I’ll need to get the manager…

A few weeks ago, I asked for blog topic suggestions from our loyal Facebook fans. One of those suggestions was a compilation of odd guest situations. I don’t want to be too hard on our clientele. We all have interesting requests occasionally, ask silly questions, or don’t pay attention to signs directly in front of us. I am not exempt from this generalization, having had quite a few spacey moments to my credit (service rep at the mobile phone store knows this all too well).

In my travels throughout our hotel though, everyone I asked couldn’t respond with any really great, out of the ordinary, customer desires. Maybe we never get them or maybe they just can’t remember.  Like when out of the blue someone asks you to tell them a joke and your mind goes blank.

So with nothing from my own compadres, I’ve drawn on my own experiences at restaurants and other hotels, as well as a host of similar topics from the web to compile a list for you. Here are some of the favorites….

…to have their entire bed (sheets, frame and all) packed up and shipped to their house.

…to purchase the rubber non-slip mat in their shower.

…to have a reservations agent take digital photos of the exact room they would be staying in and email them, reserving the right to do this over and over until she got the perfect room in a 400 room hotel.

… to have a bonfire on their terrace.
…to golf, in December, in the snow.
…to snow ski, in August, when it was 90 degrees outside.
… to hang drapes from the columns of a hotel, which would have been at least 100 feet high, for a wedding photo.
… to be served only blue food.
…to have separate beds or entire suites for pets.
…to bury their deceased pets on the grounds.
… to have all food and drinks be at room temperature. (This one turned out to be a medical necessity, but still catches you off guard.)
…to put diapers on horses.
…to please find a way to quiet down the ocean waves outside of their room.
… to have a server demonstrate a back flip.

Got any of your own?