It Is a Small World, After All
We arrived at Disney World yesterday, which is a bit of an ordeal in itself. We made it with the help of GPS navigation and lots of signs. The place is impressive, a shrine to Mickey and to money. Everything costs a little extra. It's done well, but one is best off if she doesn't think too much about the three-dollar drinks, fifteen dollar salads, and the extra fees for wi-fi, parking, and enforced baggage service. There is no way to economize, no place else to go, so put up and shut up.
That said, it is well done, and it's no worse than what a lot of large hotels do. In D.C. this spring I stayed at a hotel that charged extra for wi-fi in the room. One had to go down and sit in the lobby to connect or pay ten dollars more per day. The conference rate was around $150, but when I asked to stay over into the week, they quoted me a cost of $300+/day for a single room. Double?
A visitor to places that chisel money out of their guests in this way leaves me feeling, if not raped, at least molested. It seems to me that corporate at these places should be looking for ways to make guests feel pampered, not rooked. Maybe it is a small world after all--small minds seeing only profit rather than return trips from their guests.
That said, it is well done, and it's no worse than what a lot of large hotels do. In D.C. this spring I stayed at a hotel that charged extra for wi-fi in the room. One had to go down and sit in the lobby to connect or pay ten dollars more per day. The conference rate was around $150, but when I asked to stay over into the week, they quoted me a cost of $300+/day for a single room. Double?
A visitor to places that chisel money out of their guests in this way leaves me feeling, if not raped, at least molested. It seems to me that corporate at these places should be looking for ways to make guests feel pampered, not rooked. Maybe it is a small world after all--small minds seeing only profit rather than return trips from their guests.
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