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Total Hospitality Hotels (THH): Internal Staff communications Hub
Channel: Weird stuff
Message subject: Honeymoon suite haunted
January 25 2024
09.45 PDT: BetsyL-Las_Vegas: OK. So don’t judge me, but I swear our Honeymoon suite is haunted.
09:46 PDT: PatrickR-New_York: Did you hear moaning?
09:47 PDT: Betsy:-Las_Vegas: Haha. Very funny. One of the night porters said they heard noises in the suite, but I checked, and the suite wasn’t booked.
09:48 PDT: CalebR-Boston: Maybe a couple of the staff snuck in?
09:49 PDT: BetsyL-Las_Vegas: I asked about, but no one owned up. But I am pretty sure someone was in there, because the branded toiletry set was missing. The next guests called down to complain.
09:51 PDT: CalebR-Boston: You think ghosts need THH shampoo and shower gel?
09:52 PDT: BetsyL-Las_Vegas: Never mind, forget I mentioned it.
February 14 2024
10:55 PDT: RobertB-Tucson: Hey @BetsyL-Las_Vegas. Did you ever find out who had been in your honeymoon suite?
12:05 PDT: BetsyL-Las_Vegas: Nope. Why?
12:15 PDT: RobertB-Tucson: Because I’d swear the same thing happened here. Maid claims toiletries are missing, and she knows she stocked them up. Was there a weird smell in the room?
12:17 PDT: BetsyL-Las_Vegas: Actually there was. I’m not sure how to describe it though. Maybe like a thunderstorm, or rain, wet earth.
12:18 PDT: DavidD-Los_Angeles: Petrichor?
12:18 PDT: BetsyL-Las_Vegas: YES!
12:18 PDT: RobertB-Tucson: That’s it.
12:19 PDT: RobertB-Tucson: 10 points to Gryffindor.
12:20 PDT: DavidD-Los_Angeles: We had the same thing at New Years. Manager wrote it off as some kind of perfume spillage.
12:35 PDT: BetsyL-Las_Vegas: Did you check your cameras or access card logs? Ours didn’t show anyone entering the room.
12:45: PDT: RobertB-Tucson: Triple checked. No one in or out apart from the maid.
12:46 PDT: DavidD-Los_Angeles: The mystery guest ghost strike again.
March 17 2024
22:23 PDT: JessicP-Billings: Guess it was our turn for the weird smelling ghosts. Room wasn’t booked, but had definitely been used. Maid noticed because we’ve started checking the room everyday. Toiletry kit missing and jacuzzi used.
22:45 PDT: RobertB-Tucson: So clean ghosts then…
May 01 2024
9:17 PDT: JacksonK-Bloomington: I’ve got a new one for you. Feathers.
9:18 PDT: SallyA-Edinburgh: Feathers?
9:18 PDT: JacksonK-Bloomington: Yep. Actual feathers. 2 of them and definitely not from the pillows. These were about 12 inches long. Iridescent black. Really beautiful. Maid found them under the bed in our honeymoon suite.
9:20 PDT: SallyA-Edinburgh: Could be magpie feathers? They have long tail feathers
9:21 PDT: JacksonK-Bloomington: We also had that weird Petrichor smell you guys talked about.
12:40 PDT: RobertB-Tucson: Feathery ghosts that like jacuzzies?
12:42 PDT: JessicP-Billings: Magpies like stealing shiny objects, I doubt they would take the toiletries.
12:43 PDT: JacksonK-Bloomington: Windows were closed. No way for birds to get into the room.
12:55 PDT: RobertB-Tucson: Feathers, strange smells and the ability to get into a locked room without being seen. OK. I have nothing!
June 22 2024
14:05 PDT: JackP-Milwaukee: I think we got a visit from your traveling ghosts. Manager was doing a tour of the hotel for a wedding planner. Opened the door to the honeymoon suite and found the room empty, but obviously used. Jacuzzi was on, bottle of beer on the edge and bed obviously used. Petrichor smell, and a feather left in the jacuzzi.
14:06 PDT: BetsyL-Las_Vegas: Anyway they could have gone out a window?
14:08 PDT: JackP-Milwaukee: Not from the fifth floor. They’d have to teleport.
