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Post by JurgenVandeurzen on Jul 21, 2018 7:45:23 GMT
Well lads I got the job so I'll make another thread after a few shifts and tell you guys about the weird experiences, ive heard a few already tonight on trial Well done mate, keep the stories coming!
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Post by agingerstokie on Jul 21, 2018 11:46:38 GMT
Congrats on getting the job ! Any "strange" guests yet ? Or should that be - Any normal, sane guests yet ? Last night on my trial, a rough looking woman walked out of the hotel as I was walking in then as we were talking and discussing the weird people, she walked in with a bunch of food in her hand one of which was a KFC bag and the guy with me said I bet she's taken that out of the bin as KFC is shut now
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Post by agingerstokie on Jul 21, 2018 19:21:42 GMT
First full shift tonight. Going to be bollocksed, tried to stay awake last night and fell asleep about 4am as I was laying in bed woke up at 12pm and haven't napped. I imagine this will be the killer and then I can pass out tomorrow morning and I'll get into gear.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jul 21, 2018 19:59:33 GMT
Congrats on getting the job ! Any "strange" guests yet ? Or should that be - Any normal, sane guests yet ? Last night on my trial, a rough looking woman walked out of the hotel as I was walking in then as we were talking and discussing the weird people, she walked in with a bunch of food in her hand one of which was a KFC bag and the guy with me said I bet she's taken that out of the bin as KFC is shut now Probably Dolores, she's mostly harmless. 😉
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2018 21:02:17 GMT
First full shift tonight. Going to be bollocksed, tried to stay awake last night and fell asleep about 4am as I was laying in bed woke up at 12pm and haven't napped. I imagine this will be the killer and then I can pass out tomorrow morning and I'll get into gear. Good luck !
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Jul 21, 2018 21:54:33 GMT
Congrats Aginger! Have they upgraded since 2013? I know there are supposed to be ghosts in the Leopard. Watch out for them there! "So filthy even the ghosts have left!" Review of George Hotel Reviewed 17 August 2013 The few good points: Friendly staff. Beautiful old building Adequate Breakfast Good location Clean bedding and towels I understand that any business provides employment for its staff and sincerely hope that my pending correspondence with the parent company results in some serious revisions to this hotel so that it can be made into a much more profitable and successful concern. How anyone can write an eccellent review of this "hotel" is beyond me! Nobody who has paid to stay in any hotel, anywhere in the world, regardless of price or how the hotel was described, should have to suffer a lack of cleanliness and good basic hygiene! Yes, this is potentialy a beautiful old building, yes, it is full of charm with twisted floors and beams etceteras and yes, it has character. However all this is buried beneath shabby, dirty decor and carpets that a member of staff admitted had not been changed in 14 years! In both the rooms that we stayed in (after asking to be transferred because of the karaoke scheduled until 2am beneath our room, and no, we were not informed of this initially) there were what looked like urine stains and food and drink stains on the carpets that must have been there for years. Appalling! Filthy blocked air vents in one bathroom. A pair of filthy cushions in each room. Very black, mouldy tiles in the shower. Black dust along the radiator grill (which was leaking and rusty in one room) and grimy window sills in both rooms, cobwebs, dirty toilet bowls....the list goes on. I cannot vouch for all the hotel rooms but our experience of both rooms was very similiar. The way this hotel is described on the company's website is tantamount to a breach of the Trades Description Act. No traveller in this day and age should have to put up with accomodation that does not reach a basic standard of cleanliness, whether it is a 700 year old building or not! I was embarrassed and ashamed to eat breakfast with the foreign visitors to my country, many with young children, who had to experience this filth. If the hotel was themed as a "genuine medieval experience" it might succeed. I suspect there is even a bit of bubonic plague still knocking around in there. In fact, somewhat perversely, it is so bad it could actually achieve cult status! Please check the other reviews and photographs. I will be forwarding similiar images (not posted here) to the parent company.
