I woke up fairly early this morning, considering my 21-hour, three-legged flight yesterday. I was still a little tired, but I was hungry, and my stomach won out, particularly since I remembered that I bought the breakfast buffet with my room stay at the Protea Hotel Balalaika.

Let me start throwing some numbers at you.

I booked two nights at this hotel for $73 a night, including the breakfast buffet. The coffee was outstanding by the way. Somewhat a cross between an espresso and a cafe americano. I was happy… I booked through Expedia, and I’m not sure if I just got a special, or if that was the regular going rate. I’m literally 200 meters from the Hilton, and a quarter mile from a large Radisson, both of which had rooms at more than triple the rate I got.

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