Bumpkin at the Ritz...
I am in San Diego this morning. The annual ESRI GIS conference is this week.
While I will be staying at the Marriott Hotel, which is connected to the convention center, for the rest of the week, I booked this first night at the Westgate Hotel.
This is probably the fanciest hotel in which I’ve ever had the pleasure to stay. It reminds me of the classy hotels you see in movies about NYC or London. Valets parking your car and handling your bags. All hotel staff greeting you by name and attending to your every need as if you’re an old friend.
When I arrived home from taking a driving tour of Coronado last night, I found that my bed had been turned down, a mint was on the pillow, the in-room mini-bar had been set up in case I wanted to purchase and consume the $6.00 liter of Evian, and the television had been set to the hotel’s channel which plays soothing classical music.
I browsed through some of the hotel literature and found that people slightly more well-known than I have stayed here at the Westgate, including: President Ford, Cindy Crawford, the Monkees, the Eagles, Princess Sarah Ferguson, and Margaret Thatcher. I’m sure they’ll inquire whether they can add my name to that list. I think I’ll opt to retain my anonymity.
As a recap, I spent the weekend with our aunt in Banning, CA. She’s about ½ hour west of Palm Springs in the desert, and 2 hours north of San Diego. Each time I visit her, I’m amazed by just how hot it is there. Coming from Alaska, the heat is pretty noticeable!
We visited, went out to eat a few times and took a workshop in Rancho Cucamonga to learn to use her new iMac. Then I drove my rental car, a Chrysler Pacifica with satellite radio, down here to San Diego.
This morning I need to check out of the Westgate and into the Marriott. Then I need to return the rental car to the airport as I won’t need it the rest of the week. After that, I can begin attending the conference. I did check in at the convention center last night and nibbled snacks at the welcoming reception.
I’m hoping to find a way to take public transportation out to some of the other beaches during the course of the week. We’ll see how that goes.
While I will be staying at the Marriott Hotel, which is connected to the convention center, for the rest of the week, I booked this first night at the Westgate Hotel.
This is probably the fanciest hotel in which I’ve ever had the pleasure to stay. It reminds me of the classy hotels you see in movies about NYC or London. Valets parking your car and handling your bags. All hotel staff greeting you by name and attending to your every need as if you’re an old friend.
When I arrived home from taking a driving tour of Coronado last night, I found that my bed had been turned down, a mint was on the pillow, the in-room mini-bar had been set up in case I wanted to purchase and consume the $6.00 liter of Evian, and the television had been set to the hotel’s channel which plays soothing classical music.I browsed through some of the hotel literature and found that people slightly more well-known than I have stayed here at the Westgate, including: President Ford, Cindy Crawford, the Monkees, the Eagles, Princess Sarah Ferguson, and Margaret Thatcher. I’m sure they’ll inquire whether they can add my name to that list. I think I’ll opt to retain my anonymity.
As a recap, I spent the weekend with our aunt in Banning, CA. She’s about ½ hour west of Palm Springs in the desert, and 2 hours north of San Diego. Each time I visit her, I’m amazed by just how hot it is there. Coming from Alaska, the heat is pretty noticeable!
We visited, went out to eat a few times and took a workshop in Rancho Cucamonga to learn to use her new iMac. Then I drove my rental car, a Chrysler Pacifica with satellite radio, down here to San Diego.
This morning I need to check out of the Westgate and into the Marriott. Then I need to return the rental car to the airport as I won’t need it the rest of the week. After that, I can begin attending the conference. I did check in at the convention center last night and nibbled snacks at the welcoming reception.
I’m hoping to find a way to take public transportation out to some of the other beaches during the course of the week. We’ll see how that goes.
posted by Tricia @ 7:29 AM
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1 Comments:
beautiful hotel! San Diego looks very nice. I have heard great things about. Need to take a trip there some day. :o)
Rebecca
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