What do you Consider Essential
Oct 3, 2014, 3:59 pm
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Good luck with the kettle outside of UK and Ireland 
Got one here at airBnB in Dublin, but won't be using it in the morning.
Not sure why no WiFi in Prague at another airBnB, but that's why I've been carrying around Cat5 cable all these years @:-) Modem was WiFi capable, sonot sure why not activated.
On a sad note, wired connection was much slower than WiFi I'm used to
Got one here at airBnB in Dublin, but won't be using it in the morning.
Not sure why no WiFi in Prague at another airBnB, but that's why I've been carrying around Cat5 cable all these years @:-) Modem was WiFi capable, sonot sure why not activated.
On a sad note, wired connection was much slower than WiFi I'm used to
Oct 3, 2014, 4:43 pm
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I disagree.
Never had a problem to find one in central, eastern and northern European countries, Asia, Australia and South Africa. But I'm sure back in time I did find it also in other African countries.
Of course former British colonies are more likely to provide it somehow
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Never had a problem to find one in central, eastern and northern European countries, Asia, Australia and South Africa. But I'm sure back in time I did find it also in other African countries.
Of course former British colonies are more likely to provide it somehow
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Oct 7, 2014, 2:39 pm
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If I'm travelling alone, all I need is basically the kinds of things you would find in any run of the mill Econo Lodge, Travelodge, Motel 6, etc.... even ones that aren't particularly nice.
It doesn't have to be opulent, but it should be clean. I rarely eat at hotel restaurants so that's not essential (although free/cheap breakfast is nice). I can't start my day without coffee but I rarely use in-room coffee makers. I seldom use hotel phones anymore.
So really the list consists of clean, comfortable bed, a TV, a table and a chair, a clean washroom... that's about all it takes. Although I do typically aim a little higher
It doesn't have to be opulent, but it should be clean. I rarely eat at hotel restaurants so that's not essential (although free/cheap breakfast is nice). I can't start my day without coffee but I rarely use in-room coffee makers. I seldom use hotel phones anymore.
So really the list consists of clean, comfortable bed, a TV, a table and a chair, a clean washroom... that's about all it takes. Although I do typically aim a little higher
Oct 12, 2014, 1:37 am
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If I'm travelling alone, all I need is basically the kinds of things you would find in any run of the mill Econo Lodge, Travelodge, Motel 6, etc.... even ones that aren't particularly nice.
It doesn't have to be opulent, but it should be clean. I rarely eat at hotel restaurants so that's not essential (although free/cheap breakfast is nice). I can't start my day without coffee but I rarely use in-room coffee makers. I seldom use hotel phones anymore.
So really the list consists of clean, comfortable bed, a TV, a table and a chair, a clean washroom... that's about all it takes. Although I do typically aim a little higher
It doesn't have to be opulent, but it should be clean. I rarely eat at hotel restaurants so that's not essential (although free/cheap breakfast is nice). I can't start my day without coffee but I rarely use in-room coffee makers. I seldom use hotel phones anymore.
So really the list consists of clean, comfortable bed, a TV, a table and a chair, a clean washroom... that's about all it takes. Although I do typically aim a little higher
OTOH once in a blue moon I might stumble into a deal like 5K for an award ticket to CUN on Spirit and sub-$50 at a 4-star place like the Westin right on the beach there. Usually you have to risk hurricane season to get that, but going car-less and doing a mostly coccooning bit in such a setting can be very relaxing.
Oct 15, 2014, 1:20 pm
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Good point. As a student I almost always stayed in a hotel as opposed to a hostel, but some places were kind of dingy and lacked any sort of creature comforts (sometimes there was no TV). Naturally you wouldn't make any extra time to stay in your room in a place like that.
Nov 8, 2014, 6:30 pm
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As a current student with a sort of different travel style. I'm big on the adventure travel thing but I do like having a consistent and comfortable place to crash at night.
Essentials:
Cleanliness
Comfortable bed
Shower/Bathroom
Good location
Room service
Bar/Restaurant
Wifi
Don't need:
TV
Gym/Sauna/Pool facilities
Business class travel (although free upgrades are nice...)
Fancy car when hiring
Essentials:
Cleanliness
Comfortable bed
Shower/Bathroom
Good location
Room service
Bar/Restaurant
Wifi
Don't need:
TV
Gym/Sauna/Pool facilities
Business class travel (although free upgrades are nice...)
Fancy car when hiring
Last edited by CitizenWorld; Nov 8, 2014 at 6:38 pm