The new Crowne Plaza Milwaukee-Wauwatosa is not just a mouthful - it also features a “Women’s Executive Level” (7^th floor) — which is for women - except, men can book there, too. Got that?

They are trying something new - okay, it’s not really new -remember NYC’s old Barbizon Hotel, for women only? Anyway, the Milwaukee people want women execs to feel comfortable, so they’re giving them lots of “amenities” like Victoria Secret robes and blow-dryers and vanity mirrors.

Turns out men want that stuff too! So, it’s for everybody! And this way, it’s not a sexist thing!

Want to know what traveling women really want? I’ll tell ya. They want peace and quiet for play time.

They want to do stuff no one has time for at home, like - oh, exfoliating your elbows. Or finally pasting on that stupid “facial-rejuvenating mask” that someone gave you for Christmas that’s supposed to make you look young again but won’t but maybe this time it will if you do it just right.

Well, maybe not exactly sexy…but cooler, definitely cooler.

According to an article in USA Today, the chain for the cheap is getting a makeover: yes, new bedspreads. Alright, there’s more.

We are talking about 32-inch flat-screen TVs, granite countertops and those big sinks that sort of sit on top of the counter and are a pain to clean (which is, of course, why I don’t have one).

But wait, there’s even more (if you keep on reading)…

Ever sit around, trying to figure out how to work that cheap little radio/alarm clock in your hotel room? Don’t bother, they never work.

Oh, and ever left a wake-up call, that you never got?

Rest easy, my friends. I have the solution. And it won’t cost you a dime. You know what to do here: click that little “more” thingie on the right…

Okay, so your girlfriend shows you that cupid-festooned ad for a Valentine’s Day hotel package which includes a gorgeous room filled with candy, flowers, and champagne, all for one heart-attack inducing price.

You think to yourself, hahaha, never in a million years!

That my friend, is the wrong answer. But we’re here to help. Bestir yourself to click on that little blue “more” over on the right, and you will learn how to do this for cheap.

We’re off to cover the biggest travel event in the West. The Los Angeles Times Travel and Adventure Show is this weekend, and we’ll have stories, photos, vacation ideas, and news on everything else that has to do with travel and adventure when we return next week!

Mike: “So who made Mobil’s 5-star hotel list?”

Anne: “Well, anything with ‘Ritz’ or ‘Seasons’ in its name. Nothing with ‘Motel’ or ‘6′ made it.”

Mike: “Restaurants? Names?”

Anne: “Very exciting names: ‘The Dining Room’. ‘The French Laundry’.”

Mike: “Ah. Would you like the bearnaise with that, or the starch?”

Anne: “And don’t get me started on ‘per se’. I had enough of e.e. cummings in junior high.”

Mike: “We’re starting to sound like total rubes.”

Anne: “Whatever happened to places with names like ‘Killer Shrimp’ or ‘Aunt Kizzy’s Back Porch’?”

Mike: “Nothing. Still there. ”

Anne: “Why ‘Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘n Waffles’ didn’t make the list, I’ll never understand.”