Reply To: JCCC3 – Questions for the Site Inspection Cruise?
Agree. I avoid staying at “fine” hotels when I can, because — unlike the ones that are just “very good” — they usually try to nickel and dime you for things that, at their prices, you ought to get for free. Wi-Fi and breakfast are usually free at chains like Comfort Suites (one of my favorites at the moment), but not at high end ones like Westin. And the more expensive ones have “traps” in the room, such as minibars and bottled water that is not free. (I have only once encountered one where coffee in the room was not free, and it was perhaps the fanciest of all.)
Frankly, I’d rather travel in a private bus or an RV, where I can sleep and have a @RealBusCat and @RealBusPig. (And maybe even a @RealBusBoy to clean up.) But failing that, I’ll pick 3-star and 3.5-star hotels over 4-star ones.