The Hotel Clerk
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Per the article below; “Many years ago, on one stormy night, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Running from the raging tempest outside, the couple was desperate for an overnight shelter. “We’d like a room, please,” the husband requested the front desk clerk. The younger man looked down at the list of reservations and frowned — all the rooms were taken.
But with a winning smile he carefully explained: “I can’t send a nice couple like you out in the rain. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will make you folks comfortable.” The stunned couple was hesitant. “Don’t worry about me, I’ll make out just fine,” the clerk assured them.
After a good night’s rest the husband, while paying the bill next morning, told the clerk: “Finding people who are both friendly and helpful is rare these days. You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.”
Fact or fiction: The legend of Waldorf
When it re-opened in 1931, New York’s Waldorf Astoria was the largest hotel in the world. The lobby of the second edition of the building (the first was built in 1893) was an Art Deco masterpiece with a ceiling so magnificent, it has been the subject of numerous Hollywood productions.
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