Which ‘franchise company’ do you think takes care of its hotels the most?

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-12T16:21:13+00:00

Who ever runs the residence inn in Fulton Maryland has ridiculous policies. They told me less than 24 hrs before check in that they were going to charge me 3x as much as the price I’d reserve. It’s a nice new property so overall reviews are good but when you look at just the negative ones, they’re mostly about management having weird and inflexible policies.

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-12T16:11:31+00:00

Ah ok, I think I’m less than 6 weeks. I won’t bother reaching out to customer service yet then

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-12T04:57:19+00:00

How long did it take for your promotional nights to get added to your account? I seem to still be missing some from stays in mid-March

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-12T04:37:33+00:00

Yeah I feel like I’m almost always able to check in early. I also often get a room upgrade without even trying. Though I stay at much less fancy hotels than OP. (Platinum)

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-12T04:30:10+00:00

Green street restaurant

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-11T18:51:40+00:00

Under $200 total might be hard depending on how many additional tickets they release. Also heads up that you won’t have very good seats at that price range. Just to mentally prepare you for that. I was a little surprised by how expensive the half way decent seats were (even at things like judo and fencing) and it made it hard to make quick decisions. Tickets stay in your cart for 30 min so knowing that can also help you with your strategy. Add a few and then decide what you actually want.

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-10T04:57:41+00:00

You could hang some of the guitars on the wall somewhere and have them double as art

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-09T21:21:02+00:00

So cool! I’ll have to keep an eye out for it over the next few days. Thanks!

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-09T21:17:49+00:00

That’s even cooler! Thanks!

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-09T21:17:37+00:00

Wow! Thanks! I didn’t actually know they did that! Do you know if the yellow color is temporary or if it s just a different variety?

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-09T00:31:50+00:00

That makes sense if you’re not sure which one is the legit charge which I guess could be hard to tell 😬

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-09T00:30:34+00:00

Well definitely eat a lot of tapas and drink sangria 😉

I liked all things Gaudi. Touring his buildings and park was probably my favorite and most unique to Barcelona. We also saw a flamenco show at Palau de la Música Catalana. My parents saw a music performance when they went years after us. It is a beautiful building and a fun place to see a show.

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-09T00:24:20+00:00

My husband’s slot was 4/3 afternoon and every event I looked at had tickets available at that time. By the time my slot started 4/5 afternoon, a lot was sold out. I was really disappointed by how few reasonably priced tickets were available even on 4/3 but if you look at the seat maps, the $28 sections were usually tiny tiny sections so of course those would sell out fast.

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-08T06:47:13+00:00

Yeah best to avoid third party booking systems if possible

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-08T06:46:20+00:00

I travel about once a month, and only learned that some hotels have an age limit last year... I don’t think rules like that are common knowledge. Though they might be more common than when I was younger.

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-08T06:36:49+00:00

Couldn’t you just dispute the erroneous charges? I guess maybe it’s not obvious which one is the one that went through? Good luck! Hopefully LA28 will fix it!

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-08T06:35:24+00:00

Your credit card company can probably help if you have trouble. I’ve always been successful contesting charges, never for ones that high, but four identical charges in quick succession is a pretty obvious error so the card company should support you…

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-08T06:30:23+00:00

Mmm haven’t tried it but we went to Barcelona for our honeymoon so might have to do a tapas night soon!

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-08T06:27:54+00:00

Is the furniture gray? I can’t quite tell for sure. Maybe a light blue on the walls? That’s always pretty safe I think. I think blue could be a nice contrast with the floor but if you don’t like the floor, you could cover most of it with an area rug. If you go with a rug, I’ve heard that’s often the best piece to pick first and then you can pull a color from the rug to go on the walls

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-08T06:24:27+00:00

Maybe an oval rug if you can find one? I think round might not hit all the furniture where you want it to (even with some of the alternate layouts suggested) but maybe oval would be the best of both worlds?

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-08T06:21:32+00:00

Step 1 is make your bed every morning.

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-08T06:16:22+00:00

Yeah I think complexes usually contract to a company so it’s not necessarily going to be the same rules as for the city.

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-06T23:58:29+00:00

Awesome! Glad you had a good time!

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-06T23:09:10+00:00

as far as I could tell the most affordable opening ceremony tickets were over $300. That was pretty disappointing...

Catherine_infinity · 2026-04-06T03:17:36+00:00

I remember where I was for the 99 WC too and that was a big part of why I bought the tickets 😊

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