Tag Archives: hotels

The Hook’s Top One Hundred: Part One.

Posted on 2018/03/09 by

So the other day I was escorting a yuppie (sorry, but they weren’t all exterminated in the Nineties, kids) corporate drone into the hotel and as I wheeled his packed-to-capacity-and-beyond cart of foam blocks, printers, posters and easels through the … Continue reading →

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Only The Hook…

Posted on 2018/02/11 by

A recent post by the incomparable Susie Lindau was the inspiration for this post. In Bad Luck Comes in Threes, Right?, Susie discusses her recent run of misfortune and while I genuinely felt bad for her, I couldn’t help but marvel … Continue reading →

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What’s The Hook Thinking? (Spoiler Alert: It May Not Be Worth Your Time.)

Posted on 2018/02/04 by

Well, readers, it’s Sunday afternoon and I’m in the lobby, post-check-out, in Niagara Falls. Again. And just like Billy Murray in Groundhog Day, I can’t escape the feeling I’ve been here before… and that I certainly will be again. This … Continue reading →

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You Know You’ve Failed A Hotel Inspection When…

Posted on 2017/12/14 by

All licensed hotels, whether they’re a luxurious high-rise property or a scuzzy dive, have certain standards they must maintain in order to continue reaping the benefits of being a part of something larger than themselves. In other words, if a … Continue reading →

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I’m An Idiot. (But Don’t Tell Anyone, Okay?)

Posted on 2017/10/21 by

Fun Fact: I originally published this post without a title, which doesn’t seem so bad until you figure that over three thousand people received an untitled message from The Hook.  So now over three thousand people think I’m asking them … Continue reading →

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It’s Not WHAT You Say To Guests…

Posted on 2017/09/30 by

It’s how you say it. Delivery truly is everything, kids. Still skeptical? Continue scrolling down. So on a typical-but-far-from-ordinary day I arrived at a room on the 49th floor at about three in the afternoon; it was a cloudy, rainy … Continue reading →

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I’m Still Down… But I’m Not Out.

Posted on 2017/08/20 by

The following moment of levity (my type of levity, at least) comes to you courtesy of New York, New York’s Jewish community (I love these guys for reasons that will soon be made clear) who have descended in record numbers … Continue reading →

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