Gallivanting Geismom: Oh, the Wonders of Hotel Strasburg

If you've followed my blog, you might recall me mentioning the Hotel Strasburg as a convenient stopping place on our route from home to Bristol. It's just the perfect distance to travel, particularly if we leave after Marty has driven home from work. We generally arrive with just enough time to grab a quick dinner in the pub prior to heading to bed.

What makes this place so unique is its character, dog friendly policy and extremely reasonable price.
I'l be quite frank. The place is old, built in 1902, and once serving as a military hospital. But Marty and I get quite a kick out of the place, and I don't think that there has been one trip where we haven't found something amusing.

At first, it was the lamps. I never saw such unusual and entertaining light fixtures. I blogged about it several times, and I recall my good friend, JoAnn, finding the fixtures to be equally comical, so much so that she took the time to comment. (Made me feel happy knowing that someone else has been amused.)

Then it was the upgraded room which featured a bathroom door that was broken, and the terrible wi-fi connection that required me to sit out in the hall in order to get a connection. One might wonder why we would continue to stay at this place, but I just have to say, there is an aura that we find to be inviting, and the staff is always so eager to please. And, as I said, the price just can't be beat.

I always reserve through hotels.com, and despite the room photo displayed, the description always said "general" room, and we really never knew what to expect. The last time, I reserved what was presented as a "king" bed. The room ended up being a double bed. As a matter of fact, I'm willing to bet that there isn't a king bed in the place.

So, this time, when I was reserving the room, I picked the least expensive room, which was featured as having two double beds. I didn't need two beds. I didn't expect two beds. I just went for the cheapest price. After all, we were really only sleeping overnight in the room.

So, you can imagine my surprise when we arrived and the girl behind the desk told me that she had given me a complimentary upgrade because there were no "general" rooms available with two beds. I thanked her, took my key, and headed out to the Chandler building where we were directed.

Once inside, we opened the door to our room.

The decor certainly reflected what we had seen previously, but I will admit that this was the first time that we had seen a pink rug.

Note in the distance, there is a room with a twin bed. The main bed was actually a queen, which was a surprise in itself. But walking through that doorway, I was quite surprised to see that the twin bed shared a room with this

A whirlpool tub complete with a shower set up. I suppose that one could just pop up out of bed, and jump right into the tub. Definitely a first time experience for me.

Just next door, was the remainder of the bathroom.

There was a second door in that room, and I wanted to be sure that it did not lead elsewhere

No worries there

The doorknob popped right off. I stuck it back in and made certain that the door could not be opened from the other side, particularly since I didn't know what was on the other side!

Of course, the lamps didn't disappoint.

That is one solid fixture from top to bottom.

But this time, there was something more noticeable than the lamps. It was the variety of wallpaper patterns throughout.

The bathroom was very busy.

The tub featured small roses and stripes

There were floral rose stripes

as well as large roses.

The only constant was the border which ran around the top of every room.

Somehow, we managed to get out of there without getting crosseyed!

And as entertaining as the hotel Strasburg experience was, it pails in comparison with the fun that greeted us at our destination. First stop: Bass Pro shop to buy some worms for fishing.