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In response to "yeah, at a big American chain it would be a requirement. -- nm" by loosilu

I'm trying to recall any hotel I've stayed at where I could say the clerk 'hardly spoke English' and can't think of one.

Posted by ty97 Sep 16 '09, 14:57

I do lean toward Hilton-brand chains, stay at Marriott brands some, and Intercontinental/Holiday Inn (ugh) brands some. But I stay off-brand sometimes too, and really can't recall it happening.

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- Yep, for work. I've never traveled outside the US on a non-work trip. - ty97 Sep 16, 15:00 3
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    - you're thinking of the wrong cherry. - ty97 Sep 16, 15:13 1
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it happened to me at a tiny family-run place in Madrid. that's when I pulled out my barely existent Spanish. Even then the owner woke up his son who - loosilu Sep 16, 14:58

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I'm trying to recall any hotel I've stayed at where I could say the clerk 'hardly spoke English' and can't think of one.

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