Epinions Recent Reviews for sarahalm

Gillette Stadium: The New Home of the WORLD CHAMPION New England Patriots!!!

Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:12:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, a man named after macaroni and cheese told the people of Hartfordius that he would bring an army of strong men (in tight pants) to their city. The emperor of Hartfordius broke bread with the macaroni and...

Why does a trivet need reviewing?

Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:26:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - The longer I spend on epinions (and the longer I am at a job that offers little in the way of actual...

Ahhh, Industrial Park Hotel Living

Mon, 7 Jul 2003 14:35:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - Growing up, I spent every Fourth of July in Needham, Massachusetts. Needham is a classic New Englan...

Pure Protein in a Powder-ful Form!

Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:26:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - As you might have read in my review of Ge
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Soy Nuts, I have...

UN Plaza: Two Nights in 1959, Two Nights in 2003, All in One Hotel

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:41:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - I stayed at the Millennium U.N. Plaza for four nights, Saturday through Wednesday, in March 2003. I...

Best Location in New York City -- and Good Rooms Too!

Tue, 13 May 2003 17:20:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - This is a re-post of one of the first reviews I ever wrote on epinions. I have expanded on it considerably, and also added information relating to a second stay in the hotel.

I stayed in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City twice;...

Soy Nuts: Better for you than Doritos, easier than tofu to carry in a purse

Thu, 8 May 2003 14:06:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - I've recently found out that my cholesterol is not high, technically, but it's sort of borderline and too high for someone (like me) who is in their 30s and has no family history of high cholesterol. My doctor told me that I needed to (1)...

The Fine Art of Procrastination, or Why I Reviewed a Pencil

Wed, 23 Apr 2003 16:05:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - Ah, sweet procrastination. Time was I believed the only sure method of getting through a tedious day was playing solitaire on the computer. Then along came Free Cell, and Hearts, then the next level -- Yahoo! Games -- and finally, recently, Epinions...

Thank GOD we didn't rent the Hyundai Accent!

Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:53:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - In early February 2003, I was scheduled to work in Pasadena, California for three days. As long as I had to make the cross-country journey, I decided to drag my loverboy along and tack a few extra days of vacation on to the beginning and end of the...

"Welcome! Here's a map to help you find your room!"

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 13:00:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - Last weekend (April 12), I attended a family wedding at the Dolce Tarrytown House hotel in Tarrytown, NY. Virtually all of the wedding guests stayed overnight at the hotel, where the reception, the "after party", and a morning-after brunch were all...

Yup, I sat through the whole thing

Fri, 4 Apr 2003 16:57:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - Recently, I had a visit from the offspring of my father's second go at family life: Alexander (7 1/2) and Lucy (just turned 4). I love them, but these children are spoiled, spoiled, spoiled, and impossible to entertain in the confines of my stylish...

Farberware Professional Can Opener: I can not believe I am reviewing a can opener. But I am.

Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:54:30 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - Okay, normally I review two things: hotels and restaurants. I feel like I have pretty much figured out what information to gather on those subjects, and how to present it in a useful manner. I tried reviewing a book once and ended up deleting the...

Oh dear, this place is awfully fancy for a girl like me...

Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:43:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - I travel to New York City regularly on business, and mostly I am alone on these trips. However, I've never been one to miss out on the things that a city has to offer simply because I don't have a companion to experience them with me! So, I often...

A Luxurious Lobby Can't Make Up for Bad Service and Tiny Rooms

Fri, 7 Mar 2003 14:43:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - I stayed at the Inter-Continental in Manhattan for 2 nights in December 2002.

I booked the room through Priceline (see my review of Priceline Hotels) at a rate of $108 per night.

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Secretly, a nice hotel (very secretly...)

Mon, 3 Mar 2003 12:33:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - When I decided to plan a trip to Portland, Maine to visit some old friends, I knew I did not want to pay more than about $100 for two nights in a hotel. So, I headed to my old standby, Priceline, and started bidding. Having struck out in Downtown...

Hyatt Orange County: Nothing exciting, but it got the job done

Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:32:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - When I learned that I was being sent to Pasadena, California on business in February 2003, I decided to extend my trip to include a day at Disneyland. Because Disneyland is in Pasadena, on the other side of Metro Los Angeles from Pasadena, I figured it...

COOL! Can we get one of these in Connecticut?

Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:43:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - How I found Wienerschnitzel

In February 2003, I traveled to Southern California on business with my better half, G. Long before we left, I wrote to NBC to request tickets to a taping of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and lo and behold, a...

Perhaps I am spoiled by East Coast Indian restaurants....

Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:14:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - After reading several rave reviews of All India in Old Town, Pasadena, we decided to add it to our list of planned restaurant visits while on a trip to Pasadena in February 2003. We visited on a Wednesday night.

Location

All India...

The best little car in the world!

Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:10:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - I love this car. If I didn't know I'd get sixteen comments telling me that's not up to Epinions standards, I could almost stop there with this review. I just plain love this car! BACKGROUND I bought my 1993 Eagle Summit in June 1993,...

Priceline Hotels: Great deals on top hotels -- if you do your homework and bid carefully!

Wed, 13 Nov 2002 14:05:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - I know a lot of people are nervous about using Priceline, and I have read the negative reviews on Priceline's hotel booking service. However, I promise you, it really does work if you do your homework and bid carefully! Of course, you can't always know...

priceline.com: I've become a Priceline evangelist, converting my friends and family!

Wed, 13 Nov 2002 13:39:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - Okay, I know a lot of people are nervous about using Priceline, but I can tell you, it really does work if you do your homework and bid carefully! Here's the deal.

GETTING STARTED

First, in order to make a bid on Priceline you...

Hidden in a dark corner of downtown...

Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:56:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - I stayed at the Holiday Inn Wall Street for two nights (Wednesday and Thursday)in late August 2002. I purchased the room through Priceline, and paid a rate of $93 per night.

ARRIVAL

The first time I suspected trouble with this...

Smack in the Middle of Times Square

Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:20:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - I stayed at the Marriott for two nights, a Tuesday and Wednesday, October 22 and 23, 2002. I obtained the room on Priceline. The rate was $108 per night; the total for two nights, including taxes and the Priceline booking fee, was $250.19.
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Way better than I expected!

Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:38:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - I stayed at the New York Hilton (1335 Avenue of the Americas, a.k.a. 6th Avenue at 53rd Street) for one night on Tuesday, October 15, 2002. I obtained the room through Hotwire.com, which advertised it as a 4-star hotel, although I have seen it listed as...

Why do my friends love this place?

Wed, 2 Oct 2002 15:08:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sarahalm - On two recent trips to New York, the friends I met made reservations at Markt, a Belgian restaurant at the corner of 14th Street and 9th Avenue. This gave me an opportunity to try several different meals, as well as to experience the restaurant...