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The Lo-Fi Charm of Gold Spike

By Misnomer on Friday, 2nd November 2012 3:42pm
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Thanks to a twit-tip from Friend of the Show @TheCosmicJester, today we consider the Lo-Fi charm of the Off-Fremont hotel and casino known as the Gold Spike. In particular, we examine the amenities that the Gold Spike includes in their guest rooms. Below is a screen capture, taken from their website, of their Deluxe Queen room inclusions.

Gold Spike

Note that 120 volts of Nikola Tesla's newfangled "alternating current" comes standard. That's electricity, son. Feel free to bring all manner of small appliance, and Gold Spike will power them for you. Toaster oven? Power. Blender? Power. Hitachi Magic Wand? POWER. 240v electric clothes dryer? Ooh, sorry. They draw the line at 120 volts.

Look, we're not taking a cheap shot at Gold Spike. To the contrary. Their list of room amenities is awesome. If anything, they stopped short. Some additional suggestions:

- Ingress
- Egress
- Breathable Air
- Atoms
- Three Dimensions
- Tactile Surfaces
- Gravity

The Gold Spike (Gold, Spikes Sold Separately).






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Comments & Discussion:

 JohnD posted on Friday, 2nd November 2012 - 3:54 pm

Offer not currently valid in portions of New Jersey and NYC.

 ihatesnow posted on Friday, 2nd November 2012 - 4:11 pm

I wonder if the toilet includes water and is able to flush?

 JakeZ posted on Friday, 2nd November 2012 - 4:22 pm

Glad to know it comes with a kind bed, rather than, you know, an evil one.

 JohnD posted on Friday, 2nd November 2012 - 5:32 pm

Millions of points for the Tesla clip.

 weatherman2111 posted on Friday, 2nd November 2012 - 11:40 pm

Hmmm. It has all the abiance of an old Motel 6.

Is the alarm the only light in the room? They don't mention lightbulbs anywhere...

 levans posted on Saturday, 3rd November 2012 - 10:39 am

I would assume the rooms are lit by candlelight.

 Drake posted on Saturday, 3rd November 2012 - 11:10 am

Hokey website or not, I gotta love that place and everything it stands for. I hope it can hang on.

 NeverJustJ posted on Sunday, 4th November 2012 - 4:00 pm

Did you watch the video? Ya gotta watch the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DRGlnGjBOEw

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