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Funny/Crazy Hotel Incidents
Dear all
Apart from travel guides, I also write short stories and novels (still mainly for myself). Recently, I can't get the idea out of my mind to write a story set in a hotel. Since real life usually tops even the most creative imagination, I wonder if you would be willing to share some of your craziest hotel experiences. I am not looking for something Fawlty-Towers-like, but rather for the follies of staff and guests in a usually well-kept hotel. The following are two of my experiences: When I was once travelling with colleagues, we stayed at a chalet-style inn made entirely of wood and with smoke detectors in every room. While one of my colleagues was on the loo, the area suffered a black-out and he had the great idea to make some light by setting fire to some toilet paper ... The firemen were not amused. Last year in Copenhagen, we wished to pamper ourselves and stayed at the Mermaid Hotel. When we arrived, I thought "That window looks strange" and pulled back the plastified curtain. From the bottom frame up, the glass was covered some 10 centimeters high by fungi ... On the next morning, we did not wish to complain and simply asked them to change the burnt-out light bulb over the bed so that we would be able to read. When we came back after dusk, the light bulb had been changed, AND the window had been cleaned AND the window had been left open all day ... in December. My feet took a week to thaw. I would really enjoy to hear from you. Should anyone know of a collection/database of such experiences, please drop me a hint. Sibylle _________________________________________________ Sibylle Dussy Peter M. Geiser's Internet Travel Guide China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Macau, Hong Kong, Switzerland, etc. http://www.pmgeiser.ch Mineral Waters of the World http://www.mineralwaters.org |
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Sibylle Dussy wrote: Dear all Apart from travel guides, I also write short stories and novels (still mainly for myself). Recently, I can't get the idea out of my mind to write a story set in a hotel. One time I was just minding my own business relaxing in a hotel and this guy who said he was a writer came up to me and asked me to give him some ideas for a novel. Is that crazy or what? Since real life usually tops even the most creative imagination, I wonder if you would be willing to share some of your craziest hotel experiences. I am not looking for something Fawlty-Towers-like, but rather for the follies of staff and guests in a usually well-kept hotel. The following are two of my experiences: When I was once travelling with colleagues, we stayed at a chalet-style inn made entirely of wood and with smoke detectors in every room. While one of my colleagues was on the loo, the area suffered a black-out and he had the great idea to make some light by setting fire to some toilet paper ... The firemen were not amused. Last year in Copenhagen, we wished to pamper ourselves and stayed at the Mermaid Hotel. When we arrived, I thought "That window looks strange" and pulled back the plastified curtain. From the bottom frame up, the glass was covered some 10 centimeters high by fungi ... On the next morning, we did not wish to complain and simply asked them to change the burnt-out light bulb over the bed so that we would be able to read. When we came back after dusk, the light bulb had been changed, AND the window had been cleaned AND the window had been left open all day ... in December. My feet took a week to thaw. I would really enjoy to hear from you. Should anyone know of a collection/database of such experiences, please drop me a hint. Sibylle _________________________________________________ Sibylle Dussy Peter M. Geiser's Internet Travel Guide China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Macau, Hong Kong, Switzerland, etc. http://www.pmgeiser.ch Mineral Waters of the World http://www.mineralwaters.org |
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On 22 Jul 2005 12:42:19 -0700, the renowned "PeterL"
wrote: Sibylle Dussy wrote: Dear all Apart from travel guides, I also write short stories and novels (still mainly for myself). Recently, I can't get the idea out of my mind to write a story set in a hotel. One time I was just minding my own business relaxing in a hotel and this guy who said he was a writer came up to me and asked me to give him some ideas for a novel. Is that crazy or what? Did he offer you a proportional percentage of the advance and royalties? Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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Hmm..seems Spehro is no smarter than Sibylle.
ps "Spehro Pefhany" wrote in message news On 22 Jul 2005 12:42:19 -0700, the renowned "PeterL" wrote: Sibylle Dussy wrote: Dear all Apart from travel guides, I also write short stories and novels (still mainly for myself). Recently, I can't get the idea out of my mind to write a story set in a hotel. One time I was just minding my own business relaxing in a hotel and this guy who said he was a writer came up to me and asked me to give him some ideas for a novel. Is that crazy or what? Did he offer you a proportional percentage of the advance and royalties? Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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In article ,
says... Hmm..seems Spehro is no smarter than Sibylle. ps Hi The question of royalties has come up. Please note that I have no publisher whatsoever and hence no royalties. All my travel writing is a labour-of-love and can be read for free on the internet: The Internet Travel Guide to Hong Kong http://www.pmgeiser.ch/hongkong The Internet Travel Guide to Macau http://www.pmgeiser.ch/macau The Internet Travel Guide to Switzerland http://www.pmgeiser.ch/switzerland The Internet Travel Guide to Amsterdam http://www.pmgeiser.ch/amsterdam With regard to my novel writing you have perhaps seen that I wrote "still mainly for myself." Semantically, this translates that I write for my own enjoyment and that of my friends. Again, no publisher, no royalties. Otherwise, I would never have posted the question here. Having been on the Usenet for more than ten years (at that time, the idea still was to share something), I really know my netiquette ... Cheers Sibylle _________________________________________________ Peter M. Geiser's Internet Travel Guide China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Macau, Hong Kong, Switzerland, etc. http://www.pmgeiser.ch Mineral Waters of the World http://www.mineralwaters.org |
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Sibylle Dussy wrote: Dear all Apart from travel guides, I also write short stories and novels (still mainly for myself). Recently, I can't get the idea out of my mind to write a story set in a hotel. For inspiration, there's a wealth of hotel incidents in "The Hotel: Backstairs at the World's Most Exclusive Hotel" by Jeffrey Robinson, an apparent work of non-fiction set in Claridge's, London. George W. Russell Bangalore |
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