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Are OC Hotels Like Totally Cursed?

Where: 1680 Superior Avenue [map], Costa Mesa, CA, United States, 92627

It's no secret that Orange County, Calif. hotels are having kind of a crappy year as far as strange crime goes. You can see what we're talking about here.

Now, a woman was found barely conscious and naked in a hot tub at a Ramada in Costa Mesa. The LA Times reports:

The unidentified 20-year-old woman, a guest at the Ramada Limited & Suites, was discovered Sunday about 7 a.m. when a hotel employee went to unlock the spa area for another guest, said Costa Mesa Police Lt. Paul Dondero.

The woman was taken to a hospital in Newport Beach where she was treated and released. Apparently, she's "fine" now. Meanwhile, police detectives are trying to find out how this all happened.

We're not trying to be alarmists here. Crime happens in all hotels everywhere. But it is unusual for the OC, especially considering the previous events took place at luxury hotels. However, we spent a night in Costa Mesa recently and we came out just fine. Can't say the same about the hotel after our dog stayed there though.

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Testing Out the Paws and Claws Package at the Wyndham Costa Mesa

Where: 3350 Avenue of the Arts [map], Costa Mesa, CA, United States, 92626

Meet Tank. He's a French Bulldog weighing about 26.3 pounds with a mild shedding problem, a regular oral fixation for rawhide and a tendency to pee during the night. Guess what? He's sleeping in your hotel room!

Last week, we were invited with our canine companion to test out the "Paws and Claws" package at the Wydnham Hotel Costa Mesa in Orange County, just across from the shopping mecca South Coast Plaza. While we have never traveled with our pet before this hotel stay, we always loved it when hotels offered pet-friendly services. Yet actually staying in a hotel room with a pet was not quite how we imagined it to be.

If you've got a well-behaved dog, you probably wouldn't think twice about traveling together. The Wyndham laid out the red carpet for Tank to prance along, offering loads of attention, tons of treats and even a special doggy turndown.

But we were quite horrified by Tank's lack of social graces. He streaked a cocktail hour naked, he chewed a "Chewgar" on the bed (we later placed a towel under him) and he barked at the door several times. That's right. Someone's going to the kennel on the next trip we take.

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