Hotel Living

I realize that for about 6 months of last year I lived in hotels while on overseas assignments. There are both good and bad aspects to hotel living:

Bad news first:

• You have to keep your valuables locked in a safe when you go out
• Once in a while you have to see the person checking out of the room you're checking into
• The big, clanging keychain they force you to use so you'll leave the key at the desk
• Tipping all the time
• Used pillows, even if they do have fresh covers

The good news:

• You don't have to make your bed or wash dishes.
• You can order room service for breakfast
• Having a doorman who meets you at your car with an umbrella on rainy days
• Having a maid service
• Ethiopian coffee ceremony service in the lobby (complete with bowls of popcorn)