Chiedza Chechisikigo, Maonero Anoshamisa uye Avo Vanogamuchira
Sezvandakapinda mudunhu reWestin reDowntown Austin kunze kwekutanga, ndakanga ndisingakwanisi kubatsira asi ndaona mafungiro emakwikwi kunze kwevashandi vepamusoro. Zuva ravo rakave rave roga ringangodaro raive nechokuita nechokuti icho chakanga chakanaka zuva rekutanga-tsime, asi chaive zvakadaro chakanakisisa chinyorwa chekutanga. Pamberi penzvimbo yakatarisa, ndakapiwa imwe yesaini yechitsinyoro-yakanyongedza mvura, asi mumwe mushandi akati, "Zvingave zvisinganyanyi kukosha." Pucker yangu isina kubvumirana yakatsigira kuti iyi ndiyo, chokwadi, iyo nyaya.
Kunyange zvakadaro, anowedzera dzimwe pfungwa dzekutendeseka.
Hotel Tour
Nzvimbo yakasununguka, inopinda mumhepo inokonzerwa nehove yehove iyo inonzwa nayo, asi nenzira yakanaka. Mahwindo epasi-to-dari anongova mamita mashomanana kubva mumugwagwa, naizvozvo wakafanana newe uri chikamu chemugwagwa unofamba-famba panguva imwe chete uchirumbidza mumhepo inochengetedzwa. Kuwedzera kune Zen vibe, munda wakajeka, kana "rusvingo rworusvingo," inopa kugadzirisa nzvimbo pedyo necheperi. Tsvina iyi inosanganisira minda mune dzakawanda dzehotera dzavo pakupindura kutsvakurudza kuri kuratidza kuti kuunza kubata kwezvinhu mukati medu kunogona kuvandudza hutano hwemhepo uye zvichida kunyange kuderedza ropa.
Kurutivi rworusvingo rwehupenyu ndiyo iyo VIP yeimba yevaenzi, iyo inosanganisira mazita easineine shamwari iye zvino anogara muhotera. Ihotera inogamuchira imbwa kusvika pamapuraundi makumi manomwe.
Jamie Moore, maneja mukuru wekutengesa wehotera, akataura nheyo dzegitare motif munzvimbo yose.
Pasina rubatsiro rwavo, ndine chokwadi kuti ndingadai ndakanganwa hafu yavo. Zvechokwadi, handina kumboona chimiro chikuru chegitare seri kwedeski yakatarisana kusvikira ndaiona iri kure. Iro tambo refu dzakatarisa kubva padenga muimba yekudyira yeresitorendi dzinomirira zvidzidzo. Nhengo dzakatemwa muimba yekuchengetedza dzimba uye muruvanze rwakave rwakafuridzirwa nemagetsi muDobro gitare.
Uye kusununguka uye zvisungo, zvakanaka, zviri kwose - pamatanho, mumatepeti, mumifananidzo. Iyo matanda ari pedenga padziva reimba inotarisa seamai-ve-pearl vatora varindi. Kunyange zvazvo chikonzero chiri kwose kwose, hachisi kunyanyisa. Zvose mune zvose, hotera yekamuri 366 yakaisvonaka yakagadzirwa nemitsara yakachena uye matani emwenje chaiwo.
Kunyange munzvimbo dzisina chiedza chemwenje, chiedza chakafanana nezuva. Paunotarisa mugirazi mangwanani, uchaona chimiro chakanaka chako pachako uye kwete imwe nyanzvi, yakasvibirira. Makamuri 16 emisangano, ayo ose anogona kugadziriswa nenzira dzakasiyana-siyana, uyewo ane chiedza chakanaka uye / kana mawindo makuru. Ndiri kufungidzira kuti misangano yakareba ingadai yakareruka - uye inobudirira - isina pfuti yepamusoro uye kupenya kwezviedza zve fluorescent.
Utano paMugwagwa
Vafambi vebhizimisi zvikuru ndivo vanoziva nzira dzakawanda dzeWestin dzinovabatsira kuti varambe vachiita tsika yavo yepanyama pavanenge vachienda mumugwagwa. Iko huru, yakagadzirirwa zvakanyatsogadzirira yakavhara maawa 24. Kana iwe uchida kudya kunokurumidza, kune michero mitsva nemvura muimba yekurovedza ye mini-friji. Vatenzi vanogona kukwereta shangu dzinoshandisa saka havafaniri kuitakura. Ihotera iri kukwanisa kugadzirisa mazano uye inobatsira kuronga boka rinomhanya.
Mu-mune makamuri menus kunyange pane mazano ezvikudya zvinopa simba rekusimudzira kana kukurudzira kurara kunorodza.
Antone's at Your Doorstep
Nekubatsirwa kweDave Dart, ndakaenda nekukurumidzira kweruva rebhucheni reAntone, iro riri pedyo nemugwagwa. Iko nzvimbo yakazaruka yakavhara nechiteshi chiri kumashure uye bhora refu kurutivi rworuboshwe. Imba yacho duku kudarika nzvimbo yekupedzisira, asi kunewo guru repiri rakachengeterwa zviitiko zvakakosha. Co-owner Will Bridges vakati vakanyatsofunga kubvisa chikamu chechivako chepadenga chekutanga kuti vasvitse nzvimbo yacho, asi izvozvo zvingave zvakabvisa chikamu chakawanda chezvikwereti. Pane kudaro, vakasarudza kuridza mumimhanzi kubva padhorosi yekutanga kune avo vakatarwa chiitiko paimba yepiri. Ikobhu iri kuramba ichitenderera kumiganhu yayo yebluesy nehuwandu hwakazara hwemunharaunda uye yepamusoro blues, funk neR & B mabasa.
