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From: Joerg on 3 May 2010 19:01 krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: > On Sun, 02 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>> On Sun, 02 May 2010 09:29:10 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>> >>>> mpm wrote: >>>> >>>> [...] >>>> >>>>> I am traveling for a few days, so further thoughts will have to >>>>> wait.... >>>>> This may be too complicated a discussion for SED anyway. >>>>> >>>> No laptop? Most airports have free WiFi. >>> Most? More than half the airports I've been in have access fees (as much as >>> $10/day). Some are AT&T, so I was covered there. >>> >> Hmm, the last route where I used the netbook while traveling took me to >> SMF, LAS and PBI. All free. Also TPA but I didn't turn it on there, so I >> don't know if they had it. > > It's been a couple of years since I've flown (too much hassle), but the > biggies seemed to not be free (ORD, ATL, etc.). > Yeah, some charge a lot. If you ever do have to go there's info sites like this one: http://www.travelpost.com/airport-wireless-internet.aspx >>>> Once I sat in the Irish Pub >>>> next to gate C1 when connecting in Las Vegas. Held a pint of Guinness up >>>> in front of the netbook, hit the snap picture button, emailed it to my >>>> wife right from the bar stool :-) >>> ...and then you came home to a cold bed. ;-) >>> >> Nah, she got a chuckle out of that email, and then she knew I was just >> one more flight from home. >> >> >>> The interesting thing that I've found is that the higher the price of a hotel >>> room, the lower the probability of free Internet access (also averaging about >>> $10/day). Of course all the other hidden fees are in more or less the same >>> proportions. >>> >> Yup, the "higher class" a hotel is or claims to be the more they tend to >> nickel and dime you. I like Marriott Residence Inn and Courtyard. But I >> am not fussy, as long as it's clean, in a safe neighborhood and has free >> Internet. > > We've been staying in a Holiday In Express in the Atlanta area fairly > frequently. It's a nice place, in a great location, and the price including > Internet, has been about $60 a night (tax included). We started going up > there to an Embassy Suits, but it wasn't a great hotel and they charged for > everything, except cocktail hour (I don't drink) and breakfast. Internet was > $13/day. ...and we travel with two laptops. > It's been a long time since I was able to get a room for 60 bucks, good deal. HI Express is nice. > With the economic downturn, hotel rates have gotten cheap, particularly > weekends. We've found that HI Express has been cheaper than most decent > places. Of course this doesn't apply to resorts. We were in a HI Express > right on Orange Beach, AL a couple of weeks ago. Internet was included there, > but it was $150 a night (off-season rates) before tax. It was supposed to go > up to $250 a night about now. I wonder if that'll hold for the season. :-( > I don't think $250/night is going to fly. We had a major resort go belly up here lately. Forgot which one, some major chain I believe, I think somewhere towards when John Larkin's cabin is. From the very beginning I wondered what the heck they were thinking when they built that massive thing. And sure enough ... -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: krw on 3 May 2010 20:13 On Mon, 03 May 2010 16:01:31 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >> On Sun, 02 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>> On Sun, 02 May 2010 09:29:10 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>> >>>>> mpm wrote: >>>>> >>>>> [...] >>>>> >>>>>> I am traveling for a few days, so further thoughts will have to >>>>>> wait.... >>>>>> This may be too complicated a discussion for SED anyway. >>>>>> >>>>> No laptop? Most airports have free WiFi. >>>> Most? More than half the airports I've been in have access fees (as much as >>>> $10/day). Some are AT&T, so I was covered there. >>>> >>> Hmm, the last route where I used the netbook while traveling took me to >>> SMF, LAS and PBI. All free. Also TPA but I didn't turn it on there, so I >>> don't know if they had it. >> >> It's been a couple of years since I've flown (too much hassle), but the >> biggies seemed to not be free (ORD, ATL, etc.). >> > >Yeah, some charge a lot. If you ever do have to go there's info sites >like this one: > >http://www.travelpost.com/airport-wireless-internet.aspx > > >>>>> Once I sat in the Irish Pub >>>>> next to gate C1 when connecting in Las Vegas. Held a pint of Guinness up >>>>> in front of the netbook, hit the snap picture button, emailed it to my >>>>> wife right from the bar stool :-) >>>> ...and then you came home to a cold bed. ;-) >>>> >>> Nah, she got a chuckle out of that email, and then she knew I was just >>> one more flight from home. >>> >>> >>>> The interesting thing that I've found is that the higher the price of a hotel >>>> room, the lower the probability of free Internet access (also averaging about >>>> $10/day). Of course all the other hidden fees are in more or less the same >>>> proportions. >>>> >>> Yup, the "higher class" a hotel is or claims to be the more they tend to >>> nickel and dime you. I like Marriott Residence Inn and Courtyard. But I >>> am not fussy, as long as it's clean, in a safe neighborhood and has free >>> Internet. >> >> We've been staying in a Holiday In Express in the Atlanta area fairly >> frequently. It's a nice place, in a great location, and the price including >> Internet, has been about $60 a night (tax included). We started going up >> there to an Embassy Suits, but it wasn't a great hotel and they charged for >> everything, except cocktail hour (I don't drink) and breakfast. Internet was >> $13/day. ...and we travel with two laptops. >> > >It's been a long time since I was able to get a room for 60 bucks, good >deal. HI Express is nice. Including taxes, that hotel has cost us between $60 and $62. Like I said, it's right where we want to be, too. >> With the economic downturn, hotel rates have gotten cheap, particularly >> weekends. We've found that HI Express has been cheaper than most decent >> places. Of course this doesn't apply to resorts. We were in a HI Express >> right on Orange Beach, AL a couple of weeks ago. Internet was included there, >> but it was $150 a night (off-season rates) before tax. It was supposed to go >> up to $250 a night about now. I wonder if that'll hold for the season. :-( >> > >I don't think $250/night is going to fly. I just looked for the weekend of 6/19 (our anniversary; the weekend I was looking at before). One of the resorts down there is going for $575 a night. A lot of them are in the $300 range. I don't know if these prices are falling already. >We had a major resort go belly >up here lately. Forgot which one, some major chain I believe, I think >somewhere towards when John Larkin's cabin is. From the very beginning I >wondered what the heck they were thinking when they built that massive >thing. And sure enough ... There are only so many feet of nice beach, though. Go off the beach and the price drops to $100-$150, prime time.
