Pati and Beebee will board the Carnival Discovery a little after noon today. It is nice in South Beach but Pati and Beebee won't miss it too much. Pati is pretty sure that the technical difficuty with their room was that some other couple was sleeping in it. Pati realized that prepaying for a room in September must be a cutting it a little close to have the room in February.
The room the Essex sent Pati to the first night was in a hotel called the Dream. The room was so beautiful, it looked like it came from a design show. Unfortunately, rooms from design shows are difficult to live in. The room had theatrical lighting that was all blue. Unfortunately, the light switch had 6 buttons and pressing a button would sometimes make a light brighter and other times dim it. Also, the small toilet and shower rooms had glass walls. This was very nice to look at but had no privacy.
The next morning, Beebee said "Pati where do we sleep tonight?" Pati dialed the Essex a few times but they did not answer their phone. Pati said "I will walk there and talk to them. They can not ignore me if I am standing there." Pati was wrong.
When the clerk had waited on everyone else, including some who were not there when Pati arrived, Pati finally had his chance. The clerk said "No problem! Check in is at 4PM." Pati explained this was a problem because check out at the Dream was at noon. The clerk agreed to do Pati a favor and store his luggage until 4PM and Pati would have a $50 dining credit since someone who did not have to change hotels was sleeping in their room. After carrying their luggage from the Dream to the Essex, Beebee and Pati tried to use their credit. Before they were seated, the hostess said "You know there is a minimum cover?" Pati and Beebee did not know this. Beebee asked her "How much?" She said "$100." Beebee said "Goodbye."
Pati is going to tell the TripAdvisor tube of the internets about his stay at the Essex and how kind they have been to Pati.
The room the Essex sent Pati to the first night was in a hotel called the Dream. The room was so beautiful, it looked like it came from a design show. Unfortunately, rooms from design shows are difficult to live in. The room had theatrical lighting that was all blue. Unfortunately, the light switch had 6 buttons and pressing a button would sometimes make a light brighter and other times dim it. Also, the small toilet and shower rooms had glass walls. This was very nice to look at but had no privacy.
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When the clerk had waited on everyone else, including some who were not there when Pati arrived, Pati finally had his chance. The clerk said "No problem! Check in is at 4PM." Pati explained this was a problem because check out at the Dream was at noon. The clerk agreed to do Pati a favor and store his luggage until 4PM and Pati would have a $50 dining credit since someone who did not have to change hotels was sleeping in their room. After carrying their luggage from the Dream to the Essex, Beebee and Pati tried to use their credit. Before they were seated, the hostess said "You know there is a minimum cover?" Pati and Beebee did not know this. Beebee asked her "How much?" She said "$100." Beebee said "Goodbye."
Pati is going to tell the TripAdvisor tube of the internets about his stay at the Essex and how kind they have been to Pati.
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That's terrible! Put it behind you and enjoy the rest of your trip. :)
ReplyDeleteHow come Beebee gets to ask all the questions and Pati does all the work?
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ReplyDelete$100 cover ?? I don't eat that much in a week.
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