Originally published at: Sleepless in Switzerland: 'Zero star hotel' room is a real bummer | Boing Boing
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Couldn’t I get the same experience by just not sleeping at any given gas station? Then my cash could be spent on a more enticing breakfast.
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“What’s important is reflecting about the current world situation. Staying here is a statement about the need for urgent changes in society.”
The sociopaths responsible for the current world situation sleep just fine in five-star hotel rooms.
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If “Taken” and “Hostel” has taught me anything, its that any cheap lodging in Europe where you don’t end up as in a human trafficking or murder for sport scheme is a good one.
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Similar, but no “modern butler”
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I was curious what that means, exactly, but a google search had me covered:
http://archive.boston.com/jobs/news/articles/2008/03/23/old_vs_modern_butler/
Apparently downloading podcasts for the employer is part of the duty?
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My bet is that people actually will rent this thing. Just to take duck-faced selfies for their Instagram. You know, creating content.
Yeah, yeah, I know. I’m a grumpy old person. “You influencers get off my lawn!!”
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“Sleep is not the point,” said Frank Riklin.
I think you underestimate my ability to sleep.
A bigger question here is, do you get to use the gas station bathroom? And does it have a shower?
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What does an organic finger taste like?
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Right! Calling it a ‘suite’ when there’s not even a bathroom…
No. Not on!
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Those prices are absolutely what I would expect, having recently returned from Switzerland.
Bring a net; the blackflies are terrible.
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