Waking up in the Crowne

This morning we wake up in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City.

Its Friday and we are taking the day off to do a little touristing. Sue's brother has flown in this week to do some training or be trained on the the latest compliance issues for banks and credit unions. He has some time so here we are.

I conjured this place up off of Hotwire. It is one of the Hotwire exclusive suppliers. A four star in the Bay Area for 68 dollars. Thats pretty good. We are on the fourth floor.

The last time we were here I was in a lot of pain. We had booked this place as the landing area for the retreat night 6 years ago. I had a huge blistery area on my stomach from spilled coffee at a 49er game. We left early from the reunion to get some recovery time at the hotel.

The industry has changed somewhat and so has this hotel. Its still pretty bland in terms of design.. business tan. The beds have been changed to their comfort set. They are pretty nice. The Tvs are now flat screens and bigger.. all the better to show you HD movies that you may buy off the box. Its a bigger TV too.

What is really interesting is there is free network access to the internet and free access to the wifi connection for my Iphone. There is even a cmputer in the room that is free to use (no printer of course) and it has a DVD in it. The monitor is not a mac monitor but it fooled Sue when she walked in. Oh there is an IMac. Well no the tower is just mounted uner the desk.

The had a nonsmoking handicapped room for us at 9:30 pm when we arrived. The fitness area looks cool. The location is great.. just off the San Mateo bridge.. now if I had only remembered to pack my Iphone charger.. there is always something.

Love Pat