So I’ve been at a hotel all week while my apartment has work done, the original proposal I signed off on said I could home the evening of Thursday the 26th. The building manager called me frantically on Thursday morning, telling me they need another day to finish the bulk of it, then just a few finishing touches on Monday morning, I can come home Friday evening.

I went home just before dinner today, thinking it’ll be beautiful and I can check out of the hotel Sat morning and go home. Hah!! The place was most absolutely a work in progress. They’re going to need another whole day to finish, at a minimum, and of course they’re not working over the weekend… so I’m back at the hotel now until Tuesday.

12 days at a hotel, for a total cost equivalent to four months maintenance fees. It’s a nice hotel, as hotels go, but. It doesn’t have all my cable channels, so I’ll be buying a few episodes on iTunes to catch up… and the bathtub is tiny, I can’t have an enjoyable hot soak here. The kitchenette is teeny, a bottle of soda can’t even stand upright in the fridge. The microwave I’m guessing settings, getting it wrong and ruining my meals. And I didn’t bring enough underwear, since I was sure I’d be home by now.

On the plus side, it’s closer to the gym, so I’ve been better about going, and they do a lovely continental breakfast in a very comfortable dining room.

Am I supposed to tip the maid every day, or only at the end of my stay?