Am I getting too old to understand things?

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by Tererune, Apr 13, 2024.

  1. Tererune

    Tererune Troll princess and Magical Girl

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    There is this anime convention in a convention center. The con center is not connected to a hotel. Since it is local I decide to scout the area for the best hotel. I figure I will make the reservations in person at the front desk since I am there wandering about. These are not branded hotels that I am walking into. This is miami so the branded hotels are down by the beach and I want to be near the con center which means these non big nasme hotels are what I am dealing with unless I want to walk.

    So I go to the front desk on a couple of them and there are these bearded hipster dudes there. They cannot make reservations. I have to do it online. I even started asking if I wanted to get a room right now I would have to get on my phone and make a reservation and pay for it online and maybe it gets to these people and I can get a room. They do not take cash or credit card at the desk for a room. The people at the front desk cannot even tell me if they are booked up for the present day.

    This is not one hotel either, this seems to be a thing with these smaller hotels in the area. I was amazed when the big fucking Westin in Atlanta could not take cash.

    Am I getting to old to get into some hotels?
  2. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Log in with a laptop, and mutter all the curses at the site you would have at home, and let the clerk hear you.
    :shrug:
  3. steve2^4

    steve2^4 Aged Meat

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    If you would stay at the places that charge by the hour like I told you, this wouldn't happen.