tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post9096319248144745328..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: The City Inn: It's Mint, Innit?Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44630353387242630582010-12-02T08:49:08.976+00:002010-12-02T08:49:08.976+00:00"Mint" will have been provided by some f..."Mint" will have been provided by some fashionable ad agency (red glasses, superior attitudes) in Soho. Cost: £250,000 minimum.<br /><br />Meanwhile, back here in the real world, some of us non-Tory- independent-but-somehow-strangely-affiliated non-spokespeople are wondering if we might be able to afford a short holiday at the Travelodge in Porthmadog.<br /><br />My word verification was "spoiledite".DespairingLiberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903904463236135611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18864577770201516272010-12-02T07:43:58.161+00:002010-12-02T07:43:58.161+00:00AHAAHAScary Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608730934046862405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-6663353095593598622010-12-02T07:14:50.254+00:002010-12-02T07:14:50.254+00:00Mint Hotel is very easy to remember and is distict...Mint Hotel is very easy to remember and is distictive name. A far better name than something inn.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-35661288206283279662010-12-01T22:06:20.945+00:002010-12-01T22:06:20.945+00:00Mint Hotel- won't that be abbreviated to M Hot...Mint Hotel- won't that be abbreviated to M Hotel or Motel? VV Classy. Well done rebranding consultants.<br /><br />WV lumintin or mint in loo, the alternative to chocolate on pillow?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54414325373417034812010-12-01T21:19:52.343+00:002010-12-01T21:19:52.343+00:00Iain, "can't understand". And you a ...Iain, "can't understand". And you a good Tory too. It's called profiteering. Lots of private firms do it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129358949544125162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68338975013629039992010-12-01T20:08:50.298+00:002010-12-01T20:08:50.298+00:00Couldn't agree more about extortionate hotel c...Couldn't agree more about extortionate hotel charges for WiFi. Have always assumed it's to replace the dosh they used to get from extortionate charges for phone calls from your room - which they lost because they even made mobile phone charges seem a good buy in comparison!Max Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163447049027217653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-12709344412882208612010-12-01T19:29:01.165+00:002010-12-01T19:29:01.165+00:00Hope you get a discount on the minibar after a plu...Hope you get a discount on the minibar after a plug like that.DespairingLiberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903904463236135611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44596649260021025062010-12-01T18:49:16.562+00:002010-12-01T18:49:16.562+00:00Am liking the Mint brand name to be fair. Though p...Am liking the Mint brand name to be fair. Though perhaps connotations to strip joints.Michael Heaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10815028897338910665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85967680715177134812010-12-01T18:34:08.089+00:002010-12-01T18:34:08.089+00:00Radio show and too much time living in a hotel. Oh...Radio show and too much time living in a hotel. Oh you really are morphing into Alan PartridgeDarren Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987186865981483032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-42954800426579214452010-12-01T18:33:41.490+00:002010-12-01T18:33:41.490+00:00Always good to hear a recommendation Iain. Don'...Always good to hear a recommendation Iain. Don't be shy to plug things like this. Thanks.<br /><br />I notice that their room rate is about £230 a night. For that amount, I can offer you a comfortable studio flat in Docklands, all mod cons + free wifi + free parking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67650710583761430772010-12-01T18:03:00.459+00:002010-12-01T18:03:00.459+00:00Okay I understand that Premier Inn is pretty downm...Okay I understand that Premier Inn is pretty downmarket, but Holiday Inn? Their prices usually aren't.OBC Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199336701581647524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-35763072994004293382010-12-01T16:56:52.230+00:002010-12-01T16:56:52.230+00:00Fair comment say I. Will look out for them.Fair comment say I. Will look out for them.Osama the Nazarenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627668308711758602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78662160115320866492010-12-01T15:32:00.303+00:002010-12-01T15:32:00.303+00:00The City Inn by Millbank is very good, and their c...The City Inn by Millbank is very good, and their cocktail bar is splendid.<br /><br />The reason for the name change was purely about the down-market connotations of the word "Inn"Johnthebriefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637819655601121469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14050030363630245442010-12-01T14:55:54.204+00:002010-12-01T14:55:54.204+00:00Iain, you shouldn't tell everyone where you...Iain, you shouldn't tell everyone where you're staying, you might get mobbed by fans.Michael Fowkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256575427122383710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8439094144845511302010-12-01T14:21:46.664+00:002010-12-01T14:21:46.664+00:00I can exclusively offer you a luxury double room i...I can exclusively offer you a luxury double room in my own flat, just a few minutes walk from your office. I bet it would be cheaper ;-)Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.com