"Lights"-one of my very most favorite songs-good parody.

Poor, poor wallet..:/ Really liked this one. 5's

Nicely done. :)

Isn't it unreal - the cost of sleeping in a hotel these days? The "lights" go out in your wallet! pretty fast. Good parody.

The hotel we stayed in went for $50 a night, until special events it went up to $140 a night. That was very reasonable compared to Adam's Mark which was $300 nightly

I feel your pain, man...okay, actually I don't but it sounded good. Remind me to share sometime my thoughts on how price gouging actually ensures that during times of shortage valuable goods and services are allocated first to those who need them the most. Or not. Anyway, well done.

Still Claude, Its unethical. I'm not against anyone making an honest buck. My wife has family in the lodging Industry. When a hurricane evacuaton is ordered the've heard all kinds of horror stories on hotels hike prices up at a moments notice. Her family has never turned anyone away, when people were forced from their homes. The rates remained unchanged at their place. I can't argue that it's the same thing as a special event, but it is the same kind of greed driving it. Sorry if I got on a soap box there... Imagine if restaurants did that, everyone would pack a lunch.

WM - It's that old law of supply and demand. Nothing wrong with that except when greed enters the equation. You'd think Diva would have used her 'hotel owner's secret handshake' and gotten you a better rate. J/K. I'm with you on this. I'd say next time get a camper to take along, but those things are awfully hard to pull along behind a Harley. :)

Wild Man--When there is a hurricane, hotel rooms automatically increase in value. Assuming you want the room to go to the person who needs it the most, how do you find out who needs it most? The person willing to pay the inflated price. If you don't increase the price then people who don't really need the room have no reason to find alternate lodging even though they could and would if the price were higher. Thus the room is unavailable for those who would be willing to pay the higher price. Or think in terms of gasoline: during a catastrophe, if the price stays low, everyone fills up their tanks and drives around as much as they want. If it's increased, they conserve. How do they know to conserve? Because the price has increased, indicating a reduction in supply. It's simple economics and although it appears "greedy", it's actually useful information that's helpful to everyone. Sorry about the soapbox myself but sometimes I can't help it. Happy Halloween.

My soapbox about hotel prices is the occupancy tax component, which is higher that sales and other similar taxes. The occupancy tax is usually about 10 to 12% or higher and is the easiest tax for municipalities to raise because it is usually not paid by the local people who vote. Oh yeah, I agree with Claude and Guy and enjoyed the parody.

Thanks for your comments!