The W, Seattle also fulfilled a guest’s request for a pillow fort-along with a towel folded into the shape of an elephant and a picture of fruit on the night table. Staff at the Fairmont Winnipeg left a DIY fort kit in the room of a guest who made such a request. Pillow forts are another popular request made by bored guests. Hotel staff happily complied, placing the framed photo beside the bed with a note that said, “Sweet dreams!” The satisfied guests arrived to find framed photos of the star on the desk, in the bathroom and beside the bed.Ī woman staying at the Hotel Indigo in San Antonio, Texas, for a boring work conference thought she might spice up her stay by requesting a photo of Nicolas Cage from Con Air. Staff at the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica, California, filled a couple’s room with photos of Jeff Goldblum, as requested. Speaking of in-room items requested for guest arrival, photos of famous people are popular. The wife sent gifts and tree ornaments in advance, and the concierge team set up a real tree in the guests’ room, decorated it, hung the stockings and wrapped the presents-all ready for the guests’ arrival. The concierge team at the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile staged an early Christmas for a couple staying in December, right before the husband shipped out for military service. The hotel concierge managed the urgent feat just in time, meeting the bride at the wedding venue with the freshly cleaned dress. It’s not just birthday parties that warrant special attention… Just four hours before her wedding, a bride staying at the Hotel Vintage Park in Seattle asked hotel staff to have her wedding dress dry cleaned as she had only just realized she got it dirty celebrating out on the town the night before. (Miniature ponies are so passé.) Requests for Special Occasions The concierge team at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, also in Boston, sourced a large egg incubator for a guest’s ostrich egg! At least it might come in handy for other guests traveling with ostrich eggs…Ī guest requested the Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris to find two lion cubs for their daughter’s birthday party. The penguins were traveling as part of the Boston Globe Travel Show-and staying in a hotel room bathtub. Twenty pounds of ice was requested for penguins staying at the Seaport Boston. Thankfully not quite as disturbing as shooting at sheep, the following animal requests go way beyond a bowl of water and dog treats. Spanish artist, Salvador Dalí (1904 – 1989) once requested a small herd of sheep be sent to his hotel room at Le Meurice in Paris so he could shoot at them with a pistol filled with blanks. Perhaps it’s really the staff at Tides Inn that deserve an Oscar? The hotel’s concierge organized staff into three groups-one to request autographs, one to request photos, and one to learn all they could about the Very Important Person in order to gush about their past roles, award wins and charity involvement. The staff at Tides Inn in Irvington, Virginia, were trying to respect an unnamed celebrity guest’s privacy, but after three days of giving the special guest space and refraining from asking for autographs and photos, they were asked by the guest’s assistant to drum up some fanfare. You often hear of celebrities complaining about their lack of privacy, but it seems some complain when they get too much of it too. Sure, why not? Moving large beds in and out of hotel rooms is a piece of cake! He then later asked for it to be removed as the hotel bed turned out to be plenty comfortable enough after all. When staying at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado, he requested that his bed be moved into his hotel room. Celebrity RequestsĪpparently rock star Don Henley has his bed follow him by truck wherever he goes. Read on to find out how far above and beyond some properties will go for their guests-and how your property can too. We’ve scoured the internet for some truly bizarre guest requests that were actually granted. But we bet most requests pale in comparison to the following real-life examples… From demanding a meal after the kitchen is closed to requesting a room change because the feng shui isn’t quite right, most hotels deal with challenging guest requests on a daily basis.
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