Optional storm-watching equipment includes Jacuzzi (preferably with a view), firm, dry mattress and ready access to decent restaurants - which is why I was going south to Oregon instead of due west to the equally stormy but far more primitive Washington coast.

Features include free weights, treadmills, pool and Jacuzzi; (734) 942-6500.

Recreational facilities include temperature-controlled swimming pool, health club, gym, steam and sauna room, Jacuzzi, tennis court and barbecue area.

U.S. Industries, based in Iselin, N.J., is a diversified company whose other businesses include Jacuzzi, Ames Garden Tools and EJ Footwear.

Kidde's brand names include Farberware and Jacuzzi.

The top price for a package that includes mud bath, Jacuzzi, blanket wrap and half-hour massage is $40.

The fitness center includes treadmills, stair machines, a weight room, Jacuzzi and a eucalyptus-scented steam room.

Facilities at the Amrita Spa include gym, sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi.

The larger and more expensive units may include two separate bedrooms and two baths, Jacuzzi, living room and two TV's and VCR's, with the hotel's facilities including a swimming pool, exercise room and 24-hour concierge.

It has not helped the Afghans' popularity that the police have been housing them in a four-star airport hotel, where rooms cost over $300 a night and the amenities include a swimming pool, Jacuzzi and health club.