The White Falcon - 18.07.1986, Page 2

The Navy Lodge: The first & last home for some
By J02 Ed Baker
For most families on the NATO Base the Navy
Lodge is their first and la3t home while on the
island,and for sponsors scheduling accomodations
for incoming families or TAD/TDY personnel it can
be a place of uncertainty. This is because of the
limited rooms available at the lodge. But before I
cover this matter, let's take a look at the lodge.
The Navy Lodge which is over 30 years old, is a
31 unit hotel comprised of 11 kitchen units, eight
family room units, eight single adjoining units, 3
single private units, and one apartment.
The kitchen units have two double beds, one roll
out sofa, a kitchen (no oven), a private bath and a
television. The family room unit consists of
everything the kitchen units do with the exception of
cooking facilities.
The single private and single adjoining units both
have two double beds and a TV, but that's where
they part company. The private units have separate
bathrooms, whereas the adjoining units share a
Personal Perspective—
Once the credit cards are usuable at Navy Exchange
bathroom. This can be a convenience when two
single rooms are needed by the same occupant.
And last, but not least, is the popularly sought
after apartment. This unit is the largest in the
lodge and contains two bedrooms. One has a double
bed and the other has two single beds. The
apartment also has a roll-out sofa, a television, a
washer, a coin-operated dryer, and a kitchen. This
room is reserved for large numbered families.
The prices on these units range from $20-33.
Other facilities offered at the lodge include a car
rental service, a video movie rental outlet,
Icelandic woolen goods outlet, a coin-operated
laundromat, food and drink vending machines, and
arcade game machines. Also available to tenants
on a first come first served basis are cribs,
strollers, and walkers for infants.
Now let's take a look at the reservation
requirements. Recently the question of priority
room assignments have increased because people
Please see LODGE on pg. 11
, do you feel this will influence your spending?
Edward Cl3ev — The
credit cards will enable
me to purchase something
right away instead of
waiting and taking the
chance of the item being
gone later. It will also
leave my spending option
wide open.
JacQuelin Oliver — The
credit cards won't influ-
ence my spending, but it
will help the lines move
faster and save time.
Octavia Jones— I hope
the credit card availa-
bility won’t influence my
spending. It will make it
a lot easier spending
money especially when
you don't have ready
cash.
Steve Zellinqer -- The
credit cards here won't
influence my spending,
but I can see how it may
influence others. Pur-
chasing goods will be
readily available.
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The White Falcon July 18, 1986