This annoys me....
Jun 17, 2002 | 11:25 am
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This annoys me....
Hotel websites with fake and untrue photos...
Take a look at this one and tell me if you have ever seen a bed that big:
http://www.netbooker.com/booker/AppL...link=92558_B7B
I know they need to sell rooms but just how dumb to they think we are?
Take a look at this one and tell me if you have ever seen a bed that big:
http://www.netbooker.com/booker/AppL...link=92558_B7B
I know they need to sell rooms but just how dumb to they think we are?
Jun 18, 2002 | 7:06 am
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It's an astounding optical illusion!
But I'd love that bed.
P.S. A bed that big is seemingly inconceivable, no?
[This message has been edited by blairvanhorn (edited 06-18-2002).]
But I'd love that bed.
P.S. A bed that big is seemingly inconceivable, no?
[This message has been edited by blairvanhorn (edited 06-18-2002).]
Jun 18, 2002 | 1:11 pm
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I believe it's two beds. If you look carefully, you can see what appears to be a "crease" at the foot of the beds about half way across that would designate a space bewteen them and there is also a black mark in the headboard that I interpret as a space as well.
Jun 19, 2002 | 4:17 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JamesD10:
Have you ever gotten a hamburger as big as the one in the fast food ads? Not me.</font>
Have you ever gotten a hamburger as big as the one in the fast food ads? Not me.</font>
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Jun 19, 2002 | 7:25 pm
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I was also "tricked" when I looked at this hotel photo.
http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/ima...os/main_48.jpg
I stayed there and trust me, the mountains are NOT as close as they look in the photo!!!
http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/ima...os/main_48.jpg
I stayed there and trust me, the mountains are NOT as close as they look in the photo!!!
Jun 19, 2002 | 9:29 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jetsetter777:
I was also "tricked" when I looked at this hotel photo.
I stayed there and trust me, the mountains are NOT as close as they look in the photo!!!</font>
I was also "tricked" when I looked at this hotel photo.
I stayed there and trust me, the mountains are NOT as close as they look in the photo!!!</font>
Classic photographer's shot. Ever wonder why the moon looks so big in photos? It's that Nikon 400mm lens taken from a long distance WITH something closer (a hotel perhaps) in the foreground for effect. This hotel photo was taken from a long way away.... It is acurate as far as photography is concerned but a bit misleading in real life.
Jun 23, 2002 | 7:36 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ScottC:
The Best Western "Berg Hotel", Amersfoort The Netherlands (around the corner from my house..)</font>
The Best Western "Berg Hotel", Amersfoort The Netherlands (around the corner from my house..)</font>
Jun 23, 2002 | 9:10 pm
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AHA- GOTCHA!.. I went to the official site of the hotel and guess what I found?
http://www.berghotel.nl/berg07.jpg
Spot the difference
While the room still looks pretty roomy it's shrunk over 50%.....
http://www.berghotel.nl/berg07.jpg
Spot the difference
While the room still looks pretty roomy it's shrunk over 50%.....