Hotel Insiders Speak

What makes a hotel more than the sum of its marble bathrooms and gilded lobby?

The people who run it.

Here, hotel staff talk about their work, why they love it, and what you do when the president comes to stay.

Here’s a sample:

Johnny Chung, Senior Bartender
The Peninsula Hong Kong
“Clark Gable (who was staying at The Peninsula while filming Soldier of Fortune) asked for a ‘screwdriver.’ I had never heard of such a drink, and was about to call the hotel’s engineering department for assistance, when Gable explained the recipe to me, and thus the screwdriver was introduced to Hong Kong.”
Years at hotel: 58

For 11 more fun examples, plus their comments on the best rooms in the hotels, CLICK HERE.

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