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Post by agingerstokie on Jul 22, 2018 7:04:31 GMT
Congrats Aginger! Have they upgraded since 2013? I know there are supposed to be ghosts in the Leopard. Watch out for them there! It is very, very, very dated. In the lower depths of the hotel there is just junk furniture and stuff piled up in random rooms and the paint is peeling etc. Mostly people put there by the council by the looks of it on my first night! Had some woman holding a 4-pack of Carling exclaim "There's Ed Sheeran!" at me behind the reception. Always a good start that is, never heard it before she was a beacon of creativity. Random hotel guests wanting to get something from their car at 4am, a woman scurrying through the lobby clutching her bag to her chest while a woman outside demands my manager search her as she's got a bong. Good start so far
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Post by yeokel on Jul 22, 2018 7:57:24 GMT
Congrats Aginger! Have they upgraded since 2013? I know there are supposed to be ghosts in the Leopard. Watch out for them there! It is very, very, very dated. In the lower depths of the hotel there is just junk furniture and stuff piled up in random rooms and the paint is peeling etc. Mostly people put there by the council by the looks of it on my first night! Had some woman holding a 4-pack of Carling exclaim "There's Ed Sheeran!" at me behind the reception. Always a good start that is, never heard it before she was a beacon of creativity. Random hotel guests wanting to get something from their car at 4am, a woman scurrying through the lobby clutching her bag to her chest while a woman outside demands my manager search her as she's got a bong. Good start so far Ginger, In your opening post you told us where you were going for your trial at doing the job. A day or two later you told us you had got the job. And now you are telling tales about what happens when you are on shift, the comings and goings of customers, etc. Also telling us that the furniture is dated, paint peeling, etc. I’d be careful if I were you. I suspect this is not the kind of publicity that would go down well with the hotel if/when they find out about it. And, for starters, I would remove their name and location from the opening post and anonymise it somewhat if I were you.
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Post by tuum on Jul 22, 2018 8:33:19 GMT
It is very, very, very dated. In the lower depths of the hotel there is just junk furniture and stuff piled up in random rooms and the paint is peeling etc. Mostly people put there by the council by the looks of it on my first night! Had some woman holding a 4-pack of Carling exclaim "There's Ed Sheeran!" at me behind the reception. Always a good start that is, never heard it before she was a beacon of creativity. Random hotel guests wanting to get something from their car at 4am, a woman scurrying through the lobby clutching her bag to her chest while a woman outside demands my manager search her as she's got a bong. Good start so far Ginger, In your opening post you told us where you were going for your trial at doing the job. A day or two later you told us you had got the job. And now you are telling tales about what happens when you are on shift, the comings and goings of customers, etc. Also telling us that the furniture is dated, paint peeling, etc. I’d be careful if I were you. I suspect this is not the kind of publicity that would go down well with the hotel if/when they find out about it. And, for starters, I would remove their name and location from the opening post and anonymise it somewhat if I were you. Agree. I was thinking the same myself. Just need to be very careful that these posts are not brought to the attention of friends of friends who may know people who work at the hotel in a senior position.
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Post by felonious on Jul 22, 2018 8:50:42 GMT
Could be a TV series in the offing, like the Adelphi
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jul 22, 2018 9:11:16 GMT
Did many night shifts when in the met policing London hotels whenever some unimportant individual came to town. Saw a few things.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 9:14:45 GMT
I’m be worked in hotels and still in the hospitality gam. Depends what service the George hotel requires a porter will normally help with baggage to the room, take drinks, welcome guests, direct them to check in etc... you will see some sights. Make sure you have a top pocket for tips. And take some condoms to sell gents will ask for some Gents? It's burslem 😆
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 9:16:32 GMT
Used to be a doddle , in the old days lots of cash business in the night for booze and sandwiches. Many of the old boys would have their own stock of booze in their lockers and would make a nice living , selling beer and club sandwiches . I suspect they have better controls these days Did they ask you to re-shoe the horses too?
