The Telegraph has published an article titled 'Luxury hotels’ oddest professions'. They certainly are odd! Here's an excerpt to whet your appetite.
Those with an aversion to sunbathing may instead prefer cosying up in a room in the Taj Boston. During the colder months, a ‘fireplace butler’ is available to ensure guests make the most of their suites’ fireplaces. Described, grandly, by the hotel as ‘wood sommeliers’ these butlers can suggest what type of woods are best from the hotel’s dedicated wood menu, and will of course light the fire if required. The chain is expanding the role and fireplace butlers are now available to assist guests at the Taj Palace Marrakech, although presumably there’s less call for the service there.
There's more at the link. What with duckmasters, tequila butlers and sunbed supervisors, there are all sorts of fringe career opportunities available!
Peter
I wonder if this will get a mention from Adaptive Curmudgeon. Making fire is a fundamental human skill, like speech and being potty trained. Imagine needing help building a fire!
ReplyDeleteI remember reading some years ago that the man that washed the change at the Mark Hopkins in San Francisco had died. His job for many years was to wash all the coins used by the hotel and they had a great article about the machine the guy had invented and what methods he used. We need more of those guys.
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