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Having just returned from Europe, I wanted to mention a few things that I noticed that we can think of doing that will help Europeans to better understand what we are offering.... (These are based on what happened to us in France, it may differ in other European countries.)
Bed Sizes: I have started to list my bed sizes besides the names. The size of European beds are different and they may misunderstand our names.
European Sizes: Single (.90m x 2m), Double (1.4mx2m), Queen (1.6mx2m) and King (1.9mx2m)
North American Sizes: Twin (.97mx1.91m), Double (1.37mx1.91m), Queen (1.52mx2.03m) and King (1.93mx2.03m)
I put them down as approximate as .95mx1.9m, 1.4mx1.9m, 1.5mx2m and 1.9mx2m, so they have an idea of what the bed size really means, since our twin is wider, our double shorter and our queen is narrower. I was also considering explaining more about the fact that our beds are sping mattresses. We were in a few places in France where the bed was foam over plywood and not very comfortable.
The French breakfast was generally continental, especially in the countryside. Croissant, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin (cinnamon danish) and bread were the staples. Once place kept about a dozen different jams on the table. They also stocked two different honey. The hotel in Paris had cereal, but not the continental breakfasts in the countryside. Oh and breakfast other than in a chambre d'hote (hosted room, equivalen to B&B) was extra and often about $10 a person.
Internet access was a pain at some of the places we stayed. One place capped your daily access to 200M. I ran over my limit and had to beg for an extra access card. The speed was also capped. I eventually bought a 10 hour pass, which gave me unlimited data and good speed. They often blocked VOIP as well. Some of the hotel chains handed out individual accounts that you needed to log into.
Hotels in France had only hand towels and bath towels, no facecloths. Europeans tend to use a mitt or a mesh ball to soap up with. It's considered a personal item and they travel with it. Maybe we should consider having something to explain the use of the facecloth, if it's not common?
Hotels had TVs with clocks and alarm clocks on them.
Bed Sizes: I have started to list my bed sizes besides the names. The size of European beds are different and they may misunderstand our names.
European Sizes: Single (.90m x 2m), Double (1.4mx2m), Queen (1.6mx2m) and King (1.9mx2m)
North American Sizes: Twin (.97mx1.91m), Double (1.37mx1.91m), Queen (1.52mx2.03m) and King (1.93mx2.03m)
I put them down as approximate as .95mx1.9m, 1.4mx1.9m, 1.5mx2m and 1.9mx2m, so they have an idea of what the bed size really means, since our twin is wider, our double shorter and our queen is narrower. I was also considering explaining more about the fact that our beds are sping mattresses. We were in a few places in France where the bed was foam over plywood and not very comfortable.
The French breakfast was generally continental, especially in the countryside. Croissant, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin (cinnamon danish) and bread were the staples. Once place kept about a dozen different jams on the table. They also stocked two different honey. The hotel in Paris had cereal, but not the continental breakfasts in the countryside. Oh and breakfast other than in a chambre d'hote (hosted room, equivalen to B&B) was extra and often about $10 a person.
Internet access was a pain at some of the places we stayed. One place capped your daily access to 200M. I ran over my limit and had to beg for an extra access card. The speed was also capped. I eventually bought a 10 hour pass, which gave me unlimited data and good speed. They often blocked VOIP as well. Some of the hotel chains handed out individual accounts that you needed to log into.
Hotels in France had only hand towels and bath towels, no facecloths. Europeans tend to use a mitt or a mesh ball to soap up with. It's considered a personal item and they travel with it. Maybe we should consider having something to explain the use of the facecloth, if it's not common?
Hotels had TVs with clocks and alarm clocks on them.