It's a two hotel night this week. First up was the Courtyard Oxnard where I was surprised by being Guest of the Day. I have never been Guest of the Day at a Marriott property in all these years. I got a $10 credit for the mini-pantry so I could stock up on bottled water and snacks. All good so far. I checked in and went to my room only to hear the television blaring from inside the room. I froze and stopped. The memory of walking into someone else's room last year was still with me. Now some hotels have the TV turned on with a welcome screen displaying your name but I didn't remember this being the case ever at a CY. I decided to err on the side of caution and went back down to the lobby and asked the desk clerk to call the room or double-check for me. She upgraded me right away to a suite so I'm guessing someone was in the room. What a difference from the last stay at the Four Points where the desk clerk insisted that I made a mistake. I got my bottle of water and gum and turned in my credit slip only to have a different desk clerk give it back and tell me that I still had credit and not to waste it. Wow.
Cruising the Danube
Life on the river often means spots where I can't get a good wifi connection so I'm a bit behind on blogging. I'm going to do this one fast and then get more detailed on the last two stops. I'm sailing with AMA Waterways and the ship is the AmaVerde as seen from the dock in Vidin. Usually I share a bigger cabin with a friend but for this trip we decided to splurge and get our own cabin. Here's my little home for the week. Most of Thursday was on the ship as we sailed from Bulgaria to Serbia. This lock is the second gate of the Iron Gates. Looking over at the dam on the river. View from my cabin. The water is just below the window. There are only three decks on this ship and I'm on Level 3.
You have alot of experience on hoteling! I just made that word up. love, bon
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