No one cares what hotel you use, we all know you never set afoot in a budget
hotel !!!
"Earl Evleth" a écrit dans le message de news:
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> On 9/12/06 16:06, in article kiAeh.1454$KT2.336@newsfe2-win.ntli.net,
> "archierob" wrote:
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>> I hope this chain of hotels expands in the UK. Have used them in
>> France and they are excellent value. For most travellers they supply
>> what they want at a very reasonable price. Not like UK hotels: pppn +
>> supplement because its July + extra because there is a bar of 10cm x
>> 10cm soap provided etc.
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> This is part of the Ibis - Etap Hotel - Formule 1 combination
> ran by Accor. The prices decrease in that order.
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> Equally Accor runs chains in the USA, Motel 6, Studio 6 and Red Roof Inns.
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> That last time we were in Florida we used Motel 6 in Fort Lauderdale and
> Fort Myers. They were fairly brand new and in better condition that
> some of the older higher price motels like Ramada. They are rare
> in the inner cities like NY, however. We were there in April and
> the prices were around $60/night, cheap for Florida.
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> Motel 6, in its early days, were bare bone places (they arn $6
> a night) for which one had to pay extra for TV. Now I would not
> class them as bare bones. Some of them have laundry rooms which
> is convenient if you are on the road a long time and have to
> do some washing.
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> We standardly use Ibis in France sometimes Campanile. The latter
> generally has better food, including a buffet lunch which is good
> in the summer. The breakfasts in France now are generally "continental"
> at these kinds of places, in the sense of have some cheese and cold cuts
> (German-Dutch style) plus the standard French croissants and pain au
> chocolate. And of course, corn flakes. Let no cultural preference
> be unserved.
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> In the US, naturally, breakfast is not offered so one heads
> to the nearest diner.
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