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| - As my taxi pulled up I thought, "Uh oh. This doesn't look good." Still, I was hopeful. Maybe I had judged the place too harshly and too quickly. Sadly, the exterior didn't lie.
There is a sign in the lobby saying something like "Pardon our dust as we update the hotel." Honey, I hope they do a LOT of updating. Cuz this girl is just plain weird. It's like a cross between something hip and modern and another thing which is just so dated you don't know where to start. Like a tragic drag queen who is drunkenly walking home holding her heels in one hand and her wig in the other. This place could have been fun, but instead it's not.
Take the bathroom. It barely has room for the toilet and the shower. The toilet is shoved hard up against the wall so that you are literally touching the wall. The sink, oddly, is outside the shower/toilet room. The towels, even more oddly, are not. But the one trash can is. Here's how it played out. I wanted to wash my hands. I walked out of the bathroom and stared at the very large (and pretty) vanity. I see the ridiculously small bar of cheap crappy soap and don't know where to put the wrapper. Oh, it's in the bathroom. I wash my hands. I look for a towel. Oh, it's ALSO in the bathroom. All kinds of weird.
The room itself is spacious with a seating area (two chairs, a side table and an ottoman) and a small desk. But the air conditioner is the kind you see in cheap motels. Hmmm.
Yes, the wifi is free and yes it's shit. I used 4G on my phone because it was faster. Don't even bother to try to watch a YouTube video. You'll be waiting hours.
I'd rather stay at the Ritz. Pay a few dollars more. You'll be glad you did.
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