Translation of allusion in German

Getting to the door and skipping the entire line, we started to chat with some guy from New York, and by coincidence we found out, that he had good connections in this club and could help us getting in.
In addition I felt were uncomfortable with a ten year old girl rowing our boat while we were sitting like stupid tourists there. I offered to row myself and took the girl's rudder. She was happy.
In the end, the taxi dropped us also at their hotel (Hotel Monarca): Three stars, rooms available, hot water, a decent breakfast, free Internet and 2$ more expensive then our hostel.