Peg Herring's Blog - Posts Tagged "accommodations"
Did You Have a Nice Stay?
Hotels always leave those little comment cards, asking what you liked and didn't like about your stay. Some send a follow-up email as well, apparently anxious to suck up so you'll return.
Like the conscientious soul I am, I try to help them out. "The remote needs batteries." "The toilet seat is wobbly." I figure these are things the maids would not typically notice, unless they are using the facilities or watching TV when they should be cleaning.
I have my own questions. "Why build a 100-unit motel and maintain it badly when you might have built a 50-unit place that you had a handle on?" "Why choose property between a strip club and a metal shop?" and for some of the more expensive ones, "Why does your desk staff seem to think that because they work in a pricey hotel, they, too, are of the upper crust?" My favorite for that type of hotel would be "Why can you rent me a room for $150.00 all weekend when I attend a conference and then jack the price up to $300.00 if I want to stay one more night? I mean, who are we kidding?"
Like the conscientious soul I am, I try to help them out. "The remote needs batteries." "The toilet seat is wobbly." I figure these are things the maids would not typically notice, unless they are using the facilities or watching TV when they should be cleaning.
I have my own questions. "Why build a 100-unit motel and maintain it badly when you might have built a 50-unit place that you had a handle on?" "Why choose property between a strip club and a metal shop?" and for some of the more expensive ones, "Why does your desk staff seem to think that because they work in a pricey hotel, they, too, are of the upper crust?" My favorite for that type of hotel would be "Why can you rent me a room for $150.00 all weekend when I attend a conference and then jack the price up to $300.00 if I want to stay one more night? I mean, who are we kidding?"
