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The Room They Ask For Again
There are guests who, before even telling me their dates, ask a different question."Is the room we had available?"Because they are not really talking about a room.They are talking about a memory.A few days they still remember.A morning coffee on …
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See You Next Year
There is a phrase I hear quite often when it is time to leave."See you next year."I have always liked that phrase.Perhaps because it does not sound like goodbye.It sounds like a continuation.Some guests return every summer.Others every few years.And …
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The Best Conversations Begin at Breakfast
There is one question I hear very often during breakfast.“When was this hotel built?”And almost always, another question follows.“Who built it?”That is when I tell them the truth.My father built it.Not simply to create a hotel.But because he wanted to …
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The Room Is Only the Excuse
No one truly remembers a room the way we think they do.Years later, people do not remember the square metres.Or the wardrobe.Or the bathroom tiles.They remember other things.They remember how they slept.They remember that morning when they woke up without …
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Sometimes You Do Not Need More
We live in a time that constantly tells us we need more.More things.More choices.More experiences.More speed.And somewhere in the middle of all this, we begin to believe that rest also needs to be “more”.More complete.More impressive.More perfect.And yet, sometimes what …
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The Joy of Having No Plans
There are days on holiday when almost nothing happens.And perhaps those are the best ones after all.You wake up slowly.Your coffee gets a little cold because there is no rush to finish it.You stay on the balcony a little longer.You …
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