I had a sudden, horrible thought that perhaps the Carl Hotel - due to its cheap rates and no elevator - did not have private baths. I checked and, so glad! - they do.
'The Killer In Me'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
did not have private baths.
Awww, we would've hosed you down in the back yard if you got stanky, Todd. That's the kind of hospitality we can extend.
I was imagining shared bathrooms, down the hall.
I was imagining shared bathrooms, down the hall.
See, now, that would be ghastly. But hosed off in the back yard would be frolicsome.
Define "frolicsome". And do you HAVE a back yard?
I was imagining shared bathrooms, down the hall.
I've stayed in some cheap-ass motels on family vacations, and aside from actual youth hostels or B&Bs I've never run into that.
I have travel anxiety, what can I say. I often imagine the worst. However, once I'm on a plane, I'm fine.
Define "frolicsome".
Chock full of hoot, little bit of nanny.
And do you HAVE a back yard?
We do!
And the Carl also has a tiny side yard, good for sipping morning coffee while watching the commuters sadly waiting for the N Judah to whisk them into the Hellmouth tunnel to downtown, and adorned with a tiny sandstone fountain decorated with a tiny sandstone girl holding an umbrella, with a naked cherub huddling under it with her. I've often cozened Matilda into cheering up after the walk uphill by saying, "Let's go past the hotel and look at the little boy's naked butt!"
(Not for any pervy reason. She's five. She just thinks a statue with a naked butt is incredibly hilarious.)
She just thinks a statue with a naked butt is incredibly hilarious.
She's not wrong.
I've stayed in some cheap-ass motels on family vacations, and aside from actual youth hostels or B&Bs I've never run into that.
I stayed in a place in Madrid that was like this--it was (granted, 15 years ago) about $13 a night. But you got your own room, and the room had a sink. You just had to go down the hall to shower or use the bathroom. It wasn't bad. Especially on a college student budget, for the price. (I dislike hostels, because I don't want to worry about people stealing my things while I sleep or having to put them in a locker all day, etc)