World’s weirdest hotel guest complaints… and a few of my own to add

Many thanks to Meg Nestorov for tweeting about the world’s weirdest hotel guest complaints. As the article is from 2008, I thought I’d add my own stories here. These are true.

1. To celebrate the special occasion of her parent’s joint 80th birthday, a guest ordered a customised cake from the hotel.  She was horrified when the message was revealed: Happy Birthday, Mom and Dead!

Ramen microwaveable noodles

2. A guest called front desk complaining that the in-room microwave wasn’t working. “Microwave?” wondered the staff as they ascended to the room.  They discovered that the guest had put Ramen noodles in the in-room safe.

Turkey done right

3. In a far-off land where English was not a staff strength but trying one’s best was, an American ex-pat called a hotel to order a turkey for the Thanksgiving dinner she was hosting the next day. Unfortunately, the gentleman who took the order had trouble understanding her. After some back and forth, he finally understood, thanked her and merrily went about prepping the order.  The next day he proudly personally delivered the order: four turkey sandwiches. Oh, to have seen the look on her face. (The hotel did come through with the correct order later that day.)