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Now to be honest with you, I didn't really have high expectations of the Hotel considering it was costing me $189 for two nights. We booked the room using Hotels.com and I think we got a pretty decent rate. My wife checked in while I was at work and called me to tell me that the place wasn't all that bad. The room was clean and she said the swimming pool was really warm (hopefully from a heater and not from all the kids swimming in it). This was a nice surprise considering the fact she usually hates going to hotels.

When I got to the hotel, it looked nice enough. After all, I'm not really picky and the room did have ESPN and ESPN 2 so I was happy. We went out for dinner to the Sizzler, yes I said Sizzler (it was the only place that was close to the hotel). This by itself was enough to make my day. I hadn't eaten at the Sizzler in probably 25 years. Where else is the menu on the wall in huge letters. We had a "nice" dinner and then went back to the hotel to get some rest. This is where the fun started. I don't know if you have ever stayed in a small hotel room with two young kids and a large dog but if you haven't, let me tell you it isn't easy. We finally got the kids cleaned up and into bed so I figured I would watch the end of the Pistons - Heat game and relax for a bit. My wife and kids quickly fell asleep and this is when the noise began. It started with the airplanes. The hotel is literally a mile from the Los Angeles Airport so you can hear every plane that lands and takes off. During the day you block the noise out because you are busy. At night, however, the noise become amplified.

If the only thing that kept me up were the airplanes, however, I would have been happy. Around 11:30 just as I was slipping into never never land, I heard the door close at the room next to us. About 15 minutes later a heard some squeaking, kind of like a headboard hitting a wall. I think you see where I am going with this one. The squeaking noise sped up to a rapid pace and was then accompanied by a women screaming catchy phrases like "come on baby" and "give it to me". Now under normal circumstances this would be pretty funny but considering my wife and 2 kids were in the room, I was kind of upset. I mean the couple had to be aware that everyone on the 3rd floor could hear them. They kept at it for about 15 minutes and then ran out of gas. I was relieved because I figured I could finally get some sleep. Wrong... About 10 minutes later I heard the squeaking noise again. Same routine. It started out slow, quickly sped up and was then followed by the same sweet voice telling her partner how much she appreciated his work. After about another 10 minutes it finally came to an end.

I figured that if they started up again, the guy should win a gold medal for hotel olympics. I think I fell asleep around 1:00 but was then woken up by my wife because I was snoring too loud. I asked here if she heard the fireworks and she innocently said no. Now whether I believe her or not is a different story, but she is a heavy sleeper. I still have one more night to go at the hotel so I will write back tomorrow if I have another interesting experience. I guess you really do get what you pay for.