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- Housekeeping: Behind the Scenes
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- Jake Warga
Originally aired Savvy Traveler 9/03
www.savtrav.com
a 6:40min goofy look at some of the things that go on behind the scenes at hotels:
couches out of windows, dead bodies, how to use the mini-bar, phone and why everyone watches porn.
Music: "Girl from Ipanema"
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Originally aired Savvy Traveler 9/03 www.savtrav.com a 6:40min goofy look at some of the things that go on behind the scenes at hotels: couches out of windows, dead bodies, how to use the mini-bar, phone and why everyone watches porn. Music: "Girl from Ipanema"
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Review of Housekeeping: Behind the ScenesThis would be a good segment in a longer-running feature on "Work" or "Jobs You Never Knew About". The music needs to be more relevant, but otherwise it is a well-done piece. |
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Review of Housekeeping: Behind the ScenesThis piece made me feel a bit voyeuristic, and I appreciated the hands-on (or hands-off!) tips for the traveler. It answered some of my "gee-I-wonder" questions about hotels (I will never feel the same about a hotel bedspread again!). I wondered about the choice of music and how it would tie in -- then smiled at the "just doesn't see" lyric at the end. Nicely done. |
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Matt Kaufman
Posted on August 11, 2004 at 12:18 PM | Permalink
Review of Housekeeping: Behind the Scenes
This is GREAT!!!!!!!! Who hasn't stayed in a hotel and wondered about how clean it really was? Get the straight word from the Head of Housekeeping at a major hotel in Seattle. Secrets about the life of any hotel and the lifestyles of the guests.
Behind the scenes at the hotel - great for any travel program.