Comments on: Hotel Report: Holiday Inn Express, Woodland http://necessaryroughness.org/archives/1500 two kingdoms, hundreds of thousands of miles Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jim http://necessaryroughness.org/archives/1500#comment-14515 Jim Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:15:41 +0000 http://necessaryroughness.org/archives/1500#comment-14515 Yeah, gotta love Hilton Hhonors. I've been Gold for a bunch of years (and even hit Diamond two years running -- although the perks weren't that much better than Gold). Work pays for the rooms, but I get to use the points for personal use. So I use them for the family's vacations. Typically those are pretty pedestrian -- Embassy & Homewood Suites for the most part. But I treated the wife to the London Langham (when it was still a Hilton property) for our tenth anniversary, and didn't pay a dime. (Happened to get the coveted double upgrade on the AA flight to London as well -- first-class to London on a discount economy coach ticket. The only time that's happened to me. So it was sweet that it happened for our anniversary.) Yeah, gotta love Hilton Hhonors. I’ve been Gold for a bunch of years (and even hit Diamond two years running — although the perks weren’t that much better than Gold). Work pays for the rooms, but I get to use the points for personal use. So I use them for the family’s vacations. Typically those are pretty pedestrian — Embassy & Homewood Suites for the most part. But I treated the wife to the London Langham (when it was still a Hilton property) for our tenth anniversary, and didn’t pay a dime. (Happened to get the coveted double upgrade on the AA flight to London as well — first-class to London on a discount economy coach ticket. The only time that’s happened to me. So it was sweet that it happened for our anniversary.)

]]> By: Dan http://necessaryroughness.org/archives/1500#comment-14501 Dan Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:05:26 +0000 http://necessaryroughness.org/archives/1500#comment-14501 Hamptons are good because while they are inconsistent, they are a member of the Hilton family, and one can earn points for some nice Hilton properties. I'm with you on the suite designation. I guess "half a room longer than a standard room" doesn't sound as good. :) Hamptons are good because while they are inconsistent, they are a member of the Hilton family, and one can earn points for some nice Hilton properties.

I’m with you on the suite designation. I guess “half a room longer than a standard room” doesn’t sound as good. :)

]]> By: Jim http://necessaryroughness.org/archives/1500#comment-14500 Jim Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:54:50 +0000 http://necessaryroughness.org/archives/1500#comment-14500 I don't get the thing about calling one room a "suite." Seems to me that a suite has to have more than one room, or it's just not a suite. I like Hampton Inn's a lot. We're actually considering ordering one of their beds for our master bedroom. I don’t get the thing about calling one room a “suite.” Seems to me that a suite has to have more than one room, or it’s just not a suite.

I like Hampton Inn’s a lot. We’re actually considering ordering one of their beds for our master bedroom.

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