Waldorf... ripoff!

Some time ago, a friend of mine stayed in the Waldorf Astoria, NY. ooooooh!!!

I went in to visit him and saw the hotel, it has all the so-called grandeur of yester years! They charge you $45 for a cup of coffee and $125 a night, for wireless internet! WHAT???

During the same trip, he stayed @ a double tree resort hotel, while travelling in another part of the country. For $99, he had free coffee, free breakfast, free wifi (which was faster than what the Waldorf provided), quicker access to a cab (the waldorf has a 10 minute trudge from your room in the 20th floor & then another couple of minutes wait for a cab!) and beautiful (unrestricted by a concrete jungle) views!

This got me thinking, what the heck are you paying for, in the Waldorf? The wallpaper there, seems to have remained unchanged, in the last 35 years... and yes, they still use incandescent bulbs - gives you an eerie glow, when combined with the  wallpapers!!! Was it the so-called proximity to "everything", or was it the option to raise your pinky finger, when having HIGH tea, with the "socialites"!!!

What ever it is, it does definitely lower your stress... in your wallet!!!