Got stuck at CVG airport on my way home to San Francisco from visiting the family in Boston..
Had to connect in Cincinnati between Boston and San Francisco.. Flight out of Boston was late due to thunderstorms --- so, I missed my connection and got stranded in "Cincy" as they call it.. I'm never flying Delta again -- if I can help it..
Delta gave us vouchers for an overnight stay at this place -- so it was free, and I guess I can't complain about that.. There was a shuttle that ran from the terminal to the front door, so that was convenient..
But as a San Francisco boy, I can tell you we San Franciscans know our hotels.. and this place was pretty run of the mill...
It pretty much felt like a Travelodge or a Super 8 with room service --- nothing fancy or special about the place..
The restaurant was closed when we arrived -- and room service was unavailable -- so those amenities were essentially useless.. I HATE IT when I go to small cities like this and essentially EVERYTHING is closed after 9 p.m...
Woman behind the counter was polite and said I could go over to the "Applebee's" in the adjacent parking lot to redeem the $10 Delta "Meal Voucher" we were given.. All the area restaurants accepted these vouchers apparently --- which I found kind of odd...
Obviously, were not the first planeload of passengers to be stuck in this place...
The rooms themselves weren't dirty -- with clean linen and clean towels, and the commode and shower were clean, with no roaches or bedbugs.. The staff was polite -- no one I dealt with had any attitude or condescending manners..
But, I got absolutely no sleep --- with people making noise in the hallways all the time, and noise coming from the nearby parking lot at all hours... Bummer...
At 7AM, Room Service was available, and I used my $10 Delta "Breakfast Voucher" for that before I left for the airport... A small Room Service breakfast ran me about $15 --- so the voucher didn't even cover it all as it was so expensive and I had to pony up the extra $5...
So, I got my connecting flight from Cincinnati to San Francisco later that morning and fell asleep somewhere between Western Kentucky and the Indiana / Illinois border...
When I woke up, we were over Nevada already...
Man --- I hate not getting any sleep all night....
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