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25. I reserved a room with a mini-fridge - $10 extra a night

But I've read reviews that there are no microwaves in the rooms. I'm calling tomorrow to verify the fridge, check on a microwave, and find out which tower our room is in

We can live without hot food for a few days - and can get meals from the hotel restaurants if we want hot ones. Or even go out to restaurants at night, though after six hours of class with only a one hour lunch break, I really don't want to go out at all. Just the opening night banquet will be hassle enough.

If there are no microwaves, we'll plan on breakfast (pastries, coffee, milk, juice, fruit) and lunch (salads and/or sandwiches) in the room and dinner at one of the places I've scoped out in the hotel. One has a well rated Hot Brown and I'd like to try that for one dinner.

What I don't get are these over priced fancy hotel/resorts that charge extra for fridges, parking ($12 per day) and for internet (Galt House charges $5-10 per DAY for internet in the rooms), and have no microwaves. The Ramada Inn that only charged me $40 per night when my father was in the hospital had a mini-fridge, mini-microwave, free internet, free breakfast, very comfortable rooms, and a wonderful caring staff. At Galt House I'll be paying nearly that amount per day over their room rates for all the "extras" not included!

I understand the need and expense for meeting space for the seminars - the one I'm going to will need many separate classrooms and a banquet room as well as exhibit space and space for their bookstore and specialty boutique. But the last facility for one of these seminars I went to had space for mini-fridges and microwaves and didn't provide them at all. At least they didn't also charge for internet AND parking.