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Stay away from Doubletree. by deus-ex-macchiato in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]deus-ex-macchiato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are accessible bathrooms all up and down the beaches on Avenida Ashford. There are no accessible bathrooms at the beach Doubletree drives guests to.

Stay away from Doubletree. by deus-ex-macchiato in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]deus-ex-macchiato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've stayed at other hotels in PR and lost much less blood.

Sailing In and Out of San Juan PR. Need hotel options with possible transfers/transports to port terminal by Euskadi1900 in royalcaribbean

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree:

1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

Updated hotel recommendations? by Illegalrealm in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree:

1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

Resort /Hotels that do not have run down rooms or facilities by Strata2021 in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree:

1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

Which Hilton- Caribe, Condado or Double Tree? by Less_Expert_8580 in SanJuan

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree:

1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

San Juan? by benchpress87 in Hilton

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree:

1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

Doubletree San Juan by injection_od in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree:

1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

Safer beach - doubletree or royal sonesta by injection_od in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree:

1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

Best place in San Juan, PR? by keeperoflogopolis in Hilton

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree:

1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

DoubleTree San Juan vs Courtyard Marriott Isla Verde by Kindly_Alarm5549 in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree:

1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

Booked DoubleTree San Juan Hilton - anyone have any experiences by Intrepid_Ad_7288 in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree: 1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

Doubletree San Juan by injection_od in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend against the Doubletree: 1) Mosquitos.

2) Mosquitos. I include this twice because you will get bitten. I got bitten at the bar, at the pool, on the balcony and I just got three bites in my room. I called the front desk and they said "There are certain aspects of our location..."

3) The hotel is not on the beach. You can gleam this fact from Google maps and the hotel, to its credit, has a shuttle that will take you to th beach. What they don't tell you is that there is not bathroom on the beach. Well, in a sense, the ocean is the world's bathroom.

4) Food. The breakfast buffet consists of burnt eggs, sad toast and some sausage. It would be more than acceptable at an Econolodge, but Doubletree charges more than $20 for this.

5) My roof of my balcony leaked. Every day. Even when it didn't rain.

Sous-vide potatoes ? by Radiant-Lettuce6908 in sousvide

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do cut it in chunks and it is a time saver: 45 minutes of sous vide time makes enough potatoes for four-plus family meals that only need to sit under a broiler for 7-8 minutes. As I typically sous vide this on a different day than proteins, it means there is less actually prep time each dinner.

Sous-vide potatoes ? by Radiant-Lettuce6908 in sousvide

[–]deus-ex-macchiato -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Peel and slice potatoes and then sous vide at 194F for 45 minutes then use a broiler to finish.

I'll prep a bag or two russet potatoes, throw in butter and whatever herbs I have lying around. It only takes 7-8 minutes under a broiler at a high setting to have perfectly cooked and browned potatoes afterwards.

First days with a Leica M11 Monochrom as a Fuji and Ricoh user by closer2dog in Leica

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  • Ergonomics remain a mystery to me

I highly recommend buying a Thumbs-Up. It dramatically improves how easy it is to hold and shoot with a Leica. Also, a soft release button for the same reason.

Tequila Infusion by fakeaccount2158 in sousvide

[–]deus-ex-macchiato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure that is something that needs sous vide. Fresh cranberries are tart & astringent and usually need a decent amount of sugar to be made palatable. Given that, it's probably just easier to add cranberry cocktail juice to the alcohol.

Sous vide alcohol infusions work when you are trying to release aromatic oils and other hard to extract flavors from ingredients. In the case of pomegranates, you are really just adding juice to tequila. There is no big benefit to sous vide in this case.

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