I love hotels. In fact, some (including my husband) may say that I’m obsessed with them. I love sleeping in a bed infinitely more comfortable than my own. I love watching cable TV channels I didn’t know existed. I love having someone else perfectly make my bed & fold my towels on a daily basis….
Hotel Review
Hotel Review: Bass Cottage Inn; Bar Harbor, Maine
After mostly moderately priced accommodations during our stay in Maine, we were both looking forward to the Bass Cottage Innin Bar Harbor, Maine, our splurge of the trip.When we arrived a bit earlier than check-in, Jeffrey, the inn keeper, met us at the door & gave a fantastic lunch suggestion (Side Street Cafe), guaranteeing that check-in would be…
Hotel Review: the Inn at Camden Place; Camden, Maine
The Inn at Camden Place is a bit of a hybrid inn-boutique hotel. It’s a very basic inn, without all the amenities of a hotel or bed & breakfast, but still had a small, charming feeling. We enjoyed chatting with the inn keeper, Judy, but found that most of the other guests beat us in age by…
Hotel Review: Inn at Park Spring; Portland, Maine
Our recent Maine coastal road trip began in Portland with a two night stay at the Inn at Park Spring. The inn is located in a residential neighborhood & is tucked inside a renovated row house originally built in 1835. When we arrived mid-afternoon, we were greeted by John, the very friendly innkeeper, & a big map – he was…
Hotel Review: the St. Regis Hotel; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
It had been a long day. I had been up for 30 minutes shy of 24 hours & traveling (or mostly just sitting in airports) for 19 of those. As I struggled to pull my suitcase out of the trunk of the cab which had just whisked me across town from the train station, I…
