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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 10:24 am
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Originally Posted by Rut Dog
Hopefully they won't build two buildings at each new location, as in one with small rooms and indifferent service, and a palatial one that you can't redeem points and where celebrities live!
Beat me to it, brother. At a real Waldorf-Astoria copy it could take up to half an hour for one of the four people behind the desk to notice you and check you in. You might get a nice room, but you might also get a broom closet with thick, dusty, filthy velvet drapes and groaning 1890s plumbing, and a thermostat no man can control. And your greasy, lukewarm room service cheeseburger will take an hour and cost $30.

I'll stick to Hilton Garden Inns.
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