Hotels

Our last night in the hotel was on Saturday, August 7, 2010. That was at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Monroeville, PA. It was the 21st night in a hotel out of the 28 nights away from our home. This last week, Jim started saying “I do not know if my bed misses me but I miss my bed. At this point, I also missed our bed. Seven of the nights were with family. Some of the hotels were excellent, some good and some could have been better. When we were at the Days Inn in Princeton, Illinois, Jim said this Days Inn had the best water pressure in the shower. On Saturday morning, August 7, 2010 still at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Rossford, Ohio, he said that this Hampton Inn had the DoubleTree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center in downtown Omaha beat because of the Great shower pressure. (I guess this shower was better than the Days Inn.) Hampton Inn & Suites also had a very good breakfast. Jim liked their bagel tops with the cheese eggs and bacon bits. I liked the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Omaha. We arrived about ten minutes before the end of their all you can eat Prime Rib Buffet. They held it open for us. We also had a voucher for breakfast the next day. They had a breakfast buffet but we could also order food from a menu. We also had leftover prime rib so we only needed eggs and OJ but got a full breakfast anyway. Most of the Best Western hotels were great. We stayed at eight of them. Jim is a Gold Elite Status member. His Hog membership collaborated with this hotel chain so we got discounts and free upgrades. The very first Best Western was a Jacuzzi Room. I believe we had four or five more Jacuzzi rooms. The Best Western –Pine Spring Inn in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico was lovely. They have a courtyard with rose gardens. Children were playing while parents were enjoying beverages. One hotel that could have been better was when we broke our rule of “NO NUMBERS” on 7/26/10. We stayed at Motor 6 in Reno, Nevada. It was getting late and dark. The room turned out to be OK.