn't an indicator of service though) Newer builds tend to get more attention and less wear for obvious reasons. Also -> signature locations tend to be good for any chain (but normally pricey) A few years ago I was a Red Roof / Econolodge type of guy most Red Roofs were good, Econolodge is way to hit and miss. Some of the worst hotels (ie disgusting with blood stains on the bed) and some of the best service I've recieved however have been Econolodges. I don't like the laminates in the newer Red Roofs though.
Originally Posted By Pollyana Great article STIL.... nice to hear from you. Hotels are a shot in the dark. One never knows what to expect. We had a bad experience at a motel near Knott's several years ago. I think it has been demolished since then. hehe
Originally Posted By crazycroc So this is love!- To answer your private email: The two times I caught scabies, we just gave them nicknames. It's really not that bad, and everyone should have to deal with having a strange hygenic disease at some point, it builds character. Best, Crazycroc
Originally Posted By Dabob2 From the article: <Days Inn Vanderbilt/Music Row, Nashville, Tenn.: This place is so bad that when I was writing my book, we asked the city’s health inspector to take a look. And guess what? It failed.> I stayed here once. Ugh. But believe it or not I stayed in a La Quinta in Nashville that was worse.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 <<< travels with anti bacterial wipes that I use to wipe down the remote, light switches, etc. Small cans of lysol, plastic cups and my own coffee cups and coffee maker. I take off the bedspreads and always wear socks or slippers. This all started because EVERYTIME we went on vacation, someone got sick. I'm not really anal about it, it just makes me feel a tad better. Especially during cold and flu season I take my own pillow when I can. DH could care less about any of the above. I don't care for turn down service either. Just makes me feel awkward.
