But How Do You Run a Hotel?

My wife and I finished the first season of The Night Manager-- and while the show certainly delivers John le CarrĂ©-style espionage, corruption, and intrigue, it is also a bit of a bait-and-switch: Jonathan Pine spends a surprisingly short amount of time as a hotel night manager, and we learn very little of the inner workings of room booking, room service, room rotation, the effects of working the night shift, how to deal with unruly guests, noise complaints, soused folks at the bar, etcetera-- because it doesn't take long before Pine switches from late-night hotelier to undercover spy, infiltrating the inner circle of a ruthless arms dealer . . . so if you're looking for a show that actually teaches you how to run a hotel, my loyal fans have suggested Fawlty Towers and Schitt's Creek.

6 comments:

Whitney said...

If you watch Fawlty Towers, you’ll find out exactly how

rob said...

so it's a bait and switch? bad form, that.

zman said...

Schitt's Creek has all you need to know about hotels.

Professor G. Truck said...

sentence of dave, the place to go for recs on TV shows that teach you how to run a hotel!

zman said...

The rare sentence amendment based on commenter comments!

Professor G. Truck said...

you guys are too good

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