14:35 PDT: JacksonK-Bloomington: A locked room mystery.
July 5 2024
12:05 PDT: JunitaS-Philadelphia: I think I saw your ghost. Actually saw it.
12.06 PDT: RobertB-Tucson: Seriously?
12:06 PDT: JacksonK-Bloomington: What?
12:07 PDT: JunitaS-Philadelphia: It was early. Just before dawn. I was making a delivery to one of the junior suites, it faces the honeymoon suite, and I glanced out the window. I saw a man in the honeymoon suite, opening the curtains.
12:09 PDT: RobertB-Tucson: Was it a ghost? What did he look like?
12:10 PDT: JunitaS-Philadelphia: I only saw him for a second. Tall, dark hair and had a light colored, maybe tan coat?
12:11 PDT: RobertB-Tucson: What about feathers?
12:11 PDT: JunitaS-Philadelphia: I didn’t see feathers. But I went straight to the suite. I was maybe 5 minutes. I opened the door, curtains were open, but the room had been left in a hurry. The bed had been made, but I could tell it had been slept in, and the room was empty. I check with security. Door not opened until I open it.
12:12 PDT: JacksonK-Bloomington: Where is the mystery ghost going to visit next?
August 25 2024
11:30 PDT: AmyA-Memphis: The ghosts are gay! Pretty sure we had them visit our hotel. Room was left tidy, spotless even, but there was an odd smell, and the cleaning service found a bottle of lube between the mattress and the pillow. That definitely wasn’t there before. Although no feathers. Oh and the guests in the room next door said they heard a lot of activity. Loud activity, if you know what I mean, definitely two voices.
11:35 PDT: JackP-Milwaukee: Ghosts using lube? O.M.G. That is crazy.
14:45 PDT: BetsyL-Las_Vegas: That makes at least 6 different hotels, all using the honeymoon suite. I wonder if there are any others. I might start a poll. I mean there are 112 hotels in the chain, someone else might have seen them.
Channel: Polls
Poll by BetsyL-Las_Vegas
Have you had any ‘unexplained’ activity in your Honeymoon suite? Examples, Earthy smell, black feathers, clear usage when no guests were booked, ghostly activity.
Yes: 37
No:26
Maybe: 29
If you answered Yes tick the occurrence:
Feathers: 6
Strange Smell: 31
Other: 5.
If other, provide example :
- Biggerson’s burger wrapper found - no Biggerson’s within 50 miles.
- Salt found around outside door.
- All bulbs in the room and surrounding area blown out.
- Guest reported bright lights like camera flashes seen through the window
- Payperview used when room empty - wasn’t even porn - it was Tombstone!
September 18 2024
Dean sighed contently as he rested his head against Castiel’s naked chest, held securely in his arms, the weight of the luxurious 1600 thread count Egyptian cotton sheet covering them feeling like silk against his sweaty skin. “Wow. That was…” he trailed off, unable to think of a suitable adjective. “Awesome.”
Castiel gently squeezed him tighter. “You too were ‘awesome’.”
“You blew the lamp out, again,” huffed Dean with an affectionate laugh.
“I am usually able to control my grace better, but tonight, you giving yourself so freely, I lost control, and it may have been more than just the lamp. I believe the hallway may also have been affected.” The note of guilt in Castiel’s voice was unmistakable. “I will fix it before we leave.”
Snuggling closer, Dean yawned. “Fine. But we need to leave before daybreak. We cut it a little close last time. I would have sworn that maid saw you at Philly.”
“I will be more careful,” Castiel reassured him. “This was the last hotel of the THH chain; You now have the ‘full set’ of shampoos.”
“They’re gonna be a Christmas present for Sam. When we were kids, he was always taking the little soaps from the motels we stayed in. Trust me, he’ll find it hilarious. They’re also a memento of us christening every honeymoon suite; which he will find disgusting!”
“I am not sure you should call it ‘christening’.”
Laughing Dean said, “Maybe not.”
“You should think about the next hotel you wish to try? Maybe we could try outside of the US? Perhaps for Halloween?”
“International travel without flying? You spoil me.”
“Of course, I do. You’re worth it.” Castiel leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on Dean’s head. “Happy Anniversary, Dean.”
“Happy Anniversary, sweetheart.”