Simply..carefree again?

29/3/2014

Le Temps Retrouvé?

Is it possible, I've been wondering, to recreate the carefree feelings I had as a child of say 8 or 9 years of age. (See yesterday's post.) What would be the nearest adult equivalent? And it dawned on me. A holiday in a hotel! So that's why people go to hotels (lightbulb moment....)

Clothes decisions already made when you packed. Meals provided. Bed made, housework done for you. Time otherwise all your own - it gets more and more appealing! We have always self-catered/camped/stayed with friends and family/done study courses/swapped houses/house sat...

Tell me, is there a downside to staying at a hotel? A really nice hotel that is. There is the cost - it is not cheap to pay for other people to take on all these responsibilities for you! I suppose there is a bit of an obligation to be sociable, but I could be that recluse in the corner who doesn't talk to anyone at breakfast. I'm OK with that.

What is your experience? Would you recommend it?

Do read Swissrose's thought provoking post here about her carefree childhood.

8 Comments

elaine link

29/3/2014 05:19:47 pm

As a treat, for the last couple of years, inbetween Christmas and New Year we have taken ourselves off to the coast to stay in an old coaching inn - it has been a revelation - truly a break from domesticity. For our regular holidays we always do self-catering which is fine but we have to take everything from towels to toilet paper with us. So just to pack a few clothes and take off is luxury and a sort of freedom.

Freda

30/3/2014 08:12:05 am

This does sound like a sort of freedom..

Liz B

29/3/2014 08:15:00 pm

Much as I love my wee car, I'm afraid that traffic is to blame for a lot of the current over protection of children. When I was 10, there was one car in the whole street. The children owned the streets in town and country. We need to take them back from the car, but suspect it'll never happen, at least until we run out of oil.

Freda

30/3/2014 08:13:28 am

That is probably the biggest difference Liz. We had car free holidays in Millport before there was a car ferry - lots of freedom.

Rosemary link

30/3/2014 03:02:27 am

An attractive hotel that is really comfortable with a pleasing ambience - especially lovely to wonder what the evening meal will be rather than having to think about cooking one.

Freda

30/3/2014 08:14:07 am

I am going to have to try this!

Wendy link

30/3/2014 04:05:09 am

I always go self catering, too - and I know what you mean about still having to cook, do some housework etc. But I prefer the space - I feel a bit confined to a room or two in a hotel. A hotel is great for a couple of nights, but after that, I'm happy to leave.

Freda

30/3/2014 08:15:06 am

I can see I'm going to have to test this out for myself....

Simply..carefree again?

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