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From: Adrian on 1 Jun 2010 09:34 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> Have you ever actually stayed in a Travelodge? >> Yes, thank you. It was on a roundabout off the A14. Which is kinda my >> point. That's not my idea of a holiday destination. > But if one is only using it as somewhere to sleep and eat breakfast does > it matter? Yes. Very much so. > Coupled with the fact that they're usually well placed for getting on > to a main road to go elsewhere. If I'm going somewhere, I don't necessarily want it to be easy to get somewhere else. I want to be where I've gone. Not somewhere nearby whose only redeeming feature is that it has an identikit chain hotel with "easy access to a main road".
From: Clive George on 1 Jun 2010 09:55 On 01/06/2010 14:14, bod wrote: > boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >> On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:56:48 +0100 >> bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >>> I didn't know that Travelodge did breakfasts? >> >> Don't know, never stayed in a travelodge. But Holiday Inn and Premier Inn >> both do full english breakfasts though they're usually not included in >> the room price. As a hotel my personal preference is for holiday inn , >> they're >> slightly more upmarket but they also cost slightly more so you pays your >> money... > > I've just checked and apparently, they do. They vary - some do, some don't. And it's a pretty poor one in the places which do IME, and in the places which don't, it's often Little Chef, who _can_ make omelettes without breaking eggs. Still, they're cheap, esp if booked in advance, and the beds and watery bits all work, so I'll use them for work trips and maybe to catch an early flight.
From: Brimstone on 1 Jun 2010 10:19 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:86kgidF9s9U9(a)mid.individual.net... > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > >>>> Have you ever actually stayed in a Travelodge? > >>> Yes, thank you. It was on a roundabout off the A14. Which is kinda my >>> point. That's not my idea of a holiday destination. > >> But if one is only using it as somewhere to sleep and eat breakfast does >> it matter? > > Yes. Very much so. Why? >> Coupled with the fact that they're usually well placed for getting on >> to a main road to go elsewhere. > > If I'm going somewhere, I don't necessarily want it to be easy to get > somewhere else. But, as I outlined earlier, if one is using it solely as a base to visit places in an area .... > I want to be where I've gone. Not somewhere nearby whose > only redeeming feature is that it has an identikit chain hotel with "easy > access to a main road". So you never visit other places when on holiday in a given town?
From: Adrian on 1 Jun 2010 10:23 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>>> Have you ever actually stayed in a Travelodge? >>>> Yes, thank you. It was on a roundabout off the A14. Which is kinda my >>>> point. That's not my idea of a holiday destination. >>> But if one is only using it as somewhere to sleep and eat breakfast >>> does it matter? >> Yes. Very much so. > Why? Because - whilst I don't want to be in/at the accommodation all day, it's handy if it's not miles away. I might want to drop back to the room and get changed between having a walk and going for something to eat, f'rexample. And I _really_ don't want to have to find a taxi to get back or not have a drink with the meal. >>> Coupled with the fact that they're usually well placed for getting on >>> to a main road to go elsewhere. >> If I'm going somewhere, I don't necessarily want it to be easy to get >> somewhere else. > But, as I outlined earlier, if one is using it solely as a base to visit > places in an area .... Then I'd like to be in that area. Like I said - Peak District. Nearest Chesterfield or Sheffield. Cotswolds. Nearest Swindon. >> I want to be where I've gone. Not somewhere nearby whose only redeeming >> feature is that it has an identikit chain hotel with "easy access to a >> main road". > So you never visit other places when on holiday in a given town? I want to at least be in the area I've gone on holiday, not "nearby".
From: bod on 1 Jun 2010 10:26
Brimstone wrote: > "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:86kgidF9s9U9(a)mid.individual.net... >> "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like >> they were saying: >> >>>>> Have you ever actually stayed in a Travelodge? >> >>>> Yes, thank you. It was on a roundabout off the A14. Which is kinda my >>>> point. That's not my idea of a holiday destination. >> >>> But if one is only using it as somewhere to sleep and eat breakfast does >>> it matter? >> >> Yes. Very much so. > > Why? > >>> Coupled with the fact that they're usually well placed for getting on >>> to a main road to go elsewhere. >> >> If I'm going somewhere, I don't necessarily want it to be easy to get >> somewhere else. > > But, as I outlined earlier, if one is using it solely as a base to visit > places in an area .... > >> I want to be where I've gone. Not somewhere nearby whose >> only redeeming feature is that it has an identikit chain hotel with "easy >> access to a main road". > > So you never visit other places when on holiday in a given town? > > Earlier Adrian said that he would be "flexible" in a choice of travelodge/Premier Inn etc. Bod |