- Confer an award or medal on (a member of the armed forces)
- (decorate) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; “Decorate the room for the party”; “beautify yourself for the special day”
- (decorate) award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; “He was decorated for his services in the military”
- Make (something) look more attractive by adding ornament to it
- Provide (a room or building) with a color scheme, paint, wallpaper, etc
- (decorate) deck: be beautiful to look at; “Flowers adorned the tables everywhere”
decorating
- A set of matching units to be fitted in such a room, esp. as sold together
- A room containing a toilet
- (bathroom) toilet: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- A bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the culturalist context. In the most literal sense, the word bathroom means “a room with a bath”.
- A room containing a bathtub or a shower and usually also a washbasin and a toilet
- (bathroom) a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
bathrooms
- a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; “the president submitted the annual budget to Congress”
- An annual or other regular estimate of national revenue and expenditure put forward by the government, often including details of changes in taxation
- make a budget
- An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time
- The amount of money needed or available for a purpose
- a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; “the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year”
budget
Cracked Bathroom Tiles at Chateau du Lac Hotel Genval Belgium
This is supposed to be a 5* hotel.
We arrived late at night, our first two choices in Namur being full.
We had not had time or opportunity to check it out on Trip Advisor, where it is listed as #1 in its location (out of 1!), and it only had 3.5 TA stars or blobs. If we had checked this, we would have avoided it and headed into Brussels, to one of the numerous good hotels there.
We did think that in a small rural area, the hotels may have offered better value, and been quieter than in a big city. We were right about being quiet, but sadly wrong about the value.
The hotel, owned by Martin’s Hotels, which appears to own and operate about 10 "luxury" hotels in Belgium, is in a location which could farlry claim to be a five star location.
The exterior and main public rooms of the hotel are impressive, but…
…as we tried to find the lift (elevator) to take us to the second floor, we became somewhat irritable about the difficulty in finding it. We asked two staff members, who each gave us cursory and inadequate directions.
As we progressed along a ground floor corridor, we became apprehensive about the accommodation, as it was apparent that the corridors appeared shabby, grubby, and uninspiringly decorated and furnished.
We found the single lift half way along the corridor, which seems a strange place to locate a lift. It was poorly signed which made it harder to find than necessary. If the staff had appreciated this fact, they may have made a greater effort to help us find it, but failed to do so.
The lift itself was old and slow, with a manually opened and heavy door, no modern safety doors, and its decor and visual appeal matched that of the corridors.
My wife looked out of the window for the wonderful lake view we had been promised (we had apparently been allocated a room upgrade), but could only see a car park. I said that perhaps we could not see the lake because it was dark; the view next morning was better, although the window was small with a restricted opening.
If it had not been so late, we had not been so tired or hungry, we would have probably refused the room, and found better accommodation elsewhere. Next time, we will.
We were both surprised and disappointed that a supposedly superior room in a supposedly five star luxury hotel had a shower over the bath, and a shower curtain, rather than a separate shower and a proper shower screen in place of a curtain. The actual arrangement I might expect in a two star hotel, or one with a limited budget and / or space.
We wondered who would choose to stay at this hotel and why. My guess is that most other guests are being accommodated there as part of a corporate hospitality or business meeting, and are not paying for themselves, probably spending more time on the golf course, in the bars, restaurants, and meeting rooms.
I also guess that it is run by accountants, box-tickers, and marketeers, and that most of the management have not tested their bedroom facilities, and have limited experience of other similarly graded hotels.
I presume that all or most of the other Martin’s Hotels offer similar surroundings and poor value, and will make efforts to avoid them in future, and advise others to follow suit.
I have uploaded a few other photos from this hotel, with some more to follow.
We arrived late at night, our first two choices in Namur being full.
We had not had time or opportunity to check it out on Trip Advisor, where it is listed as #1 in its location (out of 1!), and it only had 3.5 TA stars or blobs. If we had checked this, we would have avoided it and headed into Brussels, to one of the numerous good hotels there.
We did think that in a small rural area, the hotels may have offered better value, and been quieter than in a big city. We were right about being quiet, but sadly wrong about the value.
The hotel, owned by Martin’s Hotels, which appears to own and operate about 10 "luxury" hotels in Belgium, is in a location which could farlry claim to be a five star location.
The exterior and main public rooms of the hotel are impressive, but…
…as we tried to find the lift (elevator) to take us to the second floor, we became somewhat irritable about the difficulty in finding it. We asked two staff members, who each gave us cursory and inadequate directions.
As we progressed along a ground floor corridor, we became apprehensive about the accommodation, as it was apparent that the corridors appeared shabby, grubby, and uninspiringly decorated and furnished.
We found the single lift half way along the corridor, which seems a strange place to locate a lift. It was poorly signed which made it harder to find than necessary. If the staff had appreciated this fact, they may have made a greater effort to help us find it, but failed to do so.
The lift itself was old and slow, with a manually opened and heavy door, no modern safety doors, and its decor and visual appeal matched that of the corridors.
My wife looked out of the window for the wonderful lake view we had been promised (we had apparently been allocated a room upgrade), but could only see a car park. I said that perhaps we could not see the lake because it was dark; the view next morning was better, although the window was small with a restricted opening.
If it had not been so late, we had not been so tired or hungry, we would have probably refused the room, and found better accommodation elsewhere. Next time, we will.
We were both surprised and disappointed that a supposedly superior room in a supposedly five star luxury hotel had a shower over the bath, and a shower curtain, rather than a separate shower and a proper shower screen in place of a curtain. The actual arrangement I might expect in a two star hotel, or one with a limited budget and / or space.
We wondered who would choose to stay at this hotel and why. My guess is that most other guests are being accommodated there as part of a corporate hospitality or business meeting, and are not paying for themselves, probably spending more time on the golf course, in the bars, restaurants, and meeting rooms.
I also guess that it is run by accountants, box-tickers, and marketeers, and that most of the management have not tested their bedroom facilities, and have limited experience of other similarly graded hotels.
I presume that all or most of the other Martin’s Hotels offer similar surroundings and poor value, and will make efforts to avoid them in future, and advise others to follow suit.
I have uploaded a few other photos from this hotel, with some more to follow.
MasterBathroom
Whoa, welcome to the emerald city. I have neither the words or the time to fully describe the many fascinating aspects of this mad house. The agent informed me that the owners flew some designer in from Palm Springs and gave him some ridiculous 6-digit budget to "decorate" this condo. Even with all the lights and mirrors on every imaginable surface it was still almost to dark to see in here. Btw who exactly wants to watch themselves go to the bathroom with mirrors on all sides?
DECORATING BATHROOMS ON A BUDGET 