So ... I'm in Albury again.
I wasn't able to book a room in the hotel I saw last time, so I tried out another one which looked nice enough on the website.
I'm not entirely positive I've traded up.
First, the positives;
- Spacious.
- Nice view.
- Smells good.
Now for the negatives;
- No cable TV (the other hotel had this, and I'm positive I remember the website saying this place had it .... but no such luck).
- Depressing decor.
- Non-operational room service (I've just ordered a pizza for dinner).
- No temperature control (it's freezing in here!).
- No mini-bar. It's not like I NEED the $3 chocolate bar, but I wanted the OPTION of having it!
The rating for this place is meant to be 3 1/2 stars. Of course, I'm convinced that there hasn't been anyone through to rate it since about 1987 ... which would be around about the time they last decorated.
After I arrived, I thought it'd be a good idea to go for a walk. The road outside my room is a crossroads, on the corner of which is a hunting and fishing store by the name of "Elk's". I felt like I was Dr. Joel and I'd just stepped into the middle of Northern Exposure. 
I walked to the supermarket and got some health snacks and a bottle of ice tea. Even if I can't have a mini-bar, I'm still going to snack, dammit!
So that's strike two for places to stay in Albury. Hopefully next time I'll be able to get a room in the nice-looking place I keep passing (although the rooms on its website don't look as nice as the exterior does).
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Life on the Open Road, Part II
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Oh Joel! I started watching that show again the other day and it made me miss living in the middle of no where... you've got to get a camera - i need visuals of these places. the question is - did you have the internet?
... how could I be blogging if I didn't have the Internet?
meh i didn't know the TIME of your damn blog. didn't look. don't mock your ONLY reader :P
Well, to be fair, the clock thingie doesn't give the right time anyway. So you had even less chance of knowing! :)
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