This was a year long day

[cornerofmadness]

Still don't have a car rental. My aunt and uncle came and were here...for hours and hours. That doesn't mean I did nothing. While talking to them I made up a page of addresses for everything I want to see. It's 2 pages long but I'm ready for the gps.

I also found out that my so called historical hotel isn't. All the blather about it being from the 20ss is just that. Apparently one tiny piece is from the original hotel and it's built in the 90s (that is explains a lot) but the true disappointment is they have an amenity fee 25$ for wifi/parking/pool/gym. Um you know I don't complain about in-town parking fees but that you are going to charge me for wifi?!? You know what I've had that before. Now it might be one of those deals where you 'join for free' and get some emails and you get it for free then. That said if I do need to pay that for 5 days that is SO going in my review.

By the way it's World Goth day. Wish I could have celebrated better. Instead I spent it looking at my brand new shirt fresh from the wash going WHY does it look like I splashed a bottle of oil on it?!? WTF?

I'm now up to looking at food. What does disappoint me is that everything I want to see in old town is 2 miles from the hotel, too far to walk but i'm not getting a car until it's all over.


What do I have for music monday?

The snake charmer putting an Indian spin on an old Irish tune

Watch on YouTube

And a fan made song so popular it got its own remix

Watch on YouTube

Comments

[fauxklore]

Amenity fees are really evil. They're just a way of being deceptive about the room cost. And of evading taxes.

[spiffikins]

While talking to them I made up a page of addresses for everything I want to see. It's 2 pages long but I'm ready for the gps.

LOL - I do the same thing when I am travelling somewhere new!

[cornerofmadness]

I figure in this day and age with so much info at my finger tips, why not? I don't have a paper map for NM, one less thing to worry on. I DO get a little obsessive over it

[cornerofmadness]

agreed because the room is quite inexpensive for the area and then there's this. I got into with a Hyatt in Denver once. I'm like dudes the day before this I was at a Motel 6 for 50$ and it had free wifi. You're charging me 200$ and then for wifi. jerks

[spikedluv]

Amenity fees?!! Sounds sus.

I hope all your prep pays off and you have a great time with no unexected mishaps.

[under_the_silk_tree]

Amenities should have been told to you upfront. That is shady on their part.

Loved the Celtic/Indian video that was pretty awesome.

[cornerofmadness]

I suppose it is right there on their web page. I just didn't notice and I'm not pleased but I get it. It's right by the convention center so that's why they picked it and that's how they get away with it because they know people at work cons have to have internet

yeah I thought that blend of music was neat

[cornerofmadness]

I've had those amenity fees before usually the more $$$ the hotel the less you get.

thanks. I am so convinced I have forgotten something in spite of my lists and lists and lists