Inquiring Minds Want to Know:

Why the hell does one night in a NYC hotel cost the equivalent of half of my monthly rent on two bedrooms in NC? How the hell do they justify the cost of a hotel room in major cities? I've stayed in many hotels that charge $400/night. (Of course I never pay that rate) But I don't see anything in those rooms that justify the cost. Especially when I'm only paying 1/4 of the cost because I booked on priceline.com or got a special rate. Usually the CD players impress me and the spots look great, but they usually don't have ice machines, soda machines or free breakfast like the discount hotels. WTF? I'm paying $400 and I have to pay $2 for a Pepsi? In a can? Get the fuck outta here.

Now the last jiggy hotel I stayed in was the Topaz in DC, it was more like $250-300/night. They gave me gummy bears in a cute plastic jar shaped like a bear. I feel a certain way about juicy, chewy, colorful fruit-flavored gummy bears. They would also have allowed me to bring my cat and provided him with a water dish. Plus, their staff was super nice. I can respect their rates. But I still would have traded in my gummy bears and the plastic jar for a continental breakfast like the one at Residence Inn in Midtown Atlanta. They had the waffle machine popping, fresh fruit, whipped cream, coffee, eggs- boiled and scrambled, bagels, toast, grits, yogurt, cereal, hot swine and I'm sure I'm leaving shit out... all for like $80/night! That's all I'm asking for.