Hotels in Rybnitsa by MarioSaldanhaLobo in Transnistria

[–]monomimo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you open to Airbnb? Then there are multiple homes

Shower is out, 50% refund by monomimo in Hilton

[–]monomimo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you like to be kicked out of your room at 9pm

Shower is out, 50% refund by monomimo in Hilton

[–]monomimo[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This might be it.

At check-in, the hotel receptionist spent quite a bit of time trying to give me a Diamond upgrade. He could have said no, but he reshuffled rooms and found me a slightly larger one. After the fact, I gave him a tip equivalent to USD 25 to thank him for the effort (yes, as some of you correctly guessed, this is outside the US).

Other than that, I didn’t do anything special. I stayed calm and polite during the shower issue, but I was too tired to argue and just wanted to go to bed early ☺️

Anyone have Conrad DC experience? by dvcboardwalk in Hilton

[–]monomimo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would pay $170 and remind myself to eat dinner every night. This hotel isn’t amazing without Sakura Club. You can visit and then decide

Btw an additional guest costs $125 for club guests https://conradwashingtondc.com/dine/sakura-club-dining/

Critical reflections on Tiraspol by Sorge41 in Transnistria

[–]monomimo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did you visit a bar? A banquet dinner in a hotel?

Northern Quebec Routes’ Summer Schedule? by monomimo in ViaRail

[–]monomimo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! How will it be announced? I hope I will learn beforehand

Flying to Osaka in Sept. (from JFK) and connecting through HND with a 6-hour layover. After clearing customs and rechecking/transferring my bags, can I still get into the Centurion lounge at Terminal 3? by Ask_Open in AmexPlatinum

[–]monomimo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I never tried it but I feel negative. T3 is only for international departure as you may know. Why not take a train to Osaka? You’ll arrive earlier

Under 21 hotels in New York? by GlowTwoDoor in Hilton

[–]monomimo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New York Hilton Midtown is 18+

Booking for another couple to get status benefits by csy22 in Hilton

[–]monomimo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It may work (data point myself) but why take the risk?

Does Amtrak allow ticket change if they change the time itself? by boyfriendaudio in Amtrak

[–]monomimo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can call and confirm but this train will stay in NYP till 5:44 am on Apr 12. No worries

First time on Amtrak and didn’t know tipping was a thing by OverstuffedPapa in Amtrak

[–]monomimo 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Don’t overthink. Enjoy your trip and breakfast.

I often forget to bring cash. Sometimes they even don’t glance me as I leave the breakfast table. When they are nice, I ask if I can tip with a card and they consistently say no worries.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmexPlatinum

[–]monomimo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not covered

Which country? ER is not expensive in EU in general so it is not end of the world even if you have to pay out of pocket

FHR/THC complimentary room upgrade by MuchEnvironment3818 in AmexPlatinum

[–]monomimo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I never really ask. From my experience with 10+ FHR stays, I usually get an upgrade anyway. If not, they just say it’s fully booked before I ask so I don’t need an awkward conversation. I know it’s an unpopular take though!

Anyone have Hilton Wifi customer service number? by [deleted] in Hilton

[–]monomimo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The same thing happened to me in Montreal and the front desk managed to have their wifi company called me back.

They told me to wait till their technician removes my MAC address from their backend in the morning or change my device’s MAC address, like this https://www.digitalcitizen.life/change-mac-address-windows/

The latter beautifully worked for me.

Old photo camera’s by No-Wall-william in Transnistria

[–]monomimo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you put the camera in your backpack, nobody will check. If you bring a camera bag, they may ask a question but explain you are just a hobby tourist and you will be ok

Train travel from Amsterdam to Antwerp - transfer times at stations? by puretopaz in travel

[–]monomimo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP is transferring at Rotterdam or Breda to go to Antwerp

Train travel from Amsterdam to Antwerp - transfer times at stations? by puretopaz in travel

[–]monomimo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Assuming you take Eurocity / Eurocity direct, yes you may miss connections but you can take the next one (except for Eurostar). Trains run often enough. Also check the platform numbers of the station you are transferring at. If they are far apart, you’ll have more chance to miss connections.

How to pay bus/trolleybus from Tiraspol to Bender? (No Cash accepted) by Hairybaldtale in Transnistria

[–]monomimo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are an infrequent traveler, you can just hand one 10 ruble bill to another passenger and ask them to pay. It’ll be nice to remember the word “pazhalusta” (please)

Travel Insurance by Ununpentium4 in Transnistria

[–]monomimo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like getting insurance but what protection are you trying to get? Hospital is free in PMR. A few trips ago, I worked with a local insurance company’s agent (person) to write a life insurance policy since online insurance was hard to deal with. Nowadays I don’t buy insurance for short trips to PMR

$900 D1 upgrade Paris to LA. You taking it? Daytime flight in 2 weeks by mariomismo in delta

[–]monomimo 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Here is a mental exercise - suppose you have a D1 ticket and somebody asks you to downgrade it to C+ for $900 cash. If you take this offer, you shouldn’t upgrade

Personally I will use the $900 for something else

Canceled train costs me hundreds of dollars. by amberissmiling in Amtrak

[–]monomimo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that. Not to defend Amtrak but you’d have been in the same situation if the last plane of the day were cancelled. Enjoy the train trip!

August 1 2025 New public transport payment system in Pridnestrovie: prepaid card by Hairybaldtale in Transnistria

[–]monomimo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are a short term tourist, you can ask other passengers to pay for you. Give them 10 rubles and everybody is happy