Gouda's Cheesewheel

Top 10 Reasons Hotel Vejer is truly First Class

10) The "shower" is attached to the wall next to the toilet; thus the floor and the toilet get wet when the shower is on.

9) The room I am in has one window so tiny and high up that it couldn't possibly have been intended for seeing out of. It does, however, eliminate the need for curtains.

8) My room also has 2 beds, but only one blanket.

7) Although most doors have built-in locks, a number of them are secured with small padlocks instead.

6) The doors creak loudly when opened, and the whole building echoes.

5) To keep rain from coming in the skylight, a plastic sheet is in place, supported by a wash tub and secured with bricks. Nevertheless, water leaks in and makes the tile floor in the sitting room rather wet and slippery.

4) The hotel has two front doors. The outer one is kept open; the inner one can be opened by one person climbing over and pulling the latch while another person pushes on the door.

3) There is a large headshot of Leonardo DiCaprio adorning one of the salons, and little else besides a couple of stickers.

2)There is no light in the upper stairways.

1) The concierge is decidedly sleazy.

In spite of all this, I really do feel safe and at home here. It's not much worse than the typical Moroccan house, the shower doesn't cost anything extra, and the doors can always be latched such that no one else can open them. And anyway, it's only five dollars a night.

posted by Greta @ 4:09 AM