Its time for part two of the serialization of Rich Fulcher's fantastic new book Tiny Acts Of Rebellion, this week Rich informs Fixers how to reek havoc at your local boutique hotel.
The name of the game with hotels these days is what I like to call "cute honesty". When the boutiquey Eastern European hotel clerk hands you a bill called "the damage", one is expected to laugh at the disarming sincerity of the statement. Ha ha, oh those charming Slovenian jerkoffs! Another example of hotels acting coy with fakey-fake bluntness is when they re-label the "Do Not Disturb" signs with something like "Leave me alone". What next? Will they start calling the English Breakfast buffet "The Vomit Inducer"? Should we expect to see a sign on the minibar reading "The money sucking drink cage"? ... more »