Kelly Clarkson Jokes About ‘ The Voice ‘ Promo Saying It Looks Like She Got a ‘ Boob Job ‘Whether it’s a high-end luxury resort or a low-budget bed and breakfast, there’s no limit to the lengths that some people go to get what they’re looking for. Yet travel agents as well as hotel staff learned all of this. Are these people in the hospitality industry? Hey. Does this mean they are not to be treated with the same respect as anybody else? Not at all. Yet that doesn’t stop some people from thinking their every need and every desire should be met right away. Here are 15 of the most ridiculous demands we’ve ever received on hotel guests.
1. Trap wildlife before a walk
3/3.785 Many people tend to need to hold their hand for any kind of outdoor activity. | iStock.com/Jacoblund We thought we were going to kick things off with one that’s hard to believe. Yet sadly it reveals just how uneducated some people are when it comes to wildlife and the great outdoors. One woman decided to venture out for a walk while on a summer vacation in Colorado a totally normal occurrence for Coloradans during the summer. She didn’t feel too assured that she could spot potential predators on her own; she actually asked hotel staff to trap yes trap all the bears and mountain lions before she left. Wow …… wow. Simply wow. “Anonymous concierge Next: Do you have a gun permit? 2. Hands off my pistol
3/3.786 3/3.786 Maybe you should park it yourself if you don’t want the valet to see what is in your car. iStock.com / C8501089 When this hotel staff member went out to park a guest car, he was told “not to open the glove compartment because there’s a big gun in there.” Perhaps if he didn’t want anyone to challenge him or arrest him he should have left the box locked so that nobody could access it. Next: Dirty dirty dirty, this kind of massage.
3. Good ending massages
3/3.787 Bachelor parties in Vegas were known to get a little wild or all kinds of crazy. But when chooses to stay at a bachelor party at a tiny quaint B B? Well they still can get quite wild. According to one bed-and-breakfast host, a bachelor party asked for happy ending massages to which the workers obviously profusely declined. You can apparently take the bachelors out of Vegas, but you can’t take the Vegas out of the bachelors at all times. La Palomilla Bed and Breakfast Next: Dangerous means for everyone a different meaning.
[h2]5. Frying pan debacle
3/3.789 3/3.789 This visitor came close to hitting a frying pan at the staff member. iStock.com / Zurijeta When this guest told the staff member to come in, she stood there shaking the frying pan as if she were going to hit the staff member with her. We would say this at its best was a case of a melodramatic guest. “Anonymous Concierge Next: Is” Iced ever? “And
6. Ice ice baby 3/3.790 3/3.790 This was a boozed-up adult version of an egg hunt. AnnaPustynnikova / iStock.com Have you ever been “Iced?” “(According to the Urban Dictionary ‘ The rules are simple: if a person sees a Smirnoff Ice he or she has to get down on one knee and chug it unless they are holding their own Smirnoff in which case they can ‘ ice block ‘ or refract the penalty back on the attacker. ‘) If so, imagine that paired with a boozed-up version of an Easter egg hunt and you’ll know exactly what we’re talking about. “One customer asked us to plan a Smirnoff Ice drinking game, and wanted us to conceal Smirnoff Ice bottles in the room.” This game certainly gives a whole new meaning to hide-and-seek. Suiteness concierge team an online booking site for hotel listings in luxury suite format
7. Thanks, a bowl of Ms but without reds
3/3.791 3/3.791 I will have the Ms but none of the red ones. | iStock.com/NicholasBPhotography Suiteness online booking site for luxury suite-style hotel listings Concierge team Next: Christmas Eve
8 an annoying task. A personal distribution of 5000$
9. Safety for the
3/3.793 3/3.793 not – so-important Relax it’s just a broken window lock. iStock.com / Fizkes No matter how much money you spend on any given holiday, things break. That is just what’s going on. And while paying customers needs immediate attention to time-sensitive issues some are bringing their grievances to a whole new level. We have been told of one party in particular who found their windows would not lock. What were they going to do, then? The party had a security guard assigned to stand outside the window until it was repaired. Don’t you say a little dramatic? Next:
10 indeed is a strange meal order. 40 Stuffed pigeons
3/3.794 Call it a king-fit feast or simply call it pure gluttony. It was just another 2:30 am for one hotel concierge. Application. Upon notice, the hotel received a request for room service from 40 stuffed pigeons, five whole lambs and five mixed family grilled platters to serve only 30 guests. However, by hitting a local restaurant for the pigeons, the chef managed to pull it off and all the kings and queens of the land were fat and happy. Next Conrad Cairo in Egypt: Just in time comes a Valentine’s Day present. 11.
