urban beautification
|15.Feb.2008Just a heads up. If you book with priceline.com and think you can trust the photo on the site…you can’t. Believe me, I’m speaking from experience here.
Even though the website might feature a beautiful clock tower that looks to be stories high, and even though it raves about proximity to the Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX, it leaves out what might be important to some.
For instance, this is the view from my room:
Right across the street is an abandoned building beautified with graffiti and probably shelter to a number of the homeless that have moved out from under the blinking lights of the overpasses (also close by).
The shower curtain is torn, the bathroom ceiling looks to be falling in, and there is no breakfast in bed, BUT the air conditioning (which we don’t need, but will use) is just loud enough to drown out the cars passing by on the highway…the highway I can almost spit on from here.
I’m here for two days of kid-free, fun and frolic with a close friend; both of us have refused to let this get us down. We want to be here and we want to be here together.
Tonight was a night of laughter, Mexican food and Margaritas, walking, talking and a late show.
Tomorrow we may hit the Comedy Club and who knows what else, but for sure I AM SLEEPING IN! Did you hear that Mr. OMSH?
So, time to strip this bed cover OFF the bed totally (Don’t those just whig you out a bit? They do me.) and crawl under the sheets for a night’s rest.
11 Comments
bethany actually
Hotel bedspreads annoy me too.
You know, we were probably in San Antonio around the same time as you today. Life is odd. :-) I am glad you’re not letting the graffiti keep you from having a blast!
SAJ
oh my! it does make for some interesting photos!
ukrainiac
Yikes! Good warning. If nothing else, it’s definitely bloggable! (Is that a word?)
Tiffany
OH I love the river walk! Did you know over Saint Patricks day they dye the river green! We usually go for spring break every year, but this year were doing something different in Grapevine :) We are 2 1/2 hours north of SA! And @ Christmas its beautiful too!
Angella
Way to look on the bright side!
Have a great time and SLEEP IN :)
Kater
Have a great time, OMSH. I hope your weekend if full of laughs and great memories.
Kater
Uh, I meant IS full. I don’t have a lisp.
Mrs. Wilson
Oh I hate it when websites totally “lie” like that!
At least you’re there for the company, not the hotel. I hope you have a great time!
And yes, hotel bed spreads are GROSS. I used to work at a hotel and was horrified to find out that they are not changed. Ever. At least not at that hotel.
Mr. OMSH
I slept in this morning as well Mrs. OMSH. Keep the kids up a little ‘too’ late, slip a little Jim Beam in their juices, followed by some Benadryl and NyQuil. OH. YEAH. I SLEPT IN!
[without having to put up with a hotel bed and flammable bedspread, even though it meets some stupid flame retardant standard only required in California; which by the way, is the ONLY reason they're scratchy]
As a former gang intelligence officer for the Point Blank Police Department, OMSH I have to reassure you with the content and meaning of the graffiti you photographed. Literally, that tag reads: “ALL WHO PASS BY THIS ABANDONED BUILDING WILL BE BLESSED AND PROTECTED BY THY HOLY MOTHER MARY OF GOD, UNLESS YOU ARE NOT WITH THE TEXAS SYNDICATE [Mexican gang] AND HAVE THOSE CHEAP FAKE SPINNERS ON YOUR RIDE THAT YOU BOUGHT AT WAL-MART ON CLEARANCE.” Now I am not so certain about accuracy of the ‘bought on clearance’ portion. It may have something to do with receiving the spinners for Christmas during a white elephant work party. Nonetheless, you and Stacey ought to feel right at home and protected, knowing that Texas’ finest and most violent gangsta’s are at your doorstep.
PS–Call me if you want to come home early. I’m cool with that. Besides, I’m almost out of clean underwear.
OMSH
bethany actually – Yea, that is odd. I’m so sad that I won’t be catching you on the drive through back to Dallas, but will be praying for y’all tomorrow and Monday.
SAJ – Yea, it definiely does. *ahem*
ukrainiac – Yea, I’m thinking of taking photos of the torn shower curtain, the sinking ceiling, the MOLD in the shower, the painted tub, the leaky, cracked bathroom floor and the horrible choice of bedspreads to post to the priceline.com reviews. This place is ATROCIOUS!
Tiffany – I think it is green year round. heh heh No, not really. Yes, we lived in San Antonio for a year and Kerrville before that; I remember the annual green river. :)
Angella – Oh how I slept in! I had morning boogers like no one’s business all up in my eyes.
Eeeewwww!
Kater – Thank you, we are…we’ve laughed, cried and everything in between.
Mrs. Wilson – We haven’t drank from the glasses in the bathroom because Stacey told me about a documentary that just shows the maids rinsing them out in the sink and drying/wiping smudges before putting them back.
NO STINKIN’ WAY!
Mr. OMSH – I just really don’t know what to say. Um…wash your own drawers?
chirky
(Did you know that I’m a writer for hotels.com?) Next time, perhaps consider hitting me up for recommendations. I’ll be happy to give them, you know. :)