wigwam motel

Feb 07, 2010 15:24

this past weekend, i thought it would be funny to go up to the mojave desert, hike around joshua tree national park and stay at the route 66 wigwam motel. parts I and II of this plan went well, but not so much part III:


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From Danielle ext_224225 February 7 2010, 23:49:15 UTC
Oh man, I HATE that you had such an awful time here...but this is one of the funniest things I have ever read.

READ, mind you, not experienced. Poor dears. I vote new weekend getaway do over!

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Re: From Danielle boygirlparty February 8 2010, 00:14:38 UTC
haha, i know. we stuck it out for the night because we felt like we HAD TO, for the love of the wigwam! of course it only went downhill from there. michael agrees on the vacation re-do (although the time we spent at joshua tree really was awesome!)

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kore February 8 2010, 00:06:00 UTC
that sucks - it does look very charming. i went & read some of the yelp reviews - "We did laugh at the receipt which stated boldly, "No Refunds. No Prostitution" -- prompting us to wonder whether this had been a PROBLEM in the past. Eeek."

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boygirlparty February 8 2010, 00:13:04 UTC
see, that's possibly the most amazing part of it all. we read tripadvisor reviews before going! it's the #1 hotel in the area, 91% of people would actually GO BACK!
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g33009-d647190-Reviews-Wigwam_Motel-San_Bernardino_California.html

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boygirlparty February 8 2010, 02:43:45 UTC
your dried booger story made me LOL big time. maybe the owners 'magic fingers' pried them to begin with.
i agree: so obviously teepees!

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serialkiller February 8 2010, 01:40:45 UTC
if you want a campy re-do hit up the Madonna Inn. sorry your teepee was bust!

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boygirlparty February 8 2010, 02:43:58 UTC
i was just reading about the madonna inn! another time..

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serialkiller February 8 2010, 02:44:58 UTC
some friends of mine stayed in the caveman room, they said the waterfall bathroom is where it's at!

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bluhairedmonky February 8 2010, 02:51:55 UTC
This is so creepy! EW to rooms that smell like pee :X

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boygirlparty February 9 2010, 16:54:50 UTC
i fear the smell will be burned in my memory forever.

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