3/3.795 3/3.795 This order came just after all the flower shops were closed for the night. iStock.com / Sandralise Only after all the flower shops had closed, a guest named a concierge at Amsterdam’s Waldorf Astoria with 1000 roses no less on the eve of Valentine’s Day. Before the wife of the guest arrived, the roses had to be cut and placed in the house. The hotel workers managed to track down and make a wholesale florist happen. Perhaps what they’re saying is true: happy wife, happy life. Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam Next: a present for farm animals? Yes that is true. 12. 12. 150 Sheep
3/3.796 3/3.796 For some concierges there is no appeal to wild. | And what about iStock.com/Fotokostic Yeah? One person’s strangest wish is a typical request from another person. And in this situation the “other” person has happened to be a concierge at the hotel. 150 merino sheep were found and transported from Versailles to Germany as a gift for a famous royal figure. No big deal. No big deal. Sadly that is some of the rich and famous ‘ mindset. Yet his wish was granted for one guest who was determined to land at a hotel even though there was no landing pad or permission. The concierge was required to obtain special approval so that the guest could land. Oh to be rich. Hilton San Diego Resort Spa Next: Another order
14 for high-maintenance transport. Door-to-door service but for some people, no SUVs 3/3.798 3/3.798 Only a Cadillac would do. James Derek Sapienza / The Cheat Sheet When most people go on a ski holiday they know there is going to be some kind of physical activity. Skiing is after all a big part of soaking up the outdoors and having a fresh taste of a healthy lifestyle. Colorado is no stranger to fancy resort lodging and some ski resorts have the clientele to match. (Clearly, we’re not thinking about all the post-skiing experiences of drinking food and party here.) Case in point: One guest who stayed at a ski-out spot for $10 million couldn’t be bothered to step one foot too far. His answer? Make sure workers is ready and waiting for transportation. And the best part is that he had strict requirements that these cars should not be anything but luxury Cadillacs. “Concierge Anonymous
15. Anybody weed?
3/3.799 3/3.799 Don’t ask the concierge in your hotel to get your weed. Not. Ever. Chris Hondros / Getty Images Guests are all too often asked by the front desk to get them marijuana. First you need to buy it using your Username. Second, you can’t just smoke it anywhere you want. You know how in most States there is an open container law? It is kind of like that, okay. “Almost every concierge in a weed-friendly city Hotel Freebies You can score from the front desk9. Safety for the
3/3.793 3/3.793 not – so-important Relax it’s just a broken window lock. iStock.com / Fizkes No matter how much money you spend on any given holiday, things break. That is just what’s going on. And while paying customers needs immediate a
ttention to time-sensitive issues some are bringing their grievances to a whole new level. We have been told of one party in particular who found their windows would not lock. What were they going to do, then? The party had a security guard assigned to stand outside the window until it was repaired. Don’t you say a little dramatic? Next:
10 indeed is a strange meal order. 40 Stuffed pigeons
3/3.794 Call it a king-fit feast or simply call it pure gluttony. It was just another 2:30 am for one hotel concierge. Application. Upon notice, the hotel received a request for room service from 40 stuffed pigeons, five whole lambs and five mixed family grilled platters to serve only 30 guests. However, by hitting a local restaurant for the pigeons, the chef managed to pull it off and all the kings and queens of the land were fat and happy. Next Conrad Cairo in Egypt: Just in time comes a Valentine’s Day present. 11.
3/3.795 3/3.795 This order came just after all the flower shops were closed for the night. iStock.com / Sandralise Only after all the flower shops had closed, a guest named a concierge at Amsterdam’s Waldorf Astoria with 1000 roses no less on the eve of Valentine’s Day. Before the wife of the guest arrived, the roses had to be cut and placed in the house. The hotel workers managed to track down and make a wholesale florist happen. Perhaps what they’re saying is true: happy wife, happy life. Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam Next: a present for farm animals? Yes that is true. 12. 12. 150 Sheep
3/3.796 3/3.796 For some concierges there is no appeal to wild. | And what about iStock.com/Fotokostic Yeah? One person’s strangest wish is a typical request from another person. And in this situation the “other” person has happened to be a concierge at the hotel. 150 merino sheep were found and transported from Versailles to Germany as a gift for a famous royal figure. No big deal. No big deal. Sadly that is some of the rich and famous ‘ mindset. Yet his wish was granted for one guest who was determined to land at a hotel even though there was no landing pad or permission. The concierge was required to obtain special approval so that the guest could land. Oh to be rich. Hilton San Diego Resort Spa Next: Another order
14 for high-maintenance transport. Door-to-door service but for some people, no SUVs 3/3.798 3/3.798 Only a Cadillac would do. James Derek Sapienza / The Cheat Sheet When most people go on a ski holiday they know there is going to be some kind of physical activity. Skiing is after all a big part of soaking up the outdoors and having a fresh taste of a healthy lifestyle. Colorado is no stranger to fancy resort lodging and some ski resorts have the clientele to match. (Clearly, we’re not thinking about all the post-skiing experiences of drinking food and party here.) Case in point: One guest who stayed at a ski-out spot for $10 million couldn’t be bothered to step one foot too far. His answer? Make sure workers is ready and waiting for transportation. And the best part is that he had strict requirements that these cars should not be anything but luxury Cadillacs. “Concierge Anonymous
15. Anybody weed?
3/3.799 3/3.799 Don’t ask the concierge in your hotel to get your weed. Not. Ever. Chris Hondros / Getty Images Guests are all too often asked by the front desk to get them marijuana. First you need to buy it using your Username. Second, you can’t just smoke it anywhere you want. You know how in most States there is an open container law? It is kind of like that, okay. “Almost every concierge in a weed-friendly city Hotel Freebies You can score from the front desk