Being Able To BELIEVE!!
March 21, 2008
Like good fashion we left through phoenix, heading toward tucson... we figured we would be heading through yuma. This might sound very shocking, but i honestly never knew how close mexico really was to Az (stupid i know!!).
So the journey was on... a/c doing its best to cool me down in another 100 degree day... there was absolutely nothing to do or see from phx to yuma. Once we got to Yuma we stopped for a quick bite... tried the new chicken sandwhich (which i strongly compare to the delicious chicken sandwhich of CHICK-FIL-A).
So it took us about a good 6 hours to make it there... i honestly forgot how long 6 hours in a car felt like! but we checked into the hotel, which was located in downtown san diego, a few miles from the Gaslamp area. Arrived late at night so it was straight to bed. I know using the employee rate was awesome due to the price, but man, did they screw us. I mean they put us in the back right next to the trolley tracks!?! it felt like the trolley was going all night, constantly hearing the noises!
Anywho, skipping toward to the good stuff... on our way to SeaWorld... geez, i was more giddy than the other kids were.
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Overpriced With Bad Customer Service...
I had the opportunity to check out this hotel while one of my night stays in beauitful San Diego. I thought it was going to be such an awesome stay, but I was definately not won over by anything at all.
When I first pulled in, I was surprised by the beauty of this hotel and how easy accesible it was off the freeway. The main concern was the distance from Sea World, but it was only a few miles so there was no disapointment there.
The lady at the front desk seemed friendly and had a nice warm smile. Everything was going as planned, typical check-in, gave my credit card. She pretended to care about my day and seem intrigued that I came all this way for Sea World and still managing to put that fake smile on while doing it, very good indeed!
For some reason she put us on a floor that was being renovated, I was curious why someone would not even know what floors were being remodeled in their own hotel?!? Went back, didn't say anything, just got the new keys. I guess she felt sorry for me, since she put us in the remodeled floor and also some free tickets to breakfast in a closed for renovation restaurant (classic!!) But my luck of course, i get the room WWWAAAAYYYY down at the end of the hall... = (
As soon as you opened the door, you could smell the fresh paint! Gave me a headache, but what doesn't these days? I came to see that they still needed to get a few minor touch ups. But still what a small room for what I was paying a night. I am guess they are milking every penny out of me because of location... but i was not impressed that they upgraded the room, yet not the tv?? Make matters worse was that the TV stand was only about a foot tall so when you lay on the beds it was difficult to lay down and watch tv. The beds itself were hard as a rock, which surprised me since I hear so much about the beds of Hilton. I didn't sleep 2 consecutive hours, just tossing and turning, or trying to make the stale pillows as puffy as they can get (which was hard to do since they were so flat). The showers weren't really showers since no water came out and the bathroom was so miniture my head almost his the ceiling and idk if another guy my size would be able to fit in. I guess this could turn into a better hotel once after "completely" renovated, but during my stay I was not a happy camper... the front desk was non-exsistant, and their wi-fi was well below average, the pool was closed, and i had to pay for parking for a car that i did not have!! so yeah, maybe its a transitional phase, but I give this plan one thumb down...
When I first pulled in, I was surprised by the beauty of this hotel and how easy accesible it was off the freeway. The main concern was the distance from Sea World, but it was only a few miles so there was no disapointment there.
The lady at the front desk seemed friendly and had a nice warm smile. Everything was going as planned, typical check-in, gave my credit card. She pretended to care about my day and seem intrigued that I came all this way for Sea World and still managing to put that fake smile on while doing it, very good indeed!
For some reason she put us on a floor that was being renovated, I was curious why someone would not even know what floors were being remodeled in their own hotel?!? Went back, didn't say anything, just got the new keys. I guess she felt sorry for me, since she put us in the remodeled floor and also some free tickets to breakfast in a closed for renovation restaurant (classic!!) But my luck of course, i get the room WWWAAAAYYYY down at the end of the hall... = (
As soon as you opened the door, you could smell the fresh paint! Gave me a headache, but what doesn't these days? I came to see that they still needed to get a few minor touch ups. But still what a small room for what I was paying a night. I am guess they are milking every penny out of me because of location... but i was not impressed that they upgraded the room, yet not the tv?? Make matters worse was that the TV stand was only about a foot tall so when you lay on the beds it was difficult to lay down and watch tv. The beds itself were hard as a rock, which surprised me since I hear so much about the beds of Hilton. I didn't sleep 2 consecutive hours, just tossing and turning, or trying to make the stale pillows as puffy as they can get (which was hard to do since they were so flat). The showers weren't really showers since no water came out and the bathroom was so miniture my head almost his the ceiling and idk if another guy my size would be able to fit in. I guess this could turn into a better hotel once after "completely" renovated, but during my stay I was not a happy camper... the front desk was non-exsistant, and their wi-fi was well below average, the pool was closed, and i had to pay for parking for a car that i did not have!! so yeah, maybe its a transitional phase, but I give this plan one thumb down...