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Post by harryburrows on Jul 22, 2018 12:33:16 GMT
Used to be a doddle , in the old days lots of cash business in the night for booze and sandwiches. Many of the old boys would have their own stock of booze in their lockers and would make a nice living , selling beer and club sandwiches . I suspect they have better controls these days Did they ask you to re-shoe the horses too? Ha ha , at one very posh place I worked the night porters had to iron all the guest newspapers, it prevented the ink rubbing of on their fingers as it used to do if you remember 😉
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Post by felonious on Jul 22, 2018 12:39:37 GMT
Did they ask you to re-shoe the horses too? Ha ha , at one very posh place I worked the night porters had to iron all the guest newspapers, it prevented the ink rubbing of on their fingers as it used to do if you remember 😉 The only newspapers he saw in those days were in the shithouse
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Post by agingerstokie on Jul 23, 2018 7:45:32 GMT
Dealt with a weird couple tonight, guests at the hotel who kept going out and coming back in up till like 4am and the guy says to me when he comes in "If anyone asks for me I'm gone" I was like okay mate
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Post by bathstoke on Jul 23, 2018 10:03:05 GMT
Dealt with a weird couple tonight, guests at the hotel who kept going out and coming back in up till like 4am and the guy says to me when he comes in "If anyone asks for me I'm gone" I was like okay mate
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Post by Northy on Jul 23, 2018 12:11:07 GMT
Did many night shifts when in the met policing London hotels whenever some unimportant individual came to town. Saw a few things. Normally a couple of easy chairs, a mobile luggage carrier, sometimes a piece of art, some fancy lighting
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Post by bathstoke on Jul 23, 2018 12:28:47 GMT
Did many night shifts when in the met policing London hotels whenever some unimportant individual came to town. Saw a few things. Normally a couple of easy chairs, a mobile luggage carrier, sometimes a piece of art, some fancy lighting "Cuddly Toy"
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Post by agingerstokie on Jul 25, 2018 9:58:49 GMT
Two guys in the bar asked me to join the conversation and they were debating health and safety in building etc. Little bit heated but all good then one guy goes off says night then comes back hes absolutely wasted asks to get his laptop from the car so i take him the back route into the car park hes talking to me about jobs etc.
Nearly falls over on the way back upstairs then asks if i know where he can get a hooker from and I'm like uhh I don't live in the area tbh then he was all like you know what a concierge is you should aim to be like that if i want a service you can provide it and i was like noted ill do my best and then he was asking where i reckon he could find a hooker and i was like well i hear there's a few sometimes down the street and he said HM I'll have a wander and report back, then he must have passed out in his room.
About 30 min later, ding dong the door bell rings and it's this woman who was put in here by the council who my manager kicked out 2 days ago, demanding her stuff from storage and my manager warned me beforehand she might show up and not to let her in so i was like i cant let you in you have to come back in the morning and this woman was visibly shaking because it was fucking freezing at like 3am and she was like THIS IS YOUR FAULT YOU GOT ME KICKED OUT (she was getting kicked out before I mentioned she had a guy staying in the room) and she had this water bottle and she was asking me to fill it with warm water because she was sleeping under a bus shelter so i had to fill it up so she'd fuck off from the steps.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Jul 25, 2018 10:29:55 GMT
Roxy Music played the George Hotel on the 31st July 1972, and Budgie (not Adam Faith or a small parakeet) had a semi residency there in the same year. My memory of the place, is pissing up at dinner times in their posh bar, with other thirsty Nile Street Doulton workers.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Jul 25, 2018 10:37:38 GMT
Just been having a look on the internet and it seems The George Hotel was a regular music venue. I didn’t know The Sensational Alex Harvey band had played their in April 1973. That’s pretty cool.
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Post by smallthorner on Jul 25, 2018 11:26:36 GMT
Just been having a look on the internet and it seems The George Hotel was a regular music venue. I didn’t know The Sensational Alex Harvey band had played their in April 1973. That’s pretty cool. Roxy Music Leo Sayer Climax Gallagher & Lyle plus many other notables
I've a sneaking suspicion David Bowie also played there in his early days. Perhaps someone can confirm or deny that. haha.
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Post by harryburrows on Jul 25, 2018 11:48:55 GMT
Saw climax blues band there a few times , I think Sunday night was music night in the function room . Sutherland brothers as well
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Jul 25, 2018 12:07:11 GMT
Two guys in the bar asked me to join the conversation and they were debating health and safety in building etc. Little bit heated but all good then one guy goes off says night then comes back hes absolutely wasted asks to get his laptop from the car so i take him the back route into the car park hes talking to me about jobs etc. Nearly falls over on the way back upstairs then asks if i know where he can get a hooker from and I'm like uhh I don't live in the area tbh then he was all like you know what a concierge is you should aim to be like that if i want a service you can provide it and i was like noted ill do my best and then he was asking where i reckon he could find a hooker and i was like well i hear there's a few sometimes down the street and he said HM I'll have a wander and report back, then he must have passed out in his room. About 30 min later, ding dong the door bell rings and it's this woman who was put in here by the council who my manager kicked out 2 days ago, demanding her stuff from storage and my manager warned me beforehand she might show up and not to let her in so i was like i cant let you in you have to come back in the morning and this woman was visibly shaking because it was fucking freezing at like 3am and she was like THIS IS YOUR FAULT YOU GOT ME KICKED OUT (she was getting kicked out before I mentioned she had a guy staying in the room) and she had this water bottle and she was asking me to fill it with warm water because she was sleeping under a bus shelter so i had to fill it up so she'd fuck off from the steps. You should have put her in with the man wanting a hooker and charged him!
