Innkeeper To Go
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When I read this, I could not help from saying "whoa, dude" outloud I found it so offensive.
Not only because of the way the innkeeper trashes Jay Karen for, heaven forbid, recommending that innkeepers make changes to accommodate the segment of the traveling public who are actually traveling.
But, well, here's the section that took my breath away
Innkeepers are nothing if not pretentious. Modern innkeeping has become a vain contest to see who can spend the most money on affectation and costly minutia. Add-ons and accoutrements weigh down innkeeping, obscuring the true nature of the innkeepers from the traveling public. If lodgers really knew who their innkeepers were, it’s unlikely they’d stay with them.
The amazing thing is that this was written on his inn's blog. Why on earth would that be appealing to any guest?
I'm completely baffled by this. Can anyone think of one possibly good outcome from such a post?
Not only because of the way the innkeeper trashes Jay Karen for, heaven forbid, recommending that innkeepers make changes to accommodate the segment of the traveling public who are actually traveling.
But, well, here's the section that took my breath away
Innkeepers are nothing if not pretentious. Modern innkeeping has become a vain contest to see who can spend the most money on affectation and costly minutia. Add-ons and accoutrements weigh down innkeeping, obscuring the true nature of the innkeepers from the traveling public. If lodgers really knew who their innkeepers were, it’s unlikely they’d stay with them.
The amazing thing is that this was written on his inn's blog. Why on earth would that be appealing to any guest?
I'm completely baffled by this. Can anyone think of one possibly good outcome from such a post?