avoiding stuffy and inflexible service at nice european resorts
Apr 23rd, 2014, 03:00 AM
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Rubicund - Good thinking on your part!
The OP is sad and sorry and a complete whiner over nothing. He should get his sorry a$$ out of bed and down to the restaurant for his coffee. Next he'll be wanting someone to lift the cup to his lips and complaining when room service people don't do this for him.
The OP is sad and sorry and a complete whiner over nothing. He should get his sorry a$$ out of bed and down to the restaurant for his coffee. Next he'll be wanting someone to lift the cup to his lips and complaining when room service people don't do this for him.
Apr 23rd, 2014, 05:39 AM
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FWIW, wanting a cup of tea or coffee in one's room is not necessarily just a substitute for breakfast. But if the hotel won't provide self-catering, they won't, and that's not in itself bad service. It's just the way things are.
Apr 23rd, 2014, 05:47 AM
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Lay off Adrienne... She has been a faithful and knowledgeable addition for many years on Fodors. Like many of us, she tends to use the weapon of reality to make a point. Her last comment is proof of that and just had to be said. I salute her once again.
Apr 23rd, 2014, 06:12 AM
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So I guess this is not the thread to relate how I took my electric juicer to Rome one January, so I could buy blood oranges at the market and make juice in my (fairly inexpensive) hotel room. (Note that the hotel served only cartoned juice at breakfast.)
Being only midly aware of scientific things like electric currents, I proceeded to blow out the electricity in part of the hotel. Note (sort of) in my own defense: This was quite a few years ago.
Being only midly aware of scientific things like electric currents, I proceeded to blow out the electricity in part of the hotel. Note (sort of) in my own defense: This was quite a few years ago.
Apr 23rd, 2014, 06:17 AM
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As we know, sandralist needs the last, most and definitive word. We have stayed in a few hotels in Italy, the Accademia in Verona for one, where a coffee maker was available, and I always thought it a nice touch. But they are not the usual amenity, especially since breakfast is generally offered. The OP's post comes across as a whiny complaint, not a good way to make your point, any point.
Apr 23rd, 2014, 06:20 AM
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Electric juicer?
I use the glass one one grandmother used. You squash the orange onto a central spike thing and the seeds collect in grooves.
Seriously, if a hotel has facilities in the room for making drinks, it will say so. I suppose it's a substitute in small hotels for room service
I use the glass one one grandmother used. You squash the orange onto a central spike thing and the seeds collect in grooves.
Seriously, if a hotel has facilities in the room for making drinks, it will say so. I suppose it's a substitute in small hotels for room service
Apr 23rd, 2014, 06:39 AM
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I have to disagree that having some sort of coffee maker in a room means a hotel is "admitting" to anything.
I find it interesting that so many people from the UK seem to constantly be talking about the "shame" there wasn't this and the "shame" there wasn't that in their hotel rooms.
Have these people never BEEN to any other countries before?
On the other hand, there are some hotels which would be embarrassed if you had to actually ASK for something like this and would be apologetic for not providing it.
I find it interesting that so many people from the UK seem to constantly be talking about the "shame" there wasn't this and the "shame" there wasn't that in their hotel rooms.
Have these people never BEEN to any other countries before?
On the other hand, there are some hotels which would be embarrassed if you had to actually ASK for something like this and would be apologetic for not providing it.
Apr 23rd, 2014, 12:09 PM
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ldt... The poster above called "sandralist" is ( almost certainly) a former Fodorite named zeppole. The writing style is very distinctive. I say "former" because she was banned years ago, but keeps popping up in the Europe board under various new guises.
She's actually fairly knowledgeable, but rather adamant and confrontational in her point of view especially with regard to differing styles of travel.
She's actually fairly knowledgeable, but rather adamant and confrontational in her point of view especially with regard to differing styles of travel.
Apr 23rd, 2014, 12:58 PM
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Apropos of something, maybe not this exact thing, but something:
A few years ago I was pleasantly surprised to find a coffee/teamaker in my room at The Toren in Amsterdam. If you can get past the strong decor (I had no problem with it), this is great hotel. And coffee anytime!
http://www.thetoren.nl/index.php?lang=EN
A few years ago I was pleasantly surprised to find a coffee/teamaker in my room at The Toren in Amsterdam. If you can get past the strong decor (I had no problem with it), this is great hotel. And coffee anytime!
http://www.thetoren.nl/index.php?lang=EN
Apr 23rd, 2014, 01:12 PM
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Once the hotel staff told you they didn't provide the service you were asking for, why didn't you just ask them if they could suggest a nice cafe nearby that serves coffee or tea?
This seems like a strange thing to stress out about. They were probably rude/abrupt with you because you continued to argue with them over something that was really rather trivial. And I have to say, if this is the worst you can say about this hotel, it doesn't sound all that bad.
This seems like a strange thing to stress out about. They were probably rude/abrupt with you because you continued to argue with them over something that was really rather trivial. And I have to say, if this is the worst you can say about this hotel, it doesn't sound all that bad.
Apr 23rd, 2014, 05:17 PM
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What I don;t understand is really wanting a cup of tea or coffee and being willing to settle for the poor version made in one of those do it yourself pots and the fake milk, etc. If someone really wants coffee or tea first thing - or early breakfast - without getting dressed and going downstairs - they have ROOM SERVICE.
Especially in an upscale hotel.
It seems like this would have been a much simpler solution than getting all exorcised about it.
Especially in an upscale hotel.
It seems like this would have been a much simpler solution than getting all exorcised about it.
