Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Travel Travails ... None Serious

NYC: Nice corner room overlooking 48th. But something was strange about the bathroom lights. The switch was supposed to glow at night so you could find your way in there to pee and not run into things. However, in the middle of the night, the bathroom lights just went on. You could turn them off, but they came on again. Oh, and when you went into the bathroom while the light was on, it went off. It took two days of complaining for it to be fixed by installing a whole new switch that didn’t glow. But we got two free $20 breakfasts out of the “inconvenience.”

The last full day we were there, we arrived back in our room to find a crib had been placed by our bed. Guess the folks who really wanted a crib were a bit upset. Or Marian isn’t telling me something.

North Wales, PA: Very nice inn. And we’re in the best suite for a few nights … have to give it up for the couple for whom we’re here to see married this coming weekend. Well, here’s the deal the first night:

1. No toiletries in the bathroom and only one roll of toilet paper.
2. A bedside lamp had a burnt out light bulb
3. The phone was dead and no one could figure out how to make it live.
4. The cable TV wouldn’t work and no one could figure out how to make it work. We “watched” the World Series game on my laptop looking at a pitch-by-pitch ESPN link.
5. There is a spa hot tub in an adjoining room of the suite. Not a Jacuzzi thing, but a real hot tub like we used to have. I was told that it took about 30 minutes for the water to heat up when it was turned on. After over an hour with the water not even lukewarm, we again trotted over to the front desk for help. After about 2 ½ hours, it heated up enough. I soaked.
6. There is a Franklin Stove in the spa room. It doesn’t work.

Throughout all of this, we either had to go to the front desk area (not really that far, but we were trying to relax and undress) or call the inn on our mobile phone … since our phone was dead.

ADDENDUM: It's the next day. The phone is still dead ... all day long. And no one can figure out why. The TV is back working this morning. Must be magic. The Franklin Stove has been fixed so it works. They only put one wash cloth in the room this AM, so went over and got another one. And for our troubles, the manager gave us coupons for drinks and an appetizer here at the inn. Finally, we'll see later if the spa heats up!

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