Why on earth did we choose a £19 Travelodge room?
I’ve been thinking – why does it seem better value to detach ourselves from dependance on people?
For example: when we were needing somewhere to a stay for a night for a friends wedding in Bangor, (when we weren’t going to have the kids with us – hint – there’s a clue here!), why on earth did we choose a £19 Travelodge room rather than a B&B?! (I can’t restrain myself from saying – I would not personally have been able to go through with the final click, as on about 3 wasted surfing occasions before, but I do take responsibility for saying ‘OK then’ at one point to my husband.)
So in one sense it presumably would have been a risk to choose a B&B – not sure what the people would be like? What the room would be like? At some level then we must have been afraid of people’s individuality and unpredictabilty, so we choose the bland awfulness of a ‘branded fleece-clad’ garage style ‘assistant for the check in experience after our long tiring journey instead.
£19 seemed better value, but what price do you put on conversation with a local Bangor couple; interesting if unpredictable individuality of their home, warmth of their welcome, and the richness of connecting with another community rather than a factory, and the promise of having a breakfast, any breakfast, the next morning? Maybe I’m being optimistic but right now sitting in the Travelodge room – this stuff is all I can think of! Surely all that stuff is worth the extra £30 – £40 we would have paid …
It’s basically dehumanising and awful and I just want to go to sleep quick and get out of here as soon as possible and get back to the real world. However scary and strange people are it will always be better than this!
I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes we pick what seems to be the easier option because it’s safer, predictable and won’t push us out of our comfort zone. I even do this with coffee shops – I’ve got certain seats that I like and feel affronted when other people dare sit in them..
But as you’ve reminded me, the safer option is also smaller and lonelier too. Especially in lovely Bangor!
Try laterooms.com. We’ve had some real bargains recently, and you might get the best of both worlds!