An Age of Magic

Sometimes ‘back to nature’ works best

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When you think about it it seems that all those ancient cures and ideas made perfect sense in many cases. The Romans used honey for various reasons and it is well known that it has healing properties; even garlic is acknowledged as a natural antibiotic.

So it is interesting that science is now using natural products more often these days to address problems and manage medical conditions; progesterone is a naturally produced female hormone and now it is being used to treat a range of conditions from dry skin to migraine headaches - even chronic fatigue syndrome.

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Furthermore…

To the previous post that is…

Some of the things we have seen in this business would make your eyes pop. One little English boy decided that he would change the settings on the TV in the room and it took us weeks to correct the problem. One couple decided to take home souvenirs in the form of several teacups and plates from our dining room.

One time a man decided to alter the flush mechanism on the toilet and checked out leaving the cistern in pieces all over the bathroom and two faucets disappeared on one occasion. Our rental bikes have been officially retired after being returned with punctures so many times that we got fed up replacing the inner tubes.

Oh well, all in a days work I suppose.

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‘In case of damage please inform the management’

If you run a hotel or similar type accommodation then you will lost likely have such a sign on the back of the doors of your guest rooms. The message is quite clear; if something breaks tell the owner - DON’T try and fix it yourself!!

It is surprising how many people completely ignore this piece of advice. In the past couple of years we have discovered this and very often to great cost. Broken bed bases; light fixtures pulled out of walls and ceilings and hidden in cupboards when the DIY job did not work.  Even some people think it is fine to write with a felt pen using just the quilt cover as a place to rest the paper - just try getting that fluoro ink out of  a sheet!

Chairs with snapped legs; cords yanks out of their sockets…the list could go on and on. Please, if you are going to be a guest in a hotel and break something don’t try and fix it yourself OR try to hide it. We DO find out!

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