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[olivermoss]

Because I am staying at 3 different places on this trip, I have made the most uncool little journal with a separate page for each day saying where I am staying, how to from one hotel to the next and if I have anything booked that day. Actually, if you count the overnight train I am staying in 4 separate places.

Last time I flew I had that problem where the motel didn't think I was booked there, and motel 6 and hotels.com blamed each other and in the meantime I was in a strange city with no place to stay. Also, I've had assorted other issues that like, pre-2020 these problems would have been super rare and huge deals and now it's just like... this is how life is now.

No reason to worry, though. Tomorrow I throw myself at a streetcar to a train to a plane to a plane to a taxi to a hotel and things will work out or not.

Comments

[mistressofmuses]

That sounds like a very *helpful* journal, whether it's cool or not.

I've had that same thing happen, with a motel and the booking site both blaming each other for the rooms being oversold. They offered to get us a room somewhere else for the same price, but we'd have to pay again and just wait for a refund, plus the new place wasn't pet friendly, plus we'd still have to get there... it was not a good time.

I hope it was utterly unnecessary, but that seems like a really good plan to have it all documented and easy to find.

[olivermoss]

Having the journal was great. For a trip with complicated with with 9 different reservations it was great to check in with. Also, after I noted what I actually did on each page to keep track of what I did and my notes.

Yeah, I never want to have that hotel problem again and the Chicago hotel wouldn't give me a confirmation number for some reason. I'll get to the Chicago post in a few days but man, worrying about that hotel was like a distant stress cloud the whole trip.

[mistressofmuses]

It sounds super helpful! Having that many reservations to keep track of is a lot, and having it in one place sounds like an excellent idea. As well as having a handy spot to take notes!

Ugh, not having a confirmation number would stress me out for sure.

[olivermoss]

The book was great!

And yeah, that Chicago hotel was a mess. I will someday get to that post!