Kana iri imwe nzira yemimhanzi yauri kutsvaga, Dart inogona kukutsanangurira zvakanaka. Akanga achibatanidzwa mumhanzi weAustin, mumhando dzakasiyana-siyana, kwemakumi emakore. Akatotanga sangano rake risina rubatsiro, Dart Music International, kuunza vanoridzi vemimhanzi kubva kumativi ose kunyika kuenda kuU.Su Sezvo chikamu chekuita kwake concierge (uye nokuti anoda kuwana vashandi vatsva), anoedza kuona mapoka matsva nguva dzose zvigaro uye kuramba zvichienderana ne-ever-changing Austin music landscape.
Stella San Jac
Pandakanga ndamirira tafura yangu paresitorendi yeparesitorendi, ndaifarira kushumira kwechinhu chandakanga ndisati ndambove nacho: beet chips. Izvo zvakafanana zvakafanana nembatya dzezamu, asi zvishoma zvishoma uye zvinongova nokunaka. Ndakatorawo sampu yeSan Jac Lemonade, yakagadzirwa nemononi-yakakonzera vodka, mint uye yakachena juisi. Kusiyana nemvura yakakonzera patafura yepamusoro, cocktail inozorodza yakanga yakangova yakakwana ye tartness.
Nenguva ishure mushure mekunge ndakagara, murindi anopa nyama yakarapwa uye cheese appetizer. Ndakabva ndati "hongu," ndakakanganwa zvachose nezveurongwa hwangu hwokuraira mabhisikiti. Kunyanya kuongororwa kwose kweStella San Jac inotaura ma biscuits mumashoko anobwinya. Nenguva yandakaona kukanganisa kwangu, ndakanga ndatozara zvakare. Ndichangofanira kudzoka kuzoedza mabhisikiti. Izvo prosciutto uye buttery-rich cheese zvakaisvonaka, zvakadaro.
Nekupinda kwangu, ndakarayira chekutanga. Zvichida ndaifanira kunge ndakarayira imwe yezvokudya zve "Stella signature", asi chii chandingati? Zvandinoda zviri nyore, uye steak, yakashanda ne tangy housemade sauce uye mbatata kana gratin, yakanga inonaka chete.
My Sweet Suite
Izvo zviviri-chipinda chimwe chinenge chakanaka kune mumwe munhu anofamba mubhizinesi. Kunze kwekugara / nzvimbo yekudya kunogona kushandiswa pamisangano midiki kana kufadza vashanyi. Iko ine kunyange HD TV, pamwe chete nemubhedha uye tafura yekudyira. Zvechokwadi, zvingava zvakaoma kurangisa mubasa nemanzwiro anoshamisa mumakamuri maviri. Mahwindo maviri akavharidzirwa anoitawo basa guru rekuvhara kunze ruzha kubva mumigwagwa iri pasi.
Zvisinei, kucherechedza kwangu, zvisinei, kwakabva kwaswededzwa kuJacuzzi tub. Ini ndakaiputira, ndakapinda mukati, uye ndakafara ndichigumburwa nemajetsiti emvura. Ndakaona kuti bhururu refu rinopindira rakaita kuti rive nyore kugadzirisa mvura inopisa uye inotonhora nemakumbo angu.
Pashure penguva yakareba, yekuzorora, ndakagara mumubhedha wakazara uye ndakatarisa TV kwekanguva. Bhedha yekumatenga yakararama kune zita rayo nokuti chinhu chinotevera ndaiziva, kwaiva mangwanani.
Sezvo ndakagumburwa mukamuri rekunze, ndakaona machira acho akanga akazaruka, uye ndaive, um, kwete. Nenzira yekuti, yepamusoro yepamusoro yepamusoro yezvikamu zvishomanana kure, saka ndine tariro kuti hakuna munhu akandiona ndisati ndadzokera muimba yekurara.
Iye zvino akafuka zvakakwana asi achiri groggy, ini ndakasimuka kuti ndiite imwe kofi. Asi, uh, kupiko muiti wekofi? Icho chiri mukona kaduku rekona uye kazhinji rakavanzwa nemaketeni ane simba pamusoro pedo rakagadzirwa. Ndiri kufungidzira kusagadziriswa kwemukana wekamuri yacho yainyanya kurongerwa nekuti masvingo maviri akaumbwa zvese anenge ane mahwindo.
Mushure mekunakidzwa nekofi yangu, ndakaedzwa kuti ndidzokere shure muJacuzzi tub. Pane kudaro, ndakapinda mukati, maira-girazi oga. Iyo yakawanda 6-ne-6-inch "rain" showerhead inounza ruzivo rwekutsvaira zvakadai sokutora kufamba mumvura inonaya yezhizha. Izvo zvinoita kuti iwe uve wakachena kwazvo, kubva pamusoro kusvika kunezvigunwe.
Westin Austin Downtown / 310 East 5th Street / (512) 391-2333
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