Hotel Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones
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Book Reviews of Hotel Babylon
Book Review: What a day!
Summary: 4 Stars
A fun book recommended by a relative who works in the hotel industry. Everything that can go wrong is described as a one-day epic.Book Review: Well written and funny ... to a point
Summary: 3 Stars
I am far from a socialist, but this never-ending tale of how the mega-rich burn money left me heading in that direction. In that sense, it was so over-the-top that I became somewhat "jaded" by the end. The more interesting parts involved the awkwardness of "walking" guests to another property for overbooking, how to handle death, injury, etc. The grubbing for handouts, along with the details of all the schemes for (tax free) "deals" of the concierge, restaurant manager and other management staff, was rather a downer.
One curious note for me: it was not made clear enough to me that the narrator/protagonist was male; enough so that the mention of an "ex-girlfriend" left me wondering if the person was a lesbian until I made a conscious search back for clues in the book. It shouldn't have been that ambigious.
Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 3 Stars
Fairly entertaining, but underdelivers. I was expecting crazier tales. For example, if you are shocked by sex toys falling out of luggage, surprised that Texans and people from the Middle East tipping a lot and love hearing about supermodels using drugs and having crazy parties, this was written for you. Otherwise, it will just make you really glad you don't work at a hotel and wonder why anyone thinks it could be glamorous.Book Review: not for someone in the industry
Summary: 3 Stars
for someone in the tourism industry, this is a rather boring read as nothing much is new under the sun! but as another person said, it is good airplane reading, very light and mildly entertainingBook Review: Feels a bit like an undercover exposé...
Summary: 2 Stars
I guess that's what to expect when a reporter and an anonymous hotelier with years of experience band together to bring you this story of one man's 24 hours inside a hotel. The narrator is a hotel employee who finds himself pulling double shifts. We get a glimpse not only of the wacky and sometimes badly behaved guests, but also of the hotel staff's struggles to please them. Some of the chapters did freak me out a bit, considering I read this right before I went away to a large hotel, but nothing TOO shocking here.