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Post by bathstoke on Jul 25, 2018 12:19:51 GMT
Two guys in the bar asked me to join the conversation and they were debating health and safety in building etc. Little bit heated but all good then one guy goes off says night then comes back hes absolutely wasted asks to get his laptop from the car so i take him the back route into the car park hes talking to me about jobs etc. Nearly falls over on the way back upstairs then asks if i know where he can get a hooker from and I'm like uhh I don't live in the area tbh then he was all like you know what a concierge is you should aim to be like that if i want a service you can provide it and i was like noted ill do my best and then he was asking where i reckon he could find a hooker and i was like well i hear there's a few sometimes down the street and he said HM I'll have a wander and report back, then he must have passed out in his room. About 30 min later, ding dong the door bell rings and it's this woman who was put in here by the council who my manager kicked out 2 days ago, demanding her stuff from storage and my manager warned me beforehand she might show up and not to let her in so i was like i cant let you in you have to come back in the morning and this woman was visibly shaking because it was fucking freezing at like 3am and she was like THIS IS YOUR FAULT YOU GOT ME KICKED OUT (she was getting kicked out before I mentioned she had a guy staying in the room) and she had this water bottle and she was asking me to fill it with warm water because she was sleeping under a bus shelter so i had to fill it up so she'd fuck off from the steps. You should have put her in with the man wanting a hooker and charged him! Girls! Nuns! Whores!
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Post by agingerstokie on Jul 25, 2018 17:05:47 GMT
Two guys in the bar asked me to join the conversation and they were debating health and safety in building etc. Little bit heated but all good then one guy goes off says night then comes back hes absolutely wasted asks to get his laptop from the car so i take him the back route into the car park hes talking to me about jobs etc. Nearly falls over on the way back upstairs then asks if i know where he can get a hooker from and I'm like uhh I don't live in the area tbh then he was all like you know what a concierge is you should aim to be like that if i want a service you can provide it and i was like noted ill do my best and then he was asking where i reckon he could find a hooker and i was like well i hear there's a few sometimes down the street and he said HM I'll have a wander and report back, then he must have passed out in his room. About 30 min later, ding dong the door bell rings and it's this woman who was put in here by the council who my manager kicked out 2 days ago, demanding her stuff from storage and my manager warned me beforehand she might show up and not to let her in so i was like i cant let you in you have to come back in the morning and this woman was visibly shaking because it was fucking freezing at like 3am and she was like THIS IS YOUR FAULT YOU GOT ME KICKED OUT (she was getting kicked out before I mentioned she had a guy staying in the room) and she had this water bottle and she was asking me to fill it with warm water because she was sleeping under a bus shelter so i had to fill it up so she'd fuck off from the steps. You should have put her in with the man wanting a hooker and charged him! It did cross my mind hahaha she'd have done it as well I know it
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Post by unaduna on Jul 26, 2018 19:37:02 GMT
Bud, you have balls, BIG balls! To post what you have is hilarious but it’s surely not career savvy!
Keep them coming though! I salute you, wish I was more ‘devil may care!’
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Post by agingerstokie on Jul 27, 2018 0:27:53 GMT
Bud, you have balls, BIG balls! To post what you have is hilarious but it’s surely not career savvy! Keep them coming though! I salute you, wish I was more ‘devil may care!’ If you were to visit the place you'd honestly just know the minute you walked in that there's more on their mind than what I post on here haha! The manager doesn't even like football
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Post by felonious on Jul 27, 2018 5:24:50 GMT
Bud, you have balls, BIG balls! To post what you have is hilarious but it’s surely not career savvy! Keep them coming though! I salute you, wish I was more ‘devil may care!’ If you were to visit the place you'd honestly just know the minute you walked in that there's more on their mind than what I post on here haha! The manager doesn't even like football Vale supporter?
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