Toledo vs Akron – ESPNU 8ET – CFB
On Tuesday evening I drove to Akron for my game on Wednesday.
We stayed in what used to be a Radisson in downtown Akron. Oh my!
I should of known it was going to be an interesting stay when the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile was parked out front! (sorry, no photos)
This hotel had seen better days, that is for sure!
It began with me attempting to sit down at the desk to do some work. However, the decorator failed to purchase actual desk lamps, so the lamp took up the entire desk.
I was fighting another cold and didn’t feel like going out for dinner. So I got out the hotel info binder. I giggled to myself because they had used white out to get rid of the word “Radisson” on every page.
Anyway, I noted that room service was until 10, so being that it was 8:30, I called down to order.
“Our kitchen closed at 8.”
“But the book says 10.”
“Nope, we close at 8.”
Okay then.
When I went to wash my hands, tea colored water filled the sink. (The clogged drain reminded me of my drain in Qingdao). The toilet was also filled with dark water. Hmmm.
In the morning, I went down to the restaurant to get coffee. I am not joking when I say there was 1 person there. Very bizarre for a downtown hotel.
When I went back upstairs to take my tea colored water shower, I discovered no hot water. I let it run about 5 minutes before calling the front desk.
“Do you want me to send up maintenance?”
“No, I don’t have time. Just send me a key to another room so I an take a shower.”
“Well, actually mam, all the rooms are like that. The city shut our water off yesterday for 6 hours, so they said to just let it run and eventually there will be hot water.”
I slammed the phone down.
And wished I had said back, “then why would you send maintenance to my room if you already knew what was wrong with the water”
These things happen. But at a good hotel, they would of not only warned you of the issue at check in, they would of also left a note in your room.
Anyway, I eventually got warm enough water for a shower.
When I get out, there is an envelope that had been shoved under the door. It had child like handwriting on it that said, “Sorry about the water”. I opened the envelope and there were 2 coupons for a free breakfast buffet. I laughed out loud. When I had been in the restaurant earlier in the morning, I noticed there was a buffet, but there was no food on it.
So I just got 2 coupons for nothing.
On to what I was in Akron for… football!
This was the 2nd to last game to be played in the Rubber Bowl – a 66 year old stadium that has definitely seen better days. (The stadium says 1940, which would make it 68. Hmm... I am sure my graphic said 66 years.....)
It was a good day. I felt like crap but got to see some people I hadn’t seen for months, so that part was nice.
I also got to use a Duet for the first time since June – it was great!!! I hadn’t realized how much I missed it and doing football on it.
And for the record... yes, I know, I have become a hotel snob.
But keep in mind, hotels are my home.
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