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**  Update 25 January 2008  **
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Hotels & Resorts
"What happens at the Marleybone Hotel, stays at the Marleybone Hotel...
Unless of course, you forget to tip the Bellboy."
(Casino Island saying, as heard by Rusty Haller)

*  Bellhop by Kjartan  *
Simon Barber says:
"Despite what the Pulp comics may say, here's more like the truth about
being a cute Spontoon bell-hop with a hotel full of eager tourists..."

Featured Hotel:
***  The KHAN-TIKI  ***
(a traveller's report via Wm. Van Ness)

Other Hotels:

Resort Denhaut

Resort Denhaut - South Island

Resort Denhaut is typical of several small tourist resorts spaced out on
South Island. This is the main building, with front desk, lounge, porches,
& dining areas. Guests sleep in screened cabanas scattered around
the resort grounds. This resort was founded as a co-operative in 1931
by Constance La Carme, a seaplane pilot for the French airline, AeroPostale.

Staff of the co-operative resort in the 1930s. The job notations show their lead
responsibilities, but since the number of staff is so small, they have a routine of
stepping into a job to assist, as needed. As an example, 2 to 3 of the other staff
may help the chef and server at meals. During busy times, part-time workers
may be called in from local villages.

Guests may find themselves helping too! A guest who chooses to act as part
of this resort family may be surprised to find how open they can be.

Sororiti is a Scandinavian Spontoonie, fostered by a Polynesian-culture family.
Constance is a Spontoon resident, but still keeps her French citizenship.
Jiataji-Ni is a member of one of the South Island Polynesian-culture fox clans.

'Toma Thumb' drives, guides, and is social director.
'Silky' Parrant is the *French Citizen Co-Op Chef*, and Don't You Forget It.
Halola-ti is a Spontoonie from a family on Casino Island,
and enjoys how laid-back South Island can be.

Sketch of a large resort hotel on South Island (Ken Fletcher)

Hospitality Staff

*  Bellhop - the reality (Kjartan)  *
Staff at the Hotel Metropole (Stu Shiffman)
Bartender cleaning up (Tom Foster)
Your Wine Steward (Tom Foster)
Waitress with drink (Ken Fletcher)
Tiki drink adventure! with Willow & Leslie (Stu Shiffman & Ken Fletcher)
Cabana service on the Lagoon (Tom Foster)

*  Andre D'Arbres  *
A Maître D'hôtel (of some reputation)
of the dining room, "L'Etoile D'Argent"
of Shepherd's Hotel, Casino Island.
(Character by E.O.Costello; art by Kjartan)

**  'Joy Hotels' & the Sex Trades  **
[including 'Hunters']
(Mature content warning - Adult situations)
(takes you to a separate webpage)

***  Tourist season - a history  ***