Trip to San Diego
September 18th, 2004 • Travels
So we’ve headed off on a little vacation to San Diego. I was concerned that we weren’t going to be able to leave Atlanta because of the hurricane, but everything went okay. That is, until we got to Hertz to rent a car.
Apparently an outfit like Hertz with all of their computer tracking systems can’t figure out which cars are on the lot and which cars are in what parking spots. Too bad since they lost the opportunity to have me rent a larger car with the navigation system. In fact, the navigation system was the reason I went through the trouble of renting with Hertz. Standing around for nearly an hour while they figured out what was going on is not my idea of fun after a four hour flight. Needless to say, I won’t be renting from Hertz again - ever. Come to think of it, I probably should have gotten the Hertz insurance on the car so I could beat the hell out of it. Oh well.
Fortunately, the drive to the absolutely wonderful Westin Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego was really short. The hotel is great, although it is by no means inexpensive. Parking alone costs $25/day! The nice thing about Westin hotels is that they have a number of features specifically for families travelling with children. If you have an infant you can request a crib made of the same bedding material as their normal beds. And, if it is available, you can request an empty refrigerator (not sure how big it is) to be delivered to your room. Not too shabby.
The people here seem to be not as friendly as in the South. We’ll have to see how that analysis holds up over the next week.
