Five star electric problems
Hmmm...
Writing the article to be found below was quite a challenge... not the writing itself... but the process I had to go through!
Ok... so here I am at the 5 star Crown Plaza hotel in Sharm el Sheik... and was trying to hook up to the internet.
Problem 1: "Internet Access: Please refer to "Direct Dialing Guide" located next to your telephone set". Where is it? There is no such thing. So I called reception, and they sent their sleepy looking engineer (it was about 1 a.m. then) to fix the problem.
Problem 2: There was no phone cable to connect to my computer, and the electrical socket in my wall was of a different make. So the engineer went off to find the necessary electrical gizmos.
Problem 3: The number that the reception has said is to be used for connecting to the internet does not exist. I can't connect. So I dial the number in Cairo. My dad is going to kill me when he gets the bill for my room.
Problem 4: When the 'engineer' leaves, he takes with him the phone cable that he brought to connect me to the internet. So I have to pull out the one that is connecting the phone. And guess what? The electricity to my room just decides to go. So.... now I'm in the dark, trying to reconnect the phone, so that I can call reception and have them send back their engineer.
But... yeah... now my electricity is back... the room is slightly too cold, even though I've got the heating on at 30....
I'm not sure if this would make even a three star hotel in Bangkok.
Writing the article to be found below was quite a challenge... not the writing itself... but the process I had to go through!
Ok... so here I am at the 5 star Crown Plaza hotel in Sharm el Sheik... and was trying to hook up to the internet.
Problem 1: "Internet Access: Please refer to "Direct Dialing Guide" located next to your telephone set". Where is it? There is no such thing. So I called reception, and they sent their sleepy looking engineer (it was about 1 a.m. then) to fix the problem.
Problem 2: There was no phone cable to connect to my computer, and the electrical socket in my wall was of a different make. So the engineer went off to find the necessary electrical gizmos.
Problem 3: The number that the reception has said is to be used for connecting to the internet does not exist. I can't connect. So I dial the number in Cairo. My dad is going to kill me when he gets the bill for my room.
Problem 4: When the 'engineer' leaves, he takes with him the phone cable that he brought to connect me to the internet. So I have to pull out the one that is connecting the phone. And guess what? The electricity to my room just decides to go. So.... now I'm in the dark, trying to reconnect the phone, so that I can call reception and have them send back their engineer.
But... yeah... now my electricity is back... the room is slightly too cold, even though I've got the heating on at 30....
I'm not sure if this would make even a three star hotel in Bangkok.