A place to stay in the city | Friday, November 19, 2004 |
Last night we were talking about how expensive the Silver Cloud Inn is going to be and to be dropping $4500+ on a room that doesn’t have a kitchen is a lot. So, I took it upon myself to go searching for an alternative. A lot of the places were in downtown and were about $2700/month. There were pros and cons. The pros were that it was cheaper, larger and felt more like a home. The cons were that it was further away than the SC (Silver Cloud) and we would have to commit to 30 days and we couldn’t give short notice of when we needed the room, so we might end up paying more. I found a pretty decent place, a Marriott residence that was in downtown but only about 15 minutes away from the hospital. They were a little bit more flexible with the dates, but it would still be $2700. We would also have to pay extra for Internet and an extra parking space, and still commit to 30 days. I worked it out, and 30 days at the Marriott = 17 days at the SC. Not too bad. Then Michael said maybe we should stay at the SC for a week or two and then stay home and commute. That made me depressed. I didn’t give up hope though! An angel was smiling down on me, and took me to a website of a place that had everything we wanted for $1800/30 days! It is as close to the hospital as SC, AND it has a full kitchen! It is not a hotel chain but a b&b suite. I couldn’t believe it! They were really nice on the phone and I’m going to try to see if we can work something out so that we can reserve something but flexible with the days. I couldn’t believe it! I called Michael right away and told him the good news! The internet, can’t live without it!