Monday, September 19, 2011

Big East travel day

Today is my first off day, as I have a longer than usual flight back to New York.  I was picked up by the Supershuttle which got me to the airport in time for it all.  This was the flight for which I had requested a first class upgrade (I'm wondering whether the existence of this waitlisted segment was the reason I'd been getting away with no baggage fees on the previous internal flights - indeed, United would have allowed me to have two bags in the hold for free)   When I left for the airport I was in first place on the upgrade list, by the time I arrived at the airport I was down to third (it's sorted by your reward level - mine's the lowest) - and two spare seats became available in first, so I didn't get it.

It also meant no food on the flight.  I should have bought something at Denver airport, even if it was just a bar of chocolate to keep me going.  After that, I should have bought something at Newark airport, as I was really hungry by that point, but decided to go straight to the hotel, which I chose because it has an onsite restaurant.  I ordered a burger as I thought it would be simple - it took 35 minutes to come, by which point I was almost eating the table.  They managed to mess up my order.  They were very apologetic and said I could have a free dessert and drinks.

The hotel was very plush - deep pile carpets through the lobby.  I guess that's an example of how the Hilton spends the $200 per night.  However, at least they don't charge you for breathing - it feels like with the Marriotts, there's a charge for everything (and seriously, £10 for a breakfast consisting of a small bowl of oatmeal and a coffee?)  Anyway, the primary job is to transfer to Long Island City in Queens during day in advance of the game at Yankee Stadium in the evening.

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