Before I write more about the house, I’ll catch up on other things. Thursday we charged the car and ordered from McDonald’s as well as more Chinese from GrubHub. That was pretty much it for that day because all we could do was wait. So we spent most of the day listening to the bumps in bangs of the hotel.

The second to last night I talked to the staff and mentioned the kids in one of the rooms next to us being noisy and they called them. Believe it or not, things did get a little quieter, although not much. I did sleep okay-ish on Thursday night but awoke tired. Shortly after getting up, I napped for 45 minutes or so and that helped.

It was still the worst Extended Stay America Hotel we ever stayed at with the noise and smell. The third floor was better than the second but not much. There were still lots of bumps and bangs all around us and the person on the opposite side of us from where the brats were played their TV constantly. With extended-stay hotels, the person you end up next to is who you’re likely to be stuck with the entire time you’re there, or at least a good part of it.

Here at the Hilton’s Hampton Inn, it’s a million times better, and if you get stuck with a noisy neighbor, they’re likely to check out the next day. We’re also in Tarpon Springs now and not Clearwater.

This place is way better. The other place had a tiny lobby with no chairs, no bathroom, no nothing. They even stopped their complimentary breakfast. But when we checked in in the huge lobby here, they had a restroom, and while breakfast was over, they had coffee. There were a couple of good-sized sitting areas including desks with USB ports and meeting rooms.

There’s also a pool and a fitness room. I haven’t checked out the fitness room yet but the pool was awesome! Because Tom was tired I went by myself for a few minutes and I could jump right in. It wasn’t chilly at all because it was heated.

There’s also a mini convenience store that’s open 24 hours.

All good peace seems to come to an end, though, so I expect it to get noisy at some point but so far it’s much quieter. The room isn’t any bigger but it’s nicer and you don’t have that dank musty smell that was constantly hanging around the other hotel. I left the ESA a two-star review.

We charged the car today as well but instead of McDonald’s, we grabbed some pizzas from Papa John’s as well as a chocolate chip cookie pie that’s totally awesome. I’m amazed my swimsuit still fits! I’ve been eating so much and most of it is processed and definitely not healthy.