Of Hotels and Hostels
Our hostel in Los Angeles is not what we were looking for—big and lots of kids. It suited our purposes for one night. Our hostel in Taipei was just what we were looking for—small, clean, nice guests, and helpful owner. We’re not expecting anything fancy in our accommodation. However, we splurged one night in Kenting.
We left with every intention of camping with rented gear. Even after renting a scooter to get to the site, the cost would have been reasonable. Meg wanted to stay someplace where she could keep the dog with her, rather than outside, and I was worried about driving back to the camp site after drinking. So we ended up getting a hotel room, a hotel beautiful room.
I love high end hotels. It started when I first stayed at the Edmonton Centre Delta as a child. My family regularly had a room looking into the mall. I laid on the floor behind a mirrored window to watch the people at the food court.
Golden Ocean was about the same price as our hostel in LA. It was also the most beautiful room I’ve ever had. The soft white bed was on a raised section of the room that could be closed off with curtains. The shower was incredible. We stood on large black lava stones and beach rocks filled the rest of the floor. The sink was a solid marble bowl. The shower area was separated from the rest of the room by windows and lit columns. Shower gel and shampoo were provided in green porcelain decanters. We took three showers. Tea, coffee, porcelain tea cups, thermos and slippers were also provided. I’ll try to forget that experience before we get to our next hostel.
