Hotel Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones
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Book Reviews of Hotel Babylon
Book Review: great
Summary: 5 Stars
I am working in hotels for a long time now an I found this book hilarious!great reading with real life storiesBook Review: Great Read
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have been in the business you will totally get it! It's fun and fast.Book Review: Could you work in a hotel?
Summary: 4 Stars
Nah I couldn't. And if you've ever had any ideas, I suggest you read this book first - you might well & truly change your mind. Imogen Edward-Jones writes alongside an annoymous ex (or current) hotel worker, and manages to condense the goings on into 24 hours. Each chapter is a different hour (6-7, 7-8 etc), and you're literally whisked along, into the world of hotels.
This was so popular here in the UK, that it was made into a TV series starring the lovely Max Beesley. I didn't see it, but there's another series airing in January.
What I love about this book, is that you can read it in no time. It's quick, easy and simple. And you'll learn some amazing things about hotels whilst reading it. How they manage to charge the prices they do for rooms, what really goes on behind the scenes, what the staff really say behind your back, amongst other things. Hotel Babylon is a real eye opener. Quickly following it is Air Babylon & Fashion Babylon.
I think Imogen Edward-Jones is onto a sure thing here, although I was slightly disappointed by Air Babylon. Hotel Babylon is definitely one to read first, you won't be disappointed!
Book Review: Highly amusing
Summary: 4 Stars
I was given this book from a friend who promised me, that as a frequent traveler, I may never feel the same way about my journeys after reading it. Boy was she right!
The novel moves very quickly and spans a 24 hour period in a five star hotel. Throughout the novel we are offered disturbing glimpses of what actually happens when people use a place as their home away from home. Believe me some of these glimpses are very distrubing!
The novel also demonstrates how hotels make money, how they deal with needy and demanding clients, what happens when they overbook and how they deal with some of the more "delicate situations" which arise.
Very fun and informative!
Book Review: Pretty entertaining
Summary: 4 Stars
I've read Pop Babylon, Fashion Babylon(love this one), Air Babylon, and now Hotel Babylon. I really love this author. Her stories are very fun to read and always incorporate juicy details of whatever industry she's covering. However, I feel like all the characters in her books are the same. They all smoke, drink, swear, and are generally unlikeable people that don't really like their jobs. She doesn't paint a very nice picture of the English as a people. And this book, especially, had so many typos it was almost distracting. But aside from that, for the frequent traveler, I'd recommend this book. It's an overall fast-paced, entertaining read.