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From: Lisa Cubbon on 30 Jun 2010 06:47 On 6/29/2010 9:49 PM, Brian wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:03:40 -0400, Lisa Cubbon<cubbon(a)bellsouth.net> > wrote: > > >> You are so right. I had not thought of that. And they are very very >> consistent. Hampton for one night, Homewood for more than one night. >> Hilton Garden Inn is more expensive than Hampton but it has a much nicer >> lobby and NO free bfast like Hampton and Homewood do. >> >> Lisa > > How are the rooms in comparison? We've never stayed in a Garden Inn > because of having no breakfast. > When we go to resort type hotels, lobbies mean something but not when > staying in a moderate hotel/motel. Garden Inns are very nice. The rooms are about the same size as a regular hotel room, like a Hampton but they do have a mini fridge and a microwave. And the cooked bfast is very good. Might even be worth paying for it. Lisa
From: Rudeney on 30 Jun 2010 10:03 Brian wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:23:15 -0500, Keane <keane(a)keanespics.com> > wrote: > > >> But you have to be in populated areas. I'm not sure I've ever seen a >> Hilton hotel in say...Utah. Maybe up in Salt Lake or St. George... > > Any Hilton brand hotel including Hampton Inn? I thought they were > pretty widespread now. >> Generally speaking, pretty much *any* hotel *not* in an urban area, >> but right next to the expressway exit is pretty safe. It was built >> for and caters to the transient traveler. Personally, unless it's a >> unique situation, I really hate paying more than 3 figures for a bed >> and a room I'm going to use for less than 14 hours. On the other >> hand, I'm the only critter I want getting back into the car with me >> the next day. (Okay, maybe PiC if she's with me...) :-) >> >> Keane > > Many Ritz-Carlton rooms are in the three figure range although the > first figure is higher. <G> I think Keane was including the digits to the right of the decimal point in his "3 figures". ;-) -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: Keane on 30 Jun 2010 11:38 On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:51:19 -0400, Bashful <wdwkittywhiskers(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Keane wrote: >> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:11:46 -0400, Bashful >> <wdwkittywhiskers(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Only if they have BBQ'd tofu. ;-) >>> >> >> Oh dear. I'd forgotten about that. >> >> Of course, even had I remembered, I *still* might have mentioned it... >> :-) >> >> Keane > >No problem. Hubby might appreciate it, anyway. (And somebody here >*did* actually mention BBQ tofu, so who knows?) We're talkin' North Carolina BBQ joints. Their cole slaw probably has meat in it... (They might think Tofu's a swear word...) Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Greg K. on 30 Jun 2010 12:23 On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:35:22 -0400, Lisa Cubbon <cubbon(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >> Lots of good ideas - thanks! I mostly read when hubby drives, though we >> might invest in a book on CD. (We have tried this a couple of times, on >> previous long drives. You can also burn your own. There are many public domain books available for download. Start here: http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/ Greg
From: Greg K. on 30 Jun 2010 12:31
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:35:55 -0400, Bashful <wdwkittywhiskers(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >Thanks for the info! Usually we leave bright and early in the morning, >and get "almost" all the way there, before stopping for the night. But >this time, I think we're actually going to try leaving from work the >night before. Our ressies start on a Saturday, and we really want to >get there at a decent hour on our first day. (Trying to get as much >vacation as we can squeeze in, with only a Mon-Fri off work.) I haven't >a clue where we'll stop that first night... something else I need to >research. Kitty, What about nap/drive alternating? When we drive north from south Florida to NY, we usually leave by 7am. One year for Christmas the PLAN was to leave after the kids got out of school. I had the car mostly packed. I took a short na during the day. Had dinner and off we were by 7 or 8pm. plan was I was to drive through the night, (wife won't drive at night, even locally!), stop for breakfast, switch and I would take a nap in the car. I thin I actually lasted until about 2am then at the gas/rest stop, I closed my eyes for a few minutes, next thing I know the sun is coming up and the kids are saying they're cold and uncomfortable! Oh well, it was a good theory but didn't work out too well! Don't think we will try that again but don't regret trying it either! Greg |