From: Joerg on 3 May 2010 20:26 krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: [...] > I just looked for the weekend of 6/19 (our anniversary; the weekend I was > looking at before). One of the resorts down there is going for $575 a night. > A lot of them are in the $300 range. I don't know if these prices are falling > already. > If you really, really love her price has to be secondary on those occasions :-) When we lived in Europe we spent most of our anniversaries here, usually in the fancy tower room or falcon suite which are nowadays north of $300: http://www.burghotel-schoenburg.de/ Breakfast doesn't get much better than this: http://www.burghotel-schoenburg.de/rhein-hotel-bilder-fotos/09_Erker-Rheinterrasse.html In the evening we had a nice 7-course dinner with whatever wines and aperitifs she fancied. The grand total? Don't ask ... [...] -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: krw on 3 May 2010 20:44 On Mon, 03 May 2010 17:26:07 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: > >[...] > >> I just looked for the weekend of 6/19 (our anniversary; the weekend I was >> looking at before). One of the resorts down there is going for $575 a night. >> A lot of them are in the $300 range. I don't know if these prices are falling >> already. >> > >If you really, really love her price has to be secondary on those >occasions :-) She'd kill me for spending that kind of money. We went down there three weeks ago for her birthday. >When we lived in Europe we spent most of our anniversaries here, usually >in the fancy tower room or falcon suite which are nowadays north of $300: > >http://www.burghotel-schoenburg.de/ Ah, you locked her up in the tower. Long hair? >Breakfast doesn't get much better than this: >http://www.burghotel-schoenburg.de/rhein-hotel-bilder-fotos/09_Erker-Rheinterrasse.html > >In the evening we had a nice 7-course dinner with whatever wines and >aperitifs she fancied. The grand total? Don't ask ... She wanted a Mustang convertible for her birthday. I figure in two years. Her car is only ten years old now. ;-)
From: Joerg on 3 May 2010 20:53
krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: > On Mon, 03 May 2010 17:26:07 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >> >> [...] >> >>> I just looked for the weekend of 6/19 (our anniversary; the weekend I was >>> looking at before). One of the resorts down there is going for $575 a night. >>> A lot of them are in the $300 range. I don't know if these prices are falling >>> already. >>> >> If you really, really love her price has to be secondary on those >> occasions :-) > > She'd kill me for spending that kind of money. We went down there three weeks > ago for her birthday. > All a matter of priorities. We rarely go out, never splurge on that ubiquitous daily Latte Mas Grande (saves a ton of money), and live quite frugally otherwise except for food. Oh, and no cheap beer, ever. We don't give each other presents but sometimes buy one for the both of us. >> When we lived in Europe we spent most of our anniversaries here, usually >> in the fancy tower room or falcon suite which are nowadays north of $300: >> >> http://www.burghotel-schoenburg.de/ > > Ah, you locked her up in the tower. Long hair? > Back then she had long hair. >> Breakfast doesn't get much better than this: >> http://www.burghotel-schoenburg.de/rhein-hotel-bilder-fotos/09_Erker-Rheinterrasse.html >> >> In the evening we had a nice 7-course dinner with whatever wines and >> aperitifs she fancied. The grand total? Don't ask ... > > She wanted a Mustang convertible for her birthday. I figure in two years. Her > car is only ten years old now. ;-) > That's what I meant with priorities. Our cars are way past that age. We don't plan on buying new ones anytime soon because there is absolutely nothing wrong with the cars we have, and both are way under 100k miles. So, once in a while we do splurge. Nice dinner, etc. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM. |