Travel Lodge - California

We stayed at Travel Lodge in California - and the place needs a post for itself. It is a nice place. Good value for money and all...but...

Nos ficamos no Travel Lodge da California - e o lugar ganhou o seu proprio post. A relacao custo beneficio e bem honesta, mas as historinhas precisam ser divididas com os amigos

O cafe da manha era simples, mas bem honesto. Cafe, leite, sucos de laranja e maca, waffles, tres tipos de pao de forma, geleia, margarina e cream cheese ( o cream cheese na base do tem, mas acabou, alguns dias)

O problema e que as pessoas iam la pra salinha do cafe, abriam seus jornais, seus lap tops, seus baralhos, e ficavam ali, ocupando uma mesa, sem tomar cafe, e as pessoas em pe, com seus pratinhos nas maos, esperando um lugarzinho pra comer.

Um dia encontramos umas meninas jogando baralho. Chegamos la, elas estavam jogando. Tomamos o nosso cafe, saimos, e elas la, ferradissimas no jogo.

E a fila enorme.

Eu, defensora dos fracos e oprimidos, fui falar com a recepcao:

- oi! Tem umas meninas jogando baralho ha um tempao. E tem fila pro cafe, gente em pe, sem mesa pra sentar...

- Eh, eu sei. mas elas sao clientes, a gente nao pode falar nada!

Nao consegui nem responder. ELAS sao clientes? E os outros? Sao funcionarios?

The breakfast was simple, but quite honest. Coffee, milk, orange and apple juices, waffle, three types of bread, jam, butter and cream cheese (the cream cheese was rarely there, but you could stock up on the days they had it)

The problem was when guests decided to read their newspapers, use their lap tops, play cards, during breakfast time, using the breakfast tables, NOT HAVING breakfast and causing a line to form for tables.

One day we arrived, had our food and left, while three girls played cards. They could not care less if the queue was there or not.

I thought it was unreasonable and unffair and decided to complain (even though my breakfast was not affected).

I went to the reception:

- Hello! this girls are there, not eating, but taking space from people who want to eat. And there is a queue...

- Yes, we know, but they are guests, we can't say anything.

I did not say anything either, but what kind os reply is that??? THEY are guests? What are the others?

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The best ever!!

1 m - the phone in my room rings...

I answer really concerned, who would be calling us at that time?

- Yes?

- It seems to be a problem with your account

- Uh?

- A problem. your account.

- I don't get it

- You were supposed to check out today. at mid day. You did not.

- No, I did not. We will leave tomorrow.

- It must be a misunderstanding.

- I am sorry, I don't get it. What do you want?

- You need to pay for tonight

- NOW??? DO YOU WANT ME TO PAY NOW???? YOU ARE CALLING ME AT 1 am TO ASK FOR PAYMENT??? ARE YOU SERIOUS????

- No, Mrs Rocha, I am so sorry. You can settle it tomorrow then. Good night...

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A melhor de todas:

1 da manha toca o telefone do quarto. Eu atendo assustada, quem estaria me ligando a uma hora dessas?

- pois nao

- ola, e da recepcao.

- ??

- Parece que ha um problema com a sua conta

- Nao entendi

- Voces deveriam ter ido embora hoje ao meio dia

- Nos nao fomos

- pois e. voces nao foram

- continuo nao entendendo

- voces so pagaram pelos quartos ate ontem

- O QUE? VOCE ESTA ME LIGANDO A UMA DA MANHA, ACORDANDO A MINHA FAMILIA PRA ME DIZER QUE EU TENHO QUE PAGAR A CONTA? VOCE QUER RECEBER AGORA? A UMA DA MANHA?

- Nao senhora, senhora Rocha. Esta tudo bem. A senhora pode pagar amanha entao...