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Hotels

Hotels

Date: May 14 2010

Themes: Travel

Grammar: Past Perfect Progressive

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Staying in hotels can be one of the best or worst parts of traveling. It all depends on where you stay. If you find a great hotel with good service and spacious, comfortable rooms, it can be a highlight of your trip. But if you get stuck in a fleabag motel in a terrible location, it might ruin your vacation.

Find out what makes a perfect hotel for Mason and Dale.

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Mason

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Dale

Dale

Mason:  Dale, are you much of a traveler?

Dale:  I had been traveling. I’ve stopped.

Mason:  I mean I’ve definitely chilled out a little bit from my heavy traveling phase. But I’m going on a trip soon, I gotta book some hotels and I’m trying to weigh my options of like, you know, do I go for the four star or do I go couch-surfing, sleeping on friends’ couches, kinda hostel style?

Dale:  What do you feel like you enjoy, do you enjoy the room service and the superb VIP treatment when you walk into a big huge building?

Mason:  I don’t really find I care about the service. I like a nice accommodations, you know? Like the bed’s gotta be comfortable. I get really weird, I like the bathroom a lot. That’s that scenario where a nice hotel can really set itself apart, and like you get the nice lotions and stuff. You always make sure and pocket a few extra of those.

Dale:  Always. Of course.

Mason:  But like as far as the service aspect, like I don’t care if someone carries my bags when I come in, or you know, like if everyone’s wearing suits and stuff. Not important.

Dale:  That’s not important to you?

Mason:  How ‘bout yourself?

Dale:  See, for me, I…it varies. It’s by mood. If I’m going to the beach, I’d rather be as low key as possible. I don’t need that extra part. But if I’m in the city, I like to have the full dining experience. I want the whole shebang.

 

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Mason is about to take a vacation, so he has been making hotel reservations. He has been thinking about what kind of hotel or hostel he prefers.

For Mason, VIP treatment and great service are not as important as comfortable, well-stocked rooms. He especially likes rooms with luxurious bathrooms and fancy free lotions and shampoos!

For Dale, it’s important to have good service and to be treated really well by hotel staff, especially when he is staying in a big city. If he is at the beach, he doesn’t mind a more relaxed atmosphere.

What is your idea of the perfect hotel? What are some of the advantages and drawbacks of staying in hotels?

 

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Steven_etc

Steven_etc

Peru

To my mind, I would like to stay in small hotel, only for few people, where I can meet people from the places I'm in.

06:19 PM May 14 2010 |

Snazz De

Snazz De

United Kingdom

for me i think my mood counts when i think of choosing a hotel.when i am in the mood for clubbing i choose hotels with nice clubs or pubs, so i think the mood counts.

05:12 PM May 14 2010 |

fiydoon

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

this lesson learn a useful idiom . good job.

by the way , i love to travel and visit the people  and learn about their culture .and also i'm interested  to go the beach in the weekend and chill out for two dayes.

when i book the hotel i don't care how is the room services or Vip Treatment,i only care the hotel  will be comfortable and quite  with  clean room and bath .

 

04:42 PM May 14 2010 |

laptop786

laptop786

India

for me, its stand on a every persons mood…..........wht they want to be…......moreover its depend on money,how much they want to spend…........?

04:13 PM May 14 2010 |

laptop786

laptop786

India

for me, its stand on a every persons mood…..........wht they want to be…......moreover its depend on how much they money  have…...........?

04:11 PM May 14 2010 |

Rarf01

Rarf01

Dominican Republic

Firstly i think "every head is a world " we don't have the same thinking ! maybe i could go to another country like Hawai, Miami,Brazil, Costa Rica and so on to take a nice vacation you know to chill out, and i would take into account the good service and obviously the comfortable rooms, it would have to be a complete service, if go to relax myself i have to be in a nice place with nice people. :) But if i go to a business trip that's not so important, I would take into account just the accomodation, to sleep good and so on. I think it depends of the occasion ! :) Because if i go to Egypt, Roma, Isrrael and many more, I would go to know about their culture, i would be so excited to know more (everthing i can ) about them !
Nice topic and thanks ! :)

02:36 PM May 14 2010 |

magnolia5

China

i really learned much from this page,and i  love travelING~

02:33 PM May 14 2010 |

abadeee

abadeee

Saudi Arabia

in my opinion if you want to enjoy and rest you shoudnt be alone …. you have to  take three or four frinds with you … for me i llike travel very much and i will travel to roma at the evcation gad willing

 

nice topic thx

11:40 AM May 14 2010 |

a810211

a810211

Taiwan

I love travel very much. It's greate!

11:09 AM May 14 2010 |

Stunner

Bahrain

I think it depends on the person's mood and type

for me, I love to travel for cultural reasons and to get information about another countries.However, I prefer to accommodate in a city with nature sightseeing and somthing differs from my country

10:45 AM May 14 2010 |

Tew

Tew

Thailand

Yesss If you stay in a good hotel you will enjoy your trip more and sleep tight zzz

09:20 AM May 14 2010 |

ahmedghieth9

Egypt

i love travel see new places ,see new people , relax 

08:38 AM May 14 2010 |

dearpesar

dearpesar

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i travel just for sightseeing… historical… natural… nice thing …. and i try stay as much as possible in camping place rather than hotels Laughing

i believe the best hotel is my home

02:10 AM May 14 2010 |

Ahshan

Ahshan

China

in the point of my view, the mood is your special aspact you should care,travalling is to chill out ,that is the purpose.

when i have a trap i think i will do not pay much attention to the hotels service ,or the hostles room service,i will take care the view of the location,and what i can figure out about the significant view!

12:53 AM May 14 2010 |

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