Hi Holly:
HS> This is why I deal only with "name brand" hotels like the Hampton Inn
HS> chain and Hilton, etc.  When I moved out here two years ago, I drove
HS> bit more for the room than at Motel 6.. but with a free breakfast and
,,,,,,,
HS> a pool I know I don't have to worry about my kids swimming in, I feel
HS> I'm getting more than my money's worth.  :-)
How I must agree with you on this!  Two years ago we went to a SPCF
Festival and spent our time in a lovely motel with bath and shower,
a free breakfast of coffee, cereal, fruit, sweet rolls, etc.  Last
year we went to a lower class motel - never again!  This motel had
only a shower (I am a bath person), no freebies of any kind, a very
small room in comparison to what we had (two full size beds, a table
with lamps and chairs which were not available at the second motel). The cost 
difference was minimal (perhaps $5.00/$10. per night) and
more than worth it!  The pool at the first motel was in sight all of
the time as was the second but that was not a factor for us.  And,
the "costlier" motel was eight to ten miles closes to where we were
headed.
I must suggest that anyone planning a trip with motels in the offering
use good judgement!  Cheap is not necessarily very good!
Sheila
--- Squish v1.01
---------------