Friday, May 8, 2009

How to find a cheap hotel part 1


We were supposed to be camping, but the KOA in Niagrara Falls was $49 for a tent site! Then we rode by a string of really itchy looking hotels displaying signs ranging from $29 - $39 per night. So, we checked into the Anton Villa. THis is the pool outside our front door. I made sure to take a shower in my room before I swam.. There was actually a rare strong hot shower in the room. It just had to run for about 10 minutes before it started to heat up!

There was no heat in the room so the nice lady from India brought us a tiny ceramic heater that was effective in blocking my tinitus ringing due to the loud fan noise.  We switched rooms two times until we found one with a TV that worked. All in all, we quickly graduated to Motel 6. If you demand the advertized price of $39.99 when you arrive , that is what you pay for the night. There is a very large lattitude in the quality of the upkeep in these rooms, but they seem to be clean and not all that smelly, except the one in Milwaukee.