Frustration with Accommodation
Tuesday, 18. July 2006, 12:24:05
I have established a midweek daily routine which consists of going to work at 7.30am, working back to about 6pm (working day finishes at 2.30pm), stopping at the supermarket on the walk back to the hotel to pick up some supplies, and meeting friends in the lobby at 8pm to find somewhere new to eat dinner.
We've been at the Merweb hotel for over a month now and we're beginning to feel the pinch! The hotel doesn't have a kitchen so it's eating out every night & day during the weekend.
The frustration is compounded by the fact that we should have been out of there 2 weeks ago and relocated to staff accommodation - spacious 2 bedroom apartments with kitchens, large lounges and the feeling of 'home'. But there is a problem with sourcing staff accommodation.
New arrivals on Saturday were placed in serviced apartments with all the amenities. This annoys us further.
Many Merweb guests have experienced stomach pains and cramps - including myself - over the past week or two. This can be contributed to always eating at take-away and restaurants that don't always exercise good hygienic food handling.
We just got word today that we may be staying at the Merweb for another 2-3 weeks.
There is a possibility of an immediate temporary residence – 2 bedrooms with Kitchen – available. If this is approved by DAGOC accommodation unit then only the Merweb girls will be moving in there for the 2-3 weeks. That is so not far. It means that girls who have not been here as long as us may get the apartment accommodation first! Who said women get treated unfairly in Arab countries?
To leave this blog on a lighter note. I wondered into a pharmacy the other day to get some Buscopan for my tummy aches, and I happened to find some interesting ointment:
and on the back it reads...
Do you think there's a market for this product in Australia?
cheers
Jesse.
p.s new photos posted.
We've been at the Merweb hotel for over a month now and we're beginning to feel the pinch! The hotel doesn't have a kitchen so it's eating out every night & day during the weekend.
The frustration is compounded by the fact that we should have been out of there 2 weeks ago and relocated to staff accommodation - spacious 2 bedroom apartments with kitchens, large lounges and the feeling of 'home'. But there is a problem with sourcing staff accommodation.
New arrivals on Saturday were placed in serviced apartments with all the amenities. This annoys us further.
Many Merweb guests have experienced stomach pains and cramps - including myself - over the past week or two. This can be contributed to always eating at take-away and restaurants that don't always exercise good hygienic food handling.
We just got word today that we may be staying at the Merweb for another 2-3 weeks.
There is a possibility of an immediate temporary residence – 2 bedrooms with Kitchen – available. If this is approved by DAGOC accommodation unit then only the Merweb girls will be moving in there for the 2-3 weeks. That is so not far. It means that girls who have not been here as long as us may get the apartment accommodation first! Who said women get treated unfairly in Arab countries?
To leave this blog on a lighter note. I wondered into a pharmacy the other day to get some Buscopan for my tummy aches, and I happened to find some interesting ointment:
and on the back it reads...
Do you think there's a market for this product in Australia?
cheers
Jesse.
p.s new photos posted.
WIDGETIZE