Had similar in a very nice hotel in Luxor

Egyptian Govt had taken over the cheap wing we were meant to be in. So instead we had a nice balcony room in the Victorian part of the Winter Palace overlooking the gardens. Very 'Death on the Nile'.

Felt a bit sorry for the concierge chap on reception who was dead excited to tell us about the upgrade. He started off with "I'm sorry Mr CWC, we don't appear to have a booking for you in the Pavilion..." and Mrs CWC went absolutely apoplectic, started berating me for being a fecking idiot, and stormed off.

Five days prior, we'd checked in to our Cairo hotel to discover I'd booked it for the wrong month...

(for the rest of the stay the still-mortified concierge kept giving us little freebies and upgrades to apologise for getting me into trouble. He got a very big tip!)

Posted By: CWC on August 23rd 2022 at 14:09:38

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How was your food in the end then OG? (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 23, 09:11:14
- Late (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 23, 09:13:01
  - Suppose you could go to a restaurant but not much fun alone! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 23, 09:28:59
    - I love visiting a restaurant alone in a strange city. (General Chat) - Adster, Aug 23, 09:43:36
      - Me too, take a note book, they'll think you're a critic (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Aug 23, 09:59:36
        
        Used to when I was younger (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 23, 10:19:44
        
        I agree it feels awkward in a restaurant (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 23, 10:52:42
        
        I remember reading when I was younger and travelled on business a lot (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 23, 10:57:34
        
        Room service is another option! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 23, 11:07:07
        
        i once paid £100 for two room service curries in the dorchester hotel (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 23, 12:22:46
        
        Had similar in a very nice hotel in Luxor (General Chat) - CWC, Aug 23, 14:09:38
        
        The Happy and generous Prince. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 23, 12:24:38
        
        And had he ordered anything else for later on? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 23, 12:27:03
        
        no midnight extras tipped up (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 23, 12:32:30
        
        Not in the same league but my amusing 'wrong room' story (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 23, 12:42:47
        
        i had to look her up (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 23, 12:53:09
        
        But killing someone to get a room for the night? (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 23, 12:57:51
        
        or your horizons broader (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 23, 13:08:05
        
        Fair point, and shrouds don't have pockets etc (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 23, 13:25:48
        
        So THAT’S what happened to Steve in Holland! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 23, 12:54:57
        
        Make sure to lock your room this evening, and the windows (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 23, 13:00:29
        
        I hate eating in the bedroom,well…. (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 23, 11:34:19
        
        Which also seems to have fallen out of favour! (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 23, 11:15:15
      - Heh heh but there's always that element of chance I guess. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 23, 09:47:15

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