tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19463956.post1529824510079027000..comments2023-10-24T03:00:48.744-07:00Comments on Rock Stars Envy Me: When is a Hotel Not a Hotel?Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03353753779754012872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19463956.post-24824842929966953032009-04-05T23:32:00.000-07:002009-04-05T23:32:00.000-07:00the YMCA or is that YWCA is about as good as it ge...the YMCA or is that YWCA is about as good as it gets in terms of affordability/comfort/cleanlinessJohnhttp://www.photoshelter.com/c/asian_imagesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19463956.post-88370110579943074492009-03-25T16:14:00.000-07:002009-03-25T16:14:00.000-07:00Oh, that makes a certain kind of sense. Thanks for...Oh, that makes a certain kind of sense. Thanks for letting me know!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353753779754012872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19463956.post-25676337518288797872009-03-25T15:17:00.000-07:002009-03-25T15:17:00.000-07:00The explanation of this I heard (from someone born...The explanation of this I heard (from someone born in Australia) is that traditionally, hotels were the *only* businesses licensed to sell alcohol. People that wanted to open bars but didn't really want to run a hotel would open tiny hotels with only one or two rooms, and more or less permanently rent the room to an employee or friend, so they could follow the letter of the law without having to actually deal with most of the trouble involved in running a normal hotel.Eric Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717107532168518915noreply@blogger.com