Hotel - The Lap Of Luxury

Good morning. I thought I'd do a little writing about the accommodations for those of us on staff. Just in case any of you are wondering how we're spending the USOC's money.

Gail and I are staying at the Ibiza Copacabana Hotel. The hotel is located about three blocks from Copacabana and the same distance from the Beach Volleyball venue. We walk to our other venues in the mornings but, for security reasons, we are not allowed to walk back to the hotel after dark. In Brazil, this hotel is rated as a 3 1/2 star hotel. While this is not me complaining in any way, it certainly is not a 3.5 star hotel. Here are some pics of my room! There are only five hangers in the closet and no storage drawers at all.

In case you are wondering this is the entire room! Today, if we get a break, I am going to find some billiard balls and a cue stick as you can actually play pool on the mattress.

Things are beginning to really ramp up here in Rio and it's beginning to really look like an Olympic City. This is my third Games and I think this is going to be exciting.

The security presence continues to grow and even the hotels are beginning to ramp up security around their properties.

Hope everyone is enjoying and I will continue to post as everything begins to develop further.