Hotels We Have Known at Market

Going to the Gift Market also brings to mind the numerous hotels we have stayed in during Market and some of the unbelieveable things which have happened to us there.
Early in our Market career we found a hotel which is just across the street "on the back side" of the Gift Market.  No need to travel, we just had to walk.  We were there in January and it was cold and damp.  We started out from the hotel with our daughter Sabrina trying to figure out how to get across the ditch which bordered the land on which the Market is built.
Encouraged by Jeff, we walked along the ditch, further and further and could find no way across.  We eventually crossed over through the cold water, socks and shoes wet.  Our first stop was the Russ Berrie showroom where we asked if we could take off our shoes and socks to let them dry out!  Fun, huh?
That same hotel under different ownership gave us more disasters, like a door to the room which was off its hinges and wouldn't shut.
That reminds me of the hotel where the wall shook when we shut the door.  We had just arrived in our room when we discovered that problem.  We immediately walked next door to a nice hotel and asked to see a room.  The staff member took us up to a very nice, comfy room which we instantly liked and said we would stay in that hotel, in that room only!
Finally the biggest and most traumatic experience for Sabrina was a June Market a few years ago.  We were dressed and ready for a long day at the Market when we walked out the hotel's back door where we had parked our SUV.  The 3 of us just stood there in silence, looking around as if we were on another planet.  The spot where we parked our car was empty.
Of course you know the end of the story.  Our car was stolen sometime during the night, right under a big spotlight and a camera which was pointed away from the car.  No wonder that hotel was one of the few we stayed in over the years which had a car rental service in the lobby!
That car was found almost exactly 1 year later, in Irving, Texas.
Life is a journey, some say.  Hopefully this time, as with most times, we will encounter no problems and come back with lots of new ideas and merchandise for 2013!