The Best Western Pentagon Experience

Due to my own procrastination and the usual delays inherent in any bureaucracy I signed up for CiL too late to book a room at the Hyatt Regency where the conference was held. Instead I ended up at the Best Western Pentagon a couple of miles away. In the hotel's favor it was clean and the folks who worked there were very friendly. It was also only a short shuttle or cab ride to the convention site. Unfortunately, that was about where the good parts about the hotel ended.

1. Wireless. The hotel promised free high speed internet via data ports and wireless access. As far as I was able to tell the wireless only worked in the lobby and my room did not have a data port. Normally this would only be a mild inconvenience but given the content of the conference it was a major hassle not to be able to try out all of the new sites the presenters mentioned.
2. No refrigerator. Since when do hotel rooms not include a mini-fridge? Coupled with the anemic ice maker that produced only a small bucket of ice a day this made it difficult to keep soda cold and impossible to save any leftovers.
3. The cable connection to the TV did not have the end connector. Basically, the coaxial cable was cut off with a knife and the metal wire simply stuck into the TV connection. This required replacement at least once a night as the cable worked itself out of the TV.
4. My final problem was one that is true of many hotels - the Continental breakfast. My question is on what continent is this breakfast? Donuts and bagels and a piece of fruit or cereal might be ok for kids or really skinny people but on MY continent breakfast should include bacon, sausage, gravy, fried potatoes, eggs, and the like. They do say it is the most important meal of the day.

Would I stay at the BWP again? Yes, if it were the only hotel open for the conference but you can be certain that I will book a room earlier in the future.