Hotel employees have taken to Reddit to share the most unusual requests they have received from guests, ranging from wrapping a TV in aluminium foil to sourcing framed photos of celebrities. The thread, started by user DaveyDoes, has attracted numerous anecdotes from workers around the world.
One anonymous employee recalled a guest who asked for a framed picture of David Bowie to be placed in the room upon check-in. Another said a guest insisted on having a framed photo of J.K. Rowling in the room to sleep. A third worker mentioned a request for framed pictures of comedian Carrot Top on each bedside table for a group of four men.
A hotel worker in Beverly Hills described being tipped £65 by a British rock star to fetch his trousers from another room. The same employee was once asked how many people could fit in a bathtub. At a budget hotel in the US, a guest requested that housekeeping spell out 'will you marry me' with peppermints left on the nightstand for a proposal.
Another Reddit user shared an experience of fetching a leather gym bag from a guest's supercar, which appeared to contain blocks of drugs. The guest tipped $100. A UK night receptionist recounted a police officer bringing in a blood-covered man and asking for a room, which she refused due to safety concerns.
