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The College Hostel...

   Mon, September 10, 2007 - 8:39 PM
What I liked about staying there:

*Close to the Dark Side studio, less than a block
*Cheaper by half than anything else available
*In delightful Kensington, which I got to cruise around a bunch
*Marty poked at my poor sore muscles every night

What I didn't like:

*The nightclub directly below our room which kept partiers on the street till 4 or so most nights
*8, count'em 8 heavy doors between the street and our room
*Only 1 room key available for the entire stay
*The office didn't open until 11AM everyday to make it super hard to get the key deposit back
*Stained carpets, ripped bedclothes, unidentifiable stains on the closet doors, etc...
*No A/C, just a fan...and opening the window meant listening to the partiers, closing it meant sleeping in a sauna
*Having our room invaded by wildlife not once but twice...stole my high-quality chocolate on Friday, cleaned off a nectaring pit (on the bed, ewww) on Sunday
*One of the other workshop participants also stayed there and found bugs in her bed, slept in her chair for 2 1/2 nights

Adding up the plusses and minusses, it was an adventure but I'll probably stay somewhere else next time!



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Tue, September 11, 2007 - 12:21 AM
holy!!!

yikes!!

Thanks for the review...but now I know!!! I usually stay at the Grange when I am there...just a wee bit further...but in a fairly quiet neighbouhood....clean!

Hope you had a great stay though!

xoxo
Martina
Sat, September 22, 2007 - 10:44 AM
Wildlife? Dare I ask what kind??
Gotta love the adventure. haha
 

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