perhaps they are commenting on the standard of their regular fare vs the 
boxed version?

cdb wrote:
>  I'm catching up with family etc in the UK next month and have booked 
> a hotel.
>
> Looking at the Holiday Inn website tonight I notice a section titled 
> "Hotel Highlights" - the contents of which are:
>
> ' Reception, lounge & meeting rooms being refurbished from 19 May - 30 
> Jun 08. Temporary Reception & limited bar/dinner service operating 
> from meeting rooms. Boxed breakfast will be made available.
> Now with air conditioning in every guestroom! '
>
> So the fact I've paid full price for breakfast and dinner and will not 
> be getting that, or the use of the lounge (not a great disappointment) 
> is apparently a highlight of my stay - still air conditioning, hmm, 
> for foreigners that might turn out to be misleading, - British air 
> conditioning used to mean, there is a heater for the winter, and 
> either the window opens or someone can rustle up a fan during summer.
>
> I wait to be hornswaggled!   Of course there is the question of why 
> they intend to renovate at the beginning of the summer season.
>
> Colin
> --
> cdb,  on 21/05/2008
>
>
>
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