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Also, I've usually got little interest in the local newspapers when I'm
traveling. Why should I be interested in scandals involving a city council 2,000 miles from home? Why should the scores of the local high school basketball teams interest me? I've rarely stayed in hotels that offer free local newspapers; most give out either McPaper (USA Today) or the Wall Street Journal. Interesting. A pet peeve of mine about traveling is that every hotel gives out the McPaper. My first act in any city is to make a bee-line for the local newspaper rack, because I *do* care about what's going on in the city I'm visiting. (And I DON'T care what's going on in Wyoming, for instance...unless I'm in Cheyenne.) The local paper is what provides one with a true measure of a city's flavor -- which is why we are the ONLY hotel (that I know of) that gives away the LOCAL newspaper. In case you haven't noticed, everything in our place is in response to pet peeves. With nothing else to go one, when we opened we simply made a list of things we HATE in hotels, and eliminated them in ours, one by one. The USA Today was at the top of my list, along with flow-restrictors in shower heads, and continental breakfasts served in the lobby. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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