I think I mentioned in previous posts that O and I used to live in a hotel. Did I? If not, then yes...we lived in a hotel for a whole year. It's a long story, but basically we were relocating to Kent for work and the Mr's company took forever getting his new contract/salary sorted which meant they had to put us up in a hotel until it was all sorted out. Crazy schnizz, I know! So we waved goodbye to Glasgow and squeezed all our belongings into the car and off we drove to Kent. Little did we know that we would become best buddies with all the staff at the Hilton!
Now for me, I was properly excited at the prospect of living it up in a hotel for a couple of weeks (idiot). O, however, had had the pleasure of hotel living previously so wasn't so enthusiastic! Some people I tell think it must be the best thing ever and others think it would be their worst nightmare. Me? I think it was a bit of both.
:: Ups
* Housekeeping! Oh yes, I didn't have to make my own bed, clean the sheets/towels or take the rubbish out for a WHOLE year!
* Free dinners in the hotel. The Hilton we stayed at had the choice of a buffet dinner (for when you're feeling like a big greedy pie) or a la carte. Which meant we could either stuff our faces or order a £30 steak.
* A free drink with our meal. Which meant I could order a coke, a beer, a £13 glass of wine or some champers...entirely free as a bird!
* Breakfast. Again, full buffet breakfast or made to order. They had a WAFFLE IRON!!!
* A super comfy king size bed and as many pillows as we liked! Says it all really.
* Free use of the gym, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and pool.
* Our Hilton points card. We racked up hundreds of points which paid for a week in Brussels, many weekends in London and a few stays in the presidential suite in the Manchester Beaton Tower Hilton :) Sadly, we've used up all our points now, but we still get some Diamond member perks and discounts!
* Two free bottles of wine every week when we checked in.
* Free room service. Ain't nothing better than ordering your dinner and then sitting on the bed scoffing it. Oh and not having to do the dishes afterwards.
* Free Costa coffee. This Hilton had a little Costa inside, so every morning before work they would give me a free one for journey!
* Getting to test the Christmas menu in October. SO MUCH STUFFING!
* Being able to save (spend) all our money because we didn't have any bills!
:: Downs
* Housekeeping. Knocking on the door at 7am on your day off even when you have the do not disturb sign on the door.
* Living in the one room for a whole year. Ergo, no escaping your fiancé when he's pissed you off and you want to punch him in the face. The bathroom or the hotel bar becomes your friend!
* Living out of suitcases. We had to check in and out every single Sunday, which usually meant changing rooms. We became pro's at speed packing.
* Buffet dinners + breakfasts = rapid weight gain!
* Not being able to make some toast or a snack when you come home from work.
* Having to face a whole hotel worth of people at every meal. No wearing your PJ's to breakies then, Lou!
* Having to eat Christmas dinner every single night in December. Turkey gets very old, very quickly...let me tell ya!
* Getting woken up at silly o'clock with music and revelry from whatever function was going on that evening.
* Not really feeling at home for a whole year. Kinda messes your brain up a little bit.
* Never wanting to stay in a hotel when you go on holiday ever again!
* Stashing your clean underwear in the drawer that always contains the bible! Sorry Jesus.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not ungrateful for a what was essentially a year of free living. But at times it can be soooo tough not having your own space and not having your own stuff around you. It takes a strong relationship to be able to live literally on top of each other for a year and I think it actually made the Mr and I that little bit stronger. It also allowed us to go on many adventures and holidays that we wouldn't have been able to had we had to pay any monthly bills, so I can't complain really. The staff gave us a lovely last meal and lots of free drinks on our last night before moving into our flat in Essex and we really couldn't fault their service and kindness throughout our stay. They always gave us the nicest rooms and lovely little extras at dinner. We really did feel like part of the Hilton family!
Have any of you lovely people lived in hotels? Or even had to use them for work all the time? Do you think you would love it? Or would it be your worst nightmare?
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