The Amenities and local terms.

I figured I should probably talk a little bit about the hotel since we spend so much time here. It is in a great location. We are really close to Darling Harbour, a mall and our favorite pancake place. We thought we were close to a supermarket, but what they have labeled supermarket is nothing more than a convenience store. (They have Woolworths down here, but those are grocery stores.) And, don't fret, there is a 7-11 on the corner. 

I think the first thing we all said about the hotel was that it looked nicer in the pictures. It is an okay place, but we aren't wowed by it. It is set up as apartments, so we have 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room, a dining area and a kitchen. We even have a washer and dryer. However, it seems a bit run down and there aren't a lot of extras. We have to pay for internet and there is supposed to be wireless in the lobby, but the desk clerk said they had it but couldn't find the password to open it. Also, we get about 5 channels on the tv in the living room. 

We have breakfast at another hotel down the block and it is pretty good. They have an instant pancake maker. You just press a button and about a minute later, two hot little pancakes fall on to your plate. If we can get it to make bigger pancakes in greater quantities, I think Laurel would enjoy having one. An interesting note about the food here. When eating out, we haven't discovered a place that just serves straight coffee. They all seem to be espresso brews of some sort. It is driving Dad nuts, but Traci and I are getting hooked on the Flat White, which is coffee and milk. He finally discovered that the instant coffee in our hotel is a.) regular coffee and b.) kind of good. He is happy.