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Clock radios in motel rooms?
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David.
Lodging prices on the Monterey Peninsula are incredibly expensive, and you don't get good value for what you spend. This was true even when things were most difficult in the pandemic. I'd visit there more often if it weren't for those high costs.
"I hear you're workin' for the CIA. They wouldn't have you in the Maf-I-A" (Why Can't We Be Friends"--War
You have to shop around. We usually go three or four times a year, and I've found a handful of places in or near Pacific Grove that (usually) manage to keep the price below $135 a night. Midweek stays can see rates down around $80 for motels on Munras, Del Monte and Fremont in Monterey proper.
I stayed at Motel 6s when I moved cross country in 2015, never paid more than $100 a night after taxes and always had a nice, clean room. I can't remember if there were clock radios in all of them though, I think it varied.
Last time we stayed was in Pacific Grove, which cost us about $300 a night for what was about $125/night quality. Beautiful location, though.
I've been to the Casa Munras, though that was in 2000 when I was attending a cybersecurity* conference in Monterey. One night, the room next door clearly was rocking, so I decided I had better not go knocking, if you know what I mean.
(* = except we didn't call it cybersecurity, then)
Not to hijack the thread, but there are a number of websites that explain the best ways to get the cheapest rates on hotels. In some cities during peak season it can be more difficult, but deals can be had. Last year we went to NYC during peak vacation season. Using Priceline we found one of their offerings where they'd give us a rock bottom price for a 4 star hotel in the Times Square area, but the actual property name wouldn't be revealed to us until after we booked and paid. We were able to discern from the "sneak peek" photos what the actual hotel was. Turns out it was a brand new hotel, they were trying to fill it but it was so new that they chose to offer it cheap on Priceline until the word got out about the place. We had an amazing view of Times Square, were basically right behind the ball that drops on New Years Eve and we got the place for a song and dance. A few years before that we went to Chicago and to get best pricing we split our time, staying at the W hotel downtown for a few days and then moving to another 4 star property at the mouth of the river for another 2 nights. Again, both properties were excellent and we got solid deals on both, during peak vacation season. Of course, the thing you need to watch for, and build into your costs in cities like New York and Vegas are the resort fees and other taxes which, depending on the city, can be astronomically high.
It's going to depend on time of year, weekend vs. weekday and the property itself. I draw the line at $135-140 a night. If I can't get that, we look at different dates or go somewhere else. Again, we manage to get what we're looking for in Monterey---usually Pacific Grove---three or four times a year.
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Yeah, and I do have a bit of a leg up. Been with Hotels.com long enough that I get an automatic 35% off a lot of bookings plus free nights every eleventh night.
Obviously, someone found the place exciting.
Actually, after the presentation, in a "floating" isolation room in about the third basement, I was taken to see someone in an upper floor corner office who tried to recruit me by offering a full college scholarship with a commitment to going to work for The Company afterwards.
The idea of working in that basement compartment made me decline.
I was looking for a new place to stay when they tore down my motel in the mountains for a road project. Super 8 is far from a cheap no-tell motel. I found someplace cheaper but ended up having to drive everywhere I went.
At the beach I called a number when I had an emergency at 11 at night and had to leave a message. They told me later they would have gotten right back to me. I found a motel across the street where someone knew how to solve the problem. I decided the next year to stay where the person was who solved my problem and found the place had been declared unfit for human habitation.
Ended up back at the other place where there was not someone on duty.
What kind of emergency is solved by a sleazy motel? So you dialed 911 and left a message?
So you call the emergency number and left a message, but a slimy motel helped instead? Where was this? Hooterville?
I can think of one, but it's not suitable for RadioDiscussions.
Its like CSI in reverse.
Any who still have clock radios, it's the cheap quality $10 one or something.
I do remember staying years ago at a Susse Chalet in White River Jct VT (there were two--cheaper one in US5 and more midrange on Sykes Ave) and there was a kind of bedside command center--clock and remotely controlled lights etc
Wiki says Susse Chalets were sold off, etc in 2000
>>Later, the company introduced bedside "Command Centers" to its rooms; they were desktop devices that included alarm clock, telephone, light and climate controls of the room.
I do remember staying years ago at a Susse Chalet in White River Jct VT (there were two--cheaper one in US5 and more midrange on Sykes Ave) and there was a kind of bedside command center--clock and remotely controlled lights etc
Wiki says Susse Chalets were sold off, etc in 2000
>>Later, the company introduced bedside "Command Centers" to its rooms; they were desktop devices that included alarm clock, telephone, light and climate controls of the room.
The ceiling fan was bothering me and it wouldn't turn off. No, the front desk. Which forwarded me to whoever was taking messages.
Myrtle Beach. It was a nice looking motel in my opinion. The guy who was nice enough to cross the street figriued out how to unplug it.
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