TripAdvisor: We Are Not Making This Up.

Okay, we're all hungry now

This resort apparently had a large number of TripAdvisor travelers staying there... so they baked them a cake!

(Photo by sandinmypants; here's their review.)

Who wouldn't want to order THIS?

So, a bunch of us TA folks are at the PhoCusWright conference in Orlando this week... and we went to dinner tonight at a restaurant in our hotel. We know it sucks that airlines don't serve meals anymore, but is anyone really NOSTALGIC for rubbery, overcooked chicken served on a plastic tray?

In case you were wondering...

Thanks to Willis B. for sharing this!

If you can shut your head in the hotel safe, suffocation is the least of your problems

Thanks to Sandra R. for sending this to us!

If you think bugs in your hotel room are bad...

How about bats? silverpen957 got a picture of one!

Read the full review here. The Owl thinks this must be a truly exceptional hotel, because despite the wee potentially rabid visitor, the guest still gave it a rating of 4!

Is the Owl the pastry chef here?

Yes, we know the lighting is bad, and it's blurry, but that's what happens when you attempt Serious Journalism with a crummy cell phone camera. This is from the dessert special menu at Duke's in Greentree, PA, in case anyone has a rodent craving.

As opposed to the Specific Hooker Entrance

Many thanks to Anne for sending in this photo (from a gate on the State House in Boston)! As she says, "Are our lawmakers really having this much fun at the State House?"

This week's helpful lesson: