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Fantastic Room Service
Apr. 30th, 2009 11:16 amI just came back from a trip to the Washington, DC area, and I had a remarkable experience at one of those extended stay hotels that are set up as small suites with kitchenettes. Here's a brief excerpt from their promotional material:
"We make sure that your stay with us is as perfect as you imagined it. That's why we provide our guests with extra service and extra amenities..."
...Including a sleeping naked stranger waiting for me in my bed, apparently.
As I walked into the room, I noticed something distinctly odd about the table: it held a pack of cigarettes, some keys, and loose change. "How odd," I thought. "Someone must have forgotten to take their things when they left this morning."
Then I turned as a bleary-eyed man suddenly sat up from the bed nearby and stared at me with confusion. He wasn't wearing much, and with shock and embarrassment I beat a hasty retreat to the front desk. Apparently my reservation had accidentally been given to someone else.
I asked for a new room with fewer 'amenities'. ;P
"We make sure that your stay with us is as perfect as you imagined it. That's why we provide our guests with extra service and extra amenities..."
...Including a sleeping naked stranger waiting for me in my bed, apparently.
As I walked into the room, I noticed something distinctly odd about the table: it held a pack of cigarettes, some keys, and loose change. "How odd," I thought. "Someone must have forgotten to take their things when they left this morning."
Then I turned as a bleary-eyed man suddenly sat up from the bed nearby and stared at me with confusion. He wasn't wearing much, and with shock and embarrassment I beat a hasty retreat to the front desk. Apparently my reservation had accidentally been given to someone else.
I asked for a new room with fewer 'amenities'. ;P
