Why is it that the high falutin hotels charge you up the wazoo for services that the small chains don’t? Reno Hilton wants $11/12 hours for Internet access, $1.00 for free (800) calls and $1.00 for each local call. Their swimming pool is closed and their lobby is not smoke free. Comfort Inns, on the other hand, have free wireless or broadband, free local calls, indoor swimming pools (in 9000 miles we’ve only encountered one Comfort Inn with a closed hot tub), free deluxe (ranging from eggs and sausage to cereal and fruit) breakfast AND no smoke. If the kids didn’t necessitate an indoor pool (since we’re travelling in winter) we’d be at Motel 6 every night. These high priced chains suck. Course, we’re only paying $39 tonight at the Hilton…
I’m updating this on 12-23, and the picture above is from the "ice cave" we found whilst sledding up at the snow. You know, the snow trip that we took so the kids could play with Andrew and spent about 30 minutes with him at the hotel and that was it. Nice trip though…
