Ted

On another posting people were debating if a nice TV was an important aspect of a European hotel.<BR><BR>Some of the posters said they never watch TV while traveling. They stated that they are traveling/touring all the time and don't have time for TV.<BR><BR>Anyway I love to relax in the evening in my hotel and relax watching TV while traveling, where ever I am, how about you?

Suzy

We watch the TV, partly when we're too tired to do anything else, but also becuase it's part of the culture. After all, on any given evening, more of the local population is home watching TV than out at the theater or fine restaurants! Once when we were in Lonodn, we found a channel that seemed to be entirely about pruning.

Melissa

Absolutely--when I am getting ready in the a.m. and when I come home at night. I work in marketing so the commercials intrigue me!

Vita

I wouldn't let it affect my decision about a room, but in London, I did watch TV in the morning while I was getting ready and sometimes in the evening before I went to bed, mostly the news but I also just channel surfed out of curiosity. I couldn't believe the Chandry Levy story made it all the way to London.

Vita

sorry - Chandra

Mary Anne Cook

My daughter and I while in France had a TV in the room whatever city we were in. We like to see CN for world news,but also enjoy some of the French movies,although we are not French speaking. Also the French Open was on so I enjoyed following that each day. My daughter found the French commercials so interesting.

American

The TV shows alot about the countries culture and is part of the travel experience. If I knew the languageI would learn even more.<BR><BR>I really get a kick out of the Italian TV shows!

s

yes-while getting ready to go out,to see what the weather forecast is, any big news stories,and to hear the difference the way their tv is from ours.<BR>I love UK television,and it is fun to see old American series like Bonanza dubbed in French!<BR> " Bonsoir,Hoss!" "Merci,Pa"

Kerry

Nothing like watching "Hogans Heroes" in French. It was too funny for words.<BR>

x

We saw Columbo dubbed in French,now that was pretty funny.

elvira

European TV is fun to watch - especially dubbed American shows (Mission Impossible is a hoot in French). Under no circumstances would I disqualify an apartment or hotel if it didn't have a TV - it's nice if it has one, no big deal if it doesn't.<BR><BR>If I rent an apartment, and have a choice between a washer/dryer or a TV, I'll pick the w/d and watch the clothes spin 'round.

suzanne

We got a kick out of the "naked weather" spot on TV each night in the Czech Republic. What a hoot! Sometimes it was a guy, sometimes a woman, and they would show up on the screen *naked* and then dress for whatever the next day's weather was supposed to be!<BR><BR>The British hotel concierge was surprised that this was so shocking and funny to us Americans.

s.fowler

Try imagining Jean Luc Picard [in Star Trek-Next Generation] say "Engage" in Czech!<BR><BR>One of my most educational TV "moments" was in my hotel room in Travemunde, Germany watching East German television [this was in 1985 I think] -- what a time warp.<BR><BR>I like getting BBC World or CNN International as they are much more intelligent than the US networks, cable and otherwise. The advertisements are also fascinating [that's how I learned the little German that I have] and, in Paris & Skopje, I do my best to understand the local news and programs. In Skopje I love watching American programs with Macedonian subtitles -- it's great for my Macedonian

x

Certainly - I can't live without a TV for more than a day or two. It's so nice after an hour or two seeing sights to come back to a cool hotel room and watch a movie or sports.<BR>I wouldn't consider a hotel without TV and satellite.

Annie

We like to watch the news on CNN before we leave the room in the morning and then when we return in the evening. We have had rooms that did not have CNN and were able to adjust.

Capo

I think I've only had a TV in a hotel room twice in Europe. I'm usually out until late in the evening but I've watched a little bit upon returning to the room. <BR><BR>When we were in Rome this past April it was one of those two times a room has had a TV. We came back late in the evening from our first night in the Piazza della Rotonda and turned on the TV only to see, much to our amazement, scenes of the Pirelli building in Milan that a small plane had just crashed into.

Uncle Sam

Absolutely!<BR><BR>1. Love that British weatherman that neds a personality/charisma injection. Really funny when we there a couple of years ago in November no less and he was warning everyone of the major heat wave approaching with temps all the way up to 82!<BR><BR>2. Fun to watch, for a while, the Flintstones or some other cartoons in Italian or French.<BR><BR>3. Love those commercials!<BR><BR>US

don't

&gt;Really funny when we there a couple of &gt;years ago in November no less and he &gt;was warning everyone of the major heat &gt;wave approaching with temps all the w&gt;ay up to 82<BR><BR>You obviously have never set foot in the UK. 82 degrees in November, you'd be lucky to see 42. Are you sure you're not confusing it with Australia. You might possibly get temperatures in the 80s in August.

david

Sometomes I will turn on the TV to see the diffrences betweet US and European television.<BR><BR>sO When I was in Budapest 2 years ago, I turned on TV and there was a Univ of Mass basketball game (I'm from Boston)

Uncle Sam

Don't be ridiculous,<BR><BR>Absolutley, we were staying at the Marriott Courtyard Windsor/Slough and we had flown to Manchester from Philadelphia for a $2999 special. Very, very hot and that is why the weatherdude was tellign everyone to be certain to use sunscreen!<BR><BR>US