Tim Richards

This is *so* not the way I view hotels. I've stayed in a fair few high-end rooms, but I generally find them over-fussy and over the top. TBH I'm happy with a simple Ibis hotel room that has a good desk.

"I want the hotel I’m staying in to be as far away from the style of my home as possible, so bring on the chandeliers, taffeta curtains, plush carpets and teams of people to tidy up after me."

#travel #hotel #hotels https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/my-secret-shame-while-staying-in-a-25-000-a-night-luxury-suite-20260309-p5o8qs.html

My hotel charged $100 for a baguette. I’ll just eat a bag of chips, thanks

My hotel suite was so nice I didn’t want to leave the room, but paying exorbitant prices for room service wasn’t in the budget.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Mar 17 at 2:41amWeb
Show threadEd BrownMar 17
@timrichards We've been looking at accommodation for our honeymoon in Slovenia/Croatia in September, and we've found so much better value on AirBNB. Hotel options were often double the price of the apartments we found!
Show threadTim RichardsMar 17
@reallyedbrown Nice work. Personally I prefer hotels over Airbnb, but it is handy to gave access to a kitchen and a washing machine occasionally.
Show thread砂漠人  x 🏜️Mar 17
@timrichards simpler the room, easier to clean.
Show threadJude🇵🇸Mar 17
@timrichards Same! Also: power points in the right places and shelves in the bathroom/shower. You can keep your frigging chandeliers.
Show threadTim RichardsMar 17
@sister_ratched Just stayed in a fancy Sydney hotel with *the* most stupid lighting system ever. And that's a title for which there's a lot of competition!
Show threadJude🇵🇸Mar 17
@timrichards Grrrr....