Again we were rushed at the airport. We just can't seem to win in this department. We even got there according to my very specifically laid out schedule. Check in was somewhat slow as our self check in didn't work, but then things really got slow at customs when our line was switched to "crew only" right in front of our faces. Poor Mike would have been sipping a Starbucks for an hour at the gate with his Nexxus pass on a normal day. And then to add further insult, Mike was selected at customs as a person to be searched. For whatever reason, he chose a pat-down instead of the new body scan machine. I guess that's a guy thing...maybe he saw that the scanner person was a woman, and the pat-down was a man.
After check in we only had time to visit the washroom and buy a package of kleenex for Paige's extremely runny nose. Then we had to hop on our plane which sat there for a super long time and then had to get de-iced. Eventually we took off for a uneventful flight. We all watched TV, Rose had a nice sleep in my arms, and we ate some early lunch. No turbulence at all either, which was unusual.
Upon arrival in Orlando we took our time getting to baggage claim, and once we got there we literally picked up all 3 bags in a matter of seconds and went to get our rental car.
They had a Lincoln Town car waiting for us as we are "preferred guests" with Avis, but we chose for a downgrade to a much smaller KIA. The trunk barely fit our stuff, but who wants to dirve a massive Town Car? And the ghetto car seats they gave us wouldn't have matched the leather interior...I really appreciate our seats at home now. Rose is swimming in a toddler car seat that looks completely uncomfortable, and not nearly as safe as ours from home. And to install it rear-facing was a pain and took forever.
When we got to our hotel, or so we thought, we realized that the credit card company had booked us in at the wrong hotel! The hotels have almost exactly the same name, both Sheratons, but at different addresses. Mike called the company, and as we were waiting for them to look into it we drove to the hotel we were actually booked at and it was just as nice, so we decided to let it slide and just check in. When AMEX got back to us they appologized, but also noted that the one we wanted was more expensive. We were happy to take the cheaper room. And seriously, we are living in at least 1300 square feet or so of luxury. Two massive bedrooms--a master with whirlpool tub in the room (beside Rosies crib), king bed, tv, and separate vanity, and then Paige's room with bathroom, tv, and 2 double beds. Then we have a huge living/dining/kitchen area, and separate pantry and laundry room. There is also a large screened in porch with full patio table with view of pond. This place isn't even expensive...$150 a night i think--and we save majorly on food as we are cooking meals. The only thing that needs to be done is the showers...they are a bit old. And that's because I'm searching for something to find wrong. This place is awesome. Right now I'm sitting at our breakfast bar with my coffee as Paige is having a snack and a show and Rose is sleeping in her crib. Actually--her crib kind of sucks. Metal bars that she smashes into in the night. We could have chose a playpen, but I think that the crib is probably more clean. We're going to make our own bumper pads tonight with towels. Paige really enjoyed a bath last night with the jets. We asked for a non-slip bath mat and they came with a new one right in the package. If we forgo housecleaning on any day we get 500 starwood points on our account, so we chose to forgo it yesterday. We don't need the room cleaned every day.
After we checked in Mike went grocery shopping and got himself some beer. Then we watched some TV, listened to Paige's Backyardigans CD over and over again, and rested up for our first day at the Magic Kingdom!
No comments:
Post a Comment