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| An apartment hotel in Cape Town |
Why would nice hotels provide you with small cups and saucers,
paper cups, only one teaspoon for two or more people or even thin wooden sticks
as replacements for teaspoons? Well I
really do not know the answer but what I do know is that many hotels actually
do this and when you complain about it, the staff members look at you as if you
are being rude or uninformed or both and normally they do not react on your
requests. Only once our coffee cups were replaced with nice mugs (and by a smiling
staff member).
We like to pack cup-o-snack-soups and our own favourite tea
bags. We also do not want to drink soup from a small cup that is meant for
coffee and you cannot use a wooden stick to stir soup. So, we got ourselves
nice, medium sized colourful and sturdy plastic cups to take on our journeys. I
am no big fan of plastic, but the double insulated designer cups with lids you
often receive as promotional gifts are much better than a paper cup and bigger
than a coffee cup. I also pack two teaspoons.
Of cause, when you book into an apartment hotel, these
precautions are not necessary. We love to book this kind of hotel because you
have everything that you need and usually also more than what you need right at
hand and normally, but not always, also more space. We stayed in Adina apartment
hotels a few times and were impressed with the space and array of things
provided. This type of hotel is especially nice for longer stays or when you go
to countries where our money is worthless and you would prefer self-catering.
Some of these apartment hotel units also have a washing machine, tumble dryer, and
dishwasher apart from the fridge, microwave and stove.
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