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Hotel restaurants a no no

I was reading about the recent demise of Nonni's Italian Restaurant in Concord and I'm not surprised. I had been to the other Nonni's in Hillsboro years ago and the experience had been an enjoyable one. I heard they were opening in Concord and thought this is gonna be good. Then, It became known that they would be opening at the Holiday Inn...ha...what? Can't you just open a stand alone restaurant like everyone else. Anyway, I went once and it was a horrible experience. But this got me thinking, Why does everyone think that opening a restaurant in a hotel is a good idea? The initial rumor was that the owner was going to open a Mexican Restaurant in Hillsboro and in hindsight probably would have made more sense. Then there was the disappearance of Harts in Manchester. The reason that I heard was that they are renovating the hotel and that Harts will return. We will see but I have my doubts. Another time I can remember paying something like $35 for spaghetti and meatballs at the Four Seasons Italian restaurant in Maui, Hawaii. It was okay but nothing spectacular.. You know what else really steams me...Crappy hotel breakfasts especially at a lot of hotels in larger cities. Usually a buffet of stuff that has been sitting for way too long...sign me up. And to top it off you're stuck with a really big bill for bad food. Nuff said, hotel restaurants are a no no.

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