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I would guess that in a majority of cases a hotel in Paris, London or Rome has been there longer than a North American equivalent, a lift has probably been added to an already existing hotel rather than being built into one. You have to remember the age of the buildings in Paris or London before complaining about the size, I guess the alternative could be 'knock down' some of the surrounding buildings (St, Pauls or Westminster Abbey perhaps in London or the Arc de Triumphe or Notre Dame in Paris) to make more room for the Travelodge?
I would guess that in a majority of cases a hotel in Paris, London or Rome has been there longer than a North American equivalent, a lift has probably been added to an already existing hotel rather than being built into one. You have to remember the age of the buildings in Paris or London before complaining about the size, I guess the alternative could be 'knock down' some of the surrounding buildings (St, Pauls or Westminster Abbey perhaps in London or the Arc de Triumphe or Notre Dame in Paris) to make more room for the Travelodge?
There's plenty of hotels in American downtowns that were build in very tight spots - in cities like Chicago or NYC, for example. While they typically have much smaller rooms than a typical hotel, they also have decent elevators, working air conditioners, ice dispensers, large screen TVs, and at least sometimes usable WiFi.
We have been renting flats on Airbnb or similar services for the past few trips so I can't comment on the current state of the industry. The last European hotel I stayed at was ok but did not have a working a/c nor wifi, and a rather ancient small CRT TV. Who cares really.
European hotels are generally more expensive than a comparable room in the US or Canada. The European rooms are often better appointed, but I'd give some of that back for more space. It is what it is.
Huh. I found American hotels tend to be more expensive. Harder to find cheap accommodations in the US
There's plenty of hotels in American downtowns that were build in very tight spots - in cities like Chicago or NYC, for example. While they typically have much smaller rooms than a typical hotel, they also have decent elevators, working air conditioners, ice dispensers, large screen TVs, and at least sometimes usable WiFi.
We have been renting flats on Airbnb or similar services for the past few trips so I can't comment on the current state of the industry. The last European hotel I stayed at was ok but did not have a working a/c nor wifi, and a rather ancient small CRT TV. Who cares really.
If somebody is staying at a hotel in Europe without these things then I suggest they are staying at a 'cheap' hotel. When I go to southern Europe even in the height of summer I personally prefer to use the ceiling fan over the air con anyway (if it has both options), air con is rarely needed really, particularly in Northern Europe.
There's plenty of hotels in American downtowns that were build in very tight spots - in cities like Chicago or NYC, for example. While they typically have much smaller rooms than a typical hotel, they also have decent elevators, working air conditioners, ice dispensers, large screen TVs, and at least sometimes usable WiFi.
We have been renting flats on Airbnb or similar services for the past few trips so I can't comment on the current state of the industry. The last European hotel I stayed at was ok but did not have a working a/c nor wifi, and a rather ancient small CRT TV. Who cares really.
The Old US Embassy at Grosvenor Square is set to become a hotel when the new Embassy at Nine Elms near Battersea opens in 2017.
It might be quite an interesting place to stay and Americans can look out on to the Roosevelt Memorial and an area rich in US History.
Grosvenor Square has a long history in respect of the US, John Adams, America’s first Ambassador to the Court of St James’s, opened a diplomatic post there, and since then five US presidents, four vice presidents and ten secretaries of state have served in this leafy heart of London including Joseph Kennedy, his son John F. Kennedy has a blue plaque at 14 Prince's Gate where he spent part of his childhood.
In WWII Dwight Eisenhower set up his military headquarters in Grosvenor Square, earning the square the name ‘Little America’.
In the days following 9/11, the square was filled with flowers for the victims of the terrorist attacks and there is now a permanent 9/11 Memorial.
Even when the Embassy is gone the Roosevelt Memorial, Eisenhower’s statue, the Ronald Reagan statue and the 9/11 memorial will remain as a reminder of America’s long association with the square.
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