nabeepchen

It’s hard trying to blog coherently while attending a medical conference. And a medical conference where I am supposed to report on things and write them up.

My only complaint is the Hilton Hotel. The hotel is quite nice, and the room is also nice–not one of those places where the lobby is ornate and gold plated but the rooms aren’t big enough to lie down in and are infested with bed bugs. I am just so fed up with this nickel and diming. Whereas smaller chains and independent hotels often offer free wireless and Internet hook-ups, the Hilton charges $12/day. As an added perk at this hotel, paying guests are also CHARGED to use the gym. To the tune of another $12/day. How cheap does it get? I have never heard of a hotel charging guests for basic use of the gym. Are these people on the verge of bankruptcy or what?

If they really want to be cheap, why not just add $20 to the daily room charge and include the gym and Internet. Most people will not notice it, and it won’t make them seem like such money grubbing parasites. I do know that I’ve stayed at the Hampton Suites, and the Internet is free. I stayed at the Harrison Springs Resort in British Columbia, and the internet access was also free.

Shame on you, Hilton. And especially, double shame for charging guests to work off their calories on your stairmaster. And this is in California yet. What’s the world coming to????