Hotel Life

On my American trips, I never stay at Airbnbs because I have a deep secret love for American hotels. I can’t explain it but there’s some magnetic charm in them. The Doubletree Hilton where I’m staying right now has a microwave, a fridge, and a machine to boil water so I can make my own tea. I can open the window, which is crucial for my well-being. A great, very quiet hotel. I never stay at the conference hotel because I like to put some distance between work and rest. Since I’m on the executive board, I’d feel like I’m constantly on call if I slept close to where everything is happening.

It’s comical how much tea I make during trips. My teas are fennel and chamomile-anise, so I can guzzle them by the liter.

4 responses to “Hotel Life”

  1. ed Avatar
    ed

    The breakfast buffet is my favorite part. It just hits better when you’re traveling.

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    1. Clarissa Avatar

      There’s no buffet, unfortunately. Probably because it’s off season and the hotel is very empty. But they make a shockingly good walleye at the hotel restaurant. I know my fish, and this one is a brilliantly cooked fish.

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  2. oldcowboy3 Avatar
    oldcowboy3

    Yeah, one of my wife’s favourite, along with mountain whitefish, and chicken halibut, and ling cod, and sockeye salmon. Do you know what “princess dressed” means ;-D

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  3. ShadowsCollide Avatar

    That sounds like a nice hotel, I’ve always liked staying in hotels ever since I was a kid. It meant staying in a place where someone else did the cleaning and watching TV that had cable and eating different foods at restaurants where Mom got a break from cooking, as a kid that was exotic to me.

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