tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post3916884999182571396..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Two nights in the kennelsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2863870057193393012016-09-15T13:04:31.126-07:002016-09-15T13:04:31.126-07:00Your fiction, my reality...Your fiction, my reality...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-49429292352121494742016-09-15T12:47:15.851-07:002016-09-15T12:47:15.851-07:00Oh Tom, that was what we call in Germany "ein...Oh Tom, that was what we call in Germany "ein Griff ins Klo" (ask your Wilhelmshaven-dentist-friend what it means, but only quietly. <br />Of course reading about it was highly fun - that is the difference between fiction and reality... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87123957656859572552016-09-15T01:02:39.388-07:002016-09-15T01:02:39.388-07:00Yes, I joined air band b recently, but I have yet ...Yes, I joined air band b recently, but I have yet to use it. I am thinking about the Landmark Trust for future UK trips.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-70836381553673099412016-09-14T18:10:35.973-07:002016-09-14T18:10:35.973-07:00🚽😉🚽😉Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2550625654630083442016-09-14T16:41:57.288-07:002016-09-14T16:41:57.288-07:00We've almost given up on hotels. Except for Tr...We've almost given up on hotels. Except for Travelodge and Premier Inn when needs must for emergency one night lodging at airports or London. For longer stays in the UK or abroad Airbnb has served us very well. In fact brilliantly across continents. elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56556286481513885472016-09-14T16:41:31.416-07:002016-09-14T16:41:31.416-07:00We've almost given up on hotels. Except for Tr...We've almost given up on hotels. Except for Travelodge and Premier Inn when needs must for emergency one night lodging at airports or London. For longer stays in the UK or abroad Airbnb has served us very well. In fact brilliantly across continents. elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27927246173328689002016-09-14T15:28:40.705-07:002016-09-14T15:28:40.705-07:00We had toddlers too - a leftover from the wedding,...We had toddlers too - a leftover from the wedding, but they were overshadowed by the dogs.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77358820224762866122016-09-14T15:27:52.262-07:002016-09-14T15:27:52.262-07:00I've already had a good stay in Spain. A word ...I've already had a good stay in Spain. A word of advice - never trust elderly women - or men.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56828170205527265712016-09-14T14:42:52.628-07:002016-09-14T14:42:52.628-07:00I love dogs. I will not, however, book myself into...I love dogs. I will not, however, book myself into a kennel if it's at all avoidable. Nor will I surround myself with screaming toddlers.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-25147171094512757512016-09-14T14:22:45.401-07:002016-09-14T14:22:45.401-07:00Oh really Tom, what with dachshounds and a little ...Oh really Tom, what with dachshounds and a little dirt here and there? So sorry for you if this was the only vacation you had this summer, it tends to linger in the centerpart of your stomach and your bank account, when you ponder on the withdrawals.<br />I think we all could write a post or two on lousy hotels, we once spent one (1) night in a familyroom with sofabeds, the sofabed was actually a leftover plank from the nearby buildingsite, covered with a blanket. Or so it would seem. Our recent hotel was very nice, by the sea, interior from the sixties and quiet neighbourhood. Clean toilet... I think you can trust in Weavers advice, she wouldn't trick you in to anything bad!!!Fairtraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517527131786415943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46682312820692069142016-09-14T13:34:23.631-07:002016-09-14T13:34:23.631-07:00Bitch! Bitch! John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-24707477725780316192016-09-14T13:07:02.645-07:002016-09-14T13:07:02.645-07:00I'm working myself up to another poo - I mean ...I'm working myself up to another poo - I mean post.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-538056104336893492016-09-14T11:23:58.284-07:002016-09-14T11:23:58.284-07:00I contribute to Tripadvisor about hotels and resta...I contribute to Tripadvisor about hotels and restaurants. I give praise where it is due and criticism where things were lacking. I always provide proof of my criticism with photographs, but I don't know if they would have allowed a pic of the toilet bowl plus contents. Sooooooo awful! I don't know how to get that out of my head, now. Quick, post about something else!!!!!!!!!!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56111154409904909422016-09-14T10:49:44.363-07:002016-09-14T10:49:44.363-07:00They sound great, but I don't know your taste ...They sound great, but I don't know your taste in hotels, as I didn't with the woman who recommended the one in the Gower.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-26479219904517248132016-09-14T10:48:33.925-07:002016-09-14T10:48:33.925-07:00I did, but not loud enough. Tripadvisor has been m...I did, but not loud enough. Tripadvisor has been my (measured) response.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36101523596632218032016-09-14T10:47:46.736-07:002016-09-14T10:47:46.736-07:00I am moving in that direction.I am moving in that direction.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46076278258525277822016-09-14T10:47:19.625-07:002016-09-14T10:47:19.625-07:00The place was packed with a wedding.The place was packed with a wedding.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-57182010051095864142016-09-14T10:46:55.141-07:002016-09-14T10:46:55.141-07:00Of course I didn't. read Rachel's reply.Of course I didn't. read Rachel's reply.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86846547916758961412016-09-14T10:46:28.101-07:002016-09-14T10:46:28.101-07:00I usually love hotels, but only if they don't ...I usually love hotels, but only if they don't ruin the trip.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91518376225339931612016-09-14T10:45:45.784-07:002016-09-14T10:45:45.784-07:00Yes - I imagine you need a holiday from them as mu...Yes - I imagine you need a holiday from them as much as they need one from you.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-58208650981056821942016-09-14T10:44:52.494-07:002016-09-14T10:44:52.494-07:00Of course I wasn't. It was recommended by an e...Of course I wasn't. It was recommended by an elderly friend who has an equally elderly Collie who she never lets out of her sight. Only afterwards did we understand why she recommended it so highly.<br /><br />This is why I never recommend anything to anyone, or at least try not to. It is - like the jurors in The Archers - very difficult not to import your own agenda.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-80663980567258372482016-09-14T10:35:50.575-07:002016-09-14T10:35:50.575-07:00Sounds pretty awful - I think we have all had expe...Sounds pretty awful - I think we have all had experiences like that.<br /><br />My two favourite hotels in the UK - and I can thoroughly recommend the both - one is The White Hart in Lincoln, close to the cathedral - only a three star hotel but absolutely lovely - nothing is too much trouble and the food is delicious.<br />The other is The Blakeney Hotel at Blakeney in Norfolk - wonderful - a room looking out to sea is bliss and the food is a delight.<br /><br />The White Lion in Aldeburgh is also one we love. So stay clear of the Gower in future.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84327518623024814042016-09-14T07:06:14.849-07:002016-09-14T07:06:14.849-07:00Oh my. What a nasty experience. I would have compl...Oh my. What a nasty experience. I would have complained...loudly...and that's something I hardly ever do, but the circumstances here warranted it. Sorry your stay was so awful!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-71703237243492960882016-09-14T07:02:31.281-07:002016-09-14T07:02:31.281-07:00You realy need a holiday.( my last holiday was 8 y...You realy need a holiday.( my last holiday was 8 years ago, i don't need holidays.)Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36304720428192021612016-09-14T06:48:08.041-07:002016-09-14T06:48:08.041-07:00I would have demanded another room. Apparently, th...I would have demanded another room. Apparently, the cleaning people missed your suite and you should have been compensated. I am not a person who would write a bad review of a business, but this one definitely deserved one. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.com