We just got back from a week traveling - 2 days each in Munich, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Salzburg & Vienna. Blog updates to come on that, as well as our trip to Berlin before Thanksgiving. But for now, a little something to help you smile this Monday morning.
Just in case there are any folks who only read the blog and avoid or dont use Facebook, I thought I'd repost this note that Brian wrote up on FB. excuse our poor grammar or spelling; these were written on our iPhones. "So Kate keeps my life interesting and I just experienced a Kate-ism that none of you will be surprised in the slightest to hear. We're currently touring Bavaria and last night we went to possibly the most famous beer hall in Germany, the hofbrauhaus, which is nothing short of sensory overload with more that 500 patrons, live brass band and overserved locals in lederhosen. At the HB haus you share your table with whoever happened to be there at the time and you drink the night away with beer that comes 1 liter at a time. Next day we train to garmisch, a quaint ski town 1.5 hours away, and while in route to our hotel we happened to pass German couple that was sharing our table the night before. As we pass the couple Kate erupts into a excited slew of words consisting of "beir" and "HB haus" and "table" while pointing at us and them repeatedly until they too remember us despite the copious amounts of beer we all had. At that point we all realize that we didnt share a common language and really did have much to say to one another and I realized that no matter what corner of the world I travel to, Kate will invariably run into someone she knows."
Read more...When we went to Berlin last week, we arrived at our hotel in the central part of the city, eager to check in and begin some sightseeing. Unfortunately, we were treated rudely from the moment that we asked to check in, and were told that the hotel was overbooked and that we would have to go to another hotel, which was outside of the central part of the city. I will not go into how poorly we were treated, or the pathetic offerings and lies that they told us, but suffice it to say I was livid.
I emailed my wonderful mother that night after we were checked into our second, not-very-nice hotel that was outside the city center, after I was about ready to cry from our treatment. She has been in the hotel industry for a very long time, and I asked her what we could do about the situation. I'm writing this post as an informative one for all my readers, because if I had known what my rights were, as a guest with a confirmed reservation, I would have acted much differently. I know that this list references the US hotel market, but I would assume that there are several items which would be relevant internationally.
From Jeri T, hotelier extraordinaire:
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