You know it's gonna be a bad start when the entrace to the hotel has a display of nutcrackers in the window. I wasn't even sure if that was the entrance as I had to lug my suitcase as well as my fiancee's suitcase up a flight of stairs.
From there it got even better. We stood in line to what we believed was the check-in counter. Looked more like a counter to a pawn shop where two rude employees sat behind a plexi-glass covered counter. We had reservations but they said they didn't see it in their system. While my fiancee was on her cell phone trying to clear up this confusion with AMEX it gave me and my niece time to take in the ambiance of the lobby. I loved the patchwork of rugs which made up the carpet and the neon lights which made it look like those cheap motels in movies where hookers go to.
It really bothered me. I kept looking around the lobby thinking was this the same place I saw online. I later looked online to find out the pictures were much different. Could I file a fraud lawsuit or something? I must say the room pictures looked the same but for some reason it looks way better online than in person. Plus the fact they probably used the best room in the hotel to take a picture as our room's furniture was broken down. Missing drawers and broken doors. I was too scared to open the drawers.
If you love NBC then you're in luck if you had our room. That was the only channel that really worked. All the other channels came in fuzzy. You had to play with the cable connection to the tv to get a somewhat clear picture.
The bathrrom was great if you love sitting on the toilet with your right leg and right should virtually pressed to the front door and wall. The door wouldn't shut properly. Maybe they planned it that way. Good thinking. We were lucky as it looked like the just put in new tile but the showers weren't that great and all the faucets kept dripping. I guess they don't care about their water bill.
I kept thinking that Ashton Kutcher was gonna jump out of the closet but I don't thing even he would be that brave. That closet was something else. Had a musty smell. If I was there by myself I would think it was one of the places that Scooby-Doo stayed and there would be a gremlin waiting for me in the hallways. If it wasn't for those darned kids!!
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