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“I’m an American who planned a two-week trip to Newfoundland a few years ago. My husband and I intended to spend four days at the end of our trip in the capital city of St. John’s. Many months before our trip, I researched the town, got familiar with the layout, and decided to reserve four nights in an apartment in a charming boutique hotel away from the water but near bakeries and shops…”
“… I corresponded with the hotel throughout the summer, arranging for parking and selecting which unit I’d stay in. The hotel had a weekly newsletter they sent me about happenings in their town, and I read it in anticipation. We had a wonderful time exploring the island, and at the end of the trip, we arrived in St. John’s, but we couldn’t find our hotel anywhere.
We had the street address, and although we found the street it was on, there was no hotel on it. Finally, we turned on the internet and asked Google for directions to the hotel, only to learn we were 24 hours away by car. The charming hotel was in St. John, New Brunswick… not St. John’s, Newfoundland. The owners were lovely and gave me a complete refund. They said people always make that mistake (they were probably just being nice, but it made me feel better).”
—Sweet_Kaleidoscope13
