
Are you kidding me? Fifteen bucks for the whole thing?

After arriving by foot to the hotel, we discovered that the hotel arrangements had been canceled. No one put a deposit down so the rooms were lent out to another group. There were accommodations available in another hotel. I should have guessed.

The bathroom was no bigger than a postcard. Shower, squat toilet, and sink were all within reach of each other. So I can use the facilities, shower, and shave all at the same time. The window was modestly covered with stained glass contact paper. Nice touch. But emphasis on THE window. There was only one. The other sliding window pane was missing. And the mirror on the opposite wall reflected the building window across the way . Hmmm...if I can see them, can't they see me? Never mind. I don't want to think about it.
The shower and toilet handles were built right in to the surface mounted pipes. There was a very convenient arrangement of cut-off valves, pipes and elbows, complete with Chinese characters for "hot" and "cold" which, conveniently enough, I was able to read. Not that it mattered. The "hot" was just a degree above "cold" so either gave me a cold shower. Actually, we later discovered that we had the deluxe shower. Our friend's bathroom didn't come with a shower head. They washed up under a raw water pipe.
I soon discovered that there was no toilet paper, soap, or towels in the bathroom. I walked back down five flights of stairs (did I mention that there is no elevator?) to find out why. Initially she said that there would be an extra charge of $1 per roll. After remonstrations we were able to get toilet paper and soap without cost. But there were no towels to be had at any price. We begged and pleaded. We even offered money but she was firm on this point. They didn't carry towels.

I just don't get it.
We walked down to the lakefront and had lunch and played some games. But even here, there was turmoil. Some lady with a straw hat came up and tried to charge us for using these little plastic chairs. We got up and told her we wouldn't use them. We'd just sit on the beach wall. She said we couldn't sit there either and continued to pester us. When she saw we were not going to leave, she remonstrated louder. We kindly asked her to leave. When it didn't look like she was going to take "No" for an answer, we told her to leave, not so kindly.
...dave
A cheap shot is a terrible thing to waste. - Anon
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