If you asked me on any given day whether I prefer to stay at a chain hotel or a mom & pop hotel or bed and breakfast, I'd probably answer that of course I'd rather support an independent business, especially a hotel that has lots of local flavor budget car rental vancouver or that reflects the personality of the family that operates it.
But if you'd asked me this past weekend, when I checked my family into an independent resort on the Jersey shore, I probably would have answered, with a touch of snark, just the opposite. In this case, the catalyst was simple: When we arrived at our room, the bathtub was filled with sand. Presumably, this was the same beautiful white sand that adorned budget car rental vancouver the beach just over the dunes, but borne via bathing suit or bare feet, it had lost most (okay, all) of its appeal on its journey from beach to bathroom. I was torn. A little sand never hurt anybody, right? But what ELSE had the staff failed to clean before our arrival? Overreacting just a touch, I ordered my daughters, "Don't touch anything!" We asked to switch rooms and were accommodated immediately. Well done, in terms of customer service, or at least damage control.
But the minor insult stayed with me. We've been visiting this little shore town for about five years now. The beaches are gorgeous, the boardwalk is tidy and super fun for the kids. The town has no chain hotels and, without exception, every stay has involved some kind of low level inconvenience or discourtesy at a mom and pop establishment mix ups over check out time, failure to deliver the complimentary breakfast they promised, or just ignoring our requests for extra towels. I found myself tossing budget car rental vancouver aside my buy local aesthetic and wishing that there was an affordable budget car rental vancouver chain, like DoubleTree or Holiday Inn Express, on the beach. I would have gladly traded the homey décor and friendly staff for a measure of cookie cutter predictability
I prefer option 3, which you haven't considered. The quintessential example is the string budget car rental vancouver of hotels, bars, restaurants, and what-have-you operated by McMenamins in Oregon and Washington. Nothing new and shiny, mind you; just old and funky, budget car rental vancouver refurbished enough to make it fun and good value. Puh-leeze do an article on all this! On second thought, don't — let us Pacific Northwesterners have it all to ourselves, without the Disneyland-infatuated muggles infesting the place with their TV-dictated tastes.
For business travel, I like the predictability of a chain hotel. For pleasure, we prefer budget car rental vancouver to rent an apartment or house through budget car rental vancouver VRBO or airbnb. Independents are our choice for short-stay (2-3 days) vacation travel, where the quirks don't matter so much and we can enjoy them along with a lower price.
i pick a hotel base on reviews, locations, and total combine price with wifi and taxes. The only time I go big name and chain exclusively is for business. Because you only deal with 1 or 2 brand for loyalty and vip treatment, and you know no matter how bad those 2 brands are, it will be acceptable for business.
Most of our travel abroad has been with youth hostels or friends' homes. But when we've stayed in hotels, it's always independents. Yes, there have usually been "imperfections" of various kinds. But I bet the manager of a chain wouldn't have driven us to a memorial in the next town, then come to get us that afternoon, without accepting payment, because we'd planned to take a bus and found there was no longer any bus service. We'll never forget the people we met at that hotel, or any of the other small places we've stayed.
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