Hotel Review
This was a fabulous looking hotel with a large entryway with lots of room for cars to drive up for checking in. The massive lobby is amazing, welcoming, and tastefully decorated. What a friendly and knowledgeable young woman at the front desk. It didn’t hurt that when we said we were from PEI she shared that she grew up loving Anne of Green Gables and that she and her sister would love to visit PEI. Our little red headed girl is everywhere. Richard decided to park his car himself rather than have valet service. Me? Well, you know. Of course I’d have chosen valet. Enjoy life’s little luxuries. So he went to park the car and I went to the room. Wow! We had a huge room with a kitchenette, table and chairs, sofa, two ottomans, large dresser, swivel TV, king bed with two USB ports over each bedside table (how I loved that as I do like my apple products and usually I’m searching all over the room for outlets), plus separate shower room from the sink. Lovely. Then I waited for Richard. And waited. And waited. I went to look for him. I was worried. What’s taking him so long? Met him at the elevator. Guess the parking lot was a lot further away than he thought. Hmmmm. Maybe valet next time?
One of the reasons for choosing this hotel was that it had a restaurant. We were worn out from two days of stressful driving and didn’t want to try to find some place in the city. Went to eat as soon as we took our luggage to the room. Interesting items on the menu. Choosing to share the appetizer was a smart decision as we decided on loaded fries. Not a healthy choice but we had very little to eat during the day and it was different. The fries were topped with a cream cheese sauce and BBQ’d shredded brisket. OMG. Delicious! The waiter couldn’t believe we’d never had them before. Richard then had white bean chilli and I salad. We both enjoyed our meal. I especially liked it as the hostess said she loved my hair. Shout out to Jason Arsenault at The Style. You’re the greatest.
Now for some things I didn’t appreciate. The bed linens were not the finest quality. Not snuggly comfy but rough and scratchy in addition to that the heating fan was loud, even on its lowest setting. Imagine if you were sleeping next to you furnace. Not pleasant.
Apparently southern hotels are on a different time frame with their breakfasts. Remember yesterday I told you the Marriott was to open at 7:00am and by 7:15 they still weren’t? Well, the Madison this morning was to open for breakfast at 6:30. Nope. Not even close. What is with that? We had ridden down the elevator with a man who looked like a hotel manager. When he saw it wasn’t open he went through a side door to see what was happening. He never returned. We asked the front desk what was happening and she checked. Said they were running late today and wouldn’t open until 7:00. Grrrrrr. 😡 Down we go again shortly after 7. The hostess informs us it’s just a buffet this morning. No ‘a la carte’. We can deal wth that. Fill up before the days driving. Lots of pastries, bread and cereals (which I don’t eat), scrambled eggs, sausages, candied bacon, fried potatoes, and oatmeal. We ate a bit. Admittedly I ate more than Richard. He had a difficult time getting a coffee and when I asked for green tea the waitress was quite perplexed. Richard said he’d rate it a 3 out of 10. We had fingers crossed that the manager might supply the meal on the house for our inconvenience. Bahaha. 😂🤣 Wishful thinking on our part.
An expensive experience. Oh well. Live and learn. At least we’re very good at laughing at our mistakes and misadventures.
So now we’re off and plan to be in Sweetwater, Tennessee for New Years Eve.
Enjoy your day!
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