Getting Settled for the Next 6 Days
Aug. 28th, 2025 06:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerCanada travelog #15
Burlington, ON · Mon, 25 Aug 2025. 6pm.
Late this afternoon we checked in to our hotel in Burlington, a bit outside of Hamilton, Ontario. It's where we'll be staying for the next six days as we enjoy hiking in the area.
Yes, six days. We're actually kinda staying put on this trip! I mean, we just switched to Burlington after 2 nights near the airport in Toronto, but that's because we shifted gears from one part of this trip to another. Us staying in any one place for 6 nights is practically unheard of.
So, what'll it be like staying in one place for the next 6 days? Well, it's not the Four Seasons, here, or even the Waldorf Astoria. It's the Hilton Garden Inn in Burlington, an industrial area outside of Hamilton. Our room here is simple and comfortable, very much standard for the Hilton Garden Inn brand.
Ironically we stayed at a Hilton Garden Inn near the Toronto airport just before this— and here we've got the room with the same number, 401. This room is a bit smaller, though. That might make it feel a bit tight for 6 days. To help reduce clutter I've unpacked my suitcase and put my clothes in the bureau opposite the bed. It's more relaxing, too, not living literally out of a suitcase. I mean, it's not worth the effort to unpack and repack for 1-2 nights, but for trips of 3 or more nights I usually do. And this is six nights in one place. I have to think hard to remember the last time I stayed in any one hotel that long! (Answer: it was 2017!)
Burlington, ON · Mon, 25 Aug 2025. 6pm.
Late this afternoon we checked in to our hotel in Burlington, a bit outside of Hamilton, Ontario. It's where we'll be staying for the next six days as we enjoy hiking in the area.
Yes, six days. We're actually kinda staying put on this trip! I mean, we just switched to Burlington after 2 nights near the airport in Toronto, but that's because we shifted gears from one part of this trip to another. Us staying in any one place for 6 nights is practically unheard of.
So, what'll it be like staying in one place for the next 6 days? Well, it's not the Four Seasons, here, or even the Waldorf Astoria. It's the Hilton Garden Inn in Burlington, an industrial area outside of Hamilton. Our room here is simple and comfortable, very much standard for the Hilton Garden Inn brand.
Ironically we stayed at a Hilton Garden Inn near the Toronto airport just before this— and here we've got the room with the same number, 401. This room is a bit smaller, though. That might make it feel a bit tight for 6 days. To help reduce clutter I've unpacked my suitcase and put my clothes in the bureau opposite the bed. It's more relaxing, too, not living literally out of a suitcase. I mean, it's not worth the effort to unpack and repack for 1-2 nights, but for trips of 3 or more nights I usually do. And this is six nights in one place. I have to think hard to remember the last time I stayed in any one hotel that long! (Answer: it was 2017!)
