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13 Δεκέμβριος 2023
I was visiting Huddersfield for a guest talk and the university booked this place for me via an external website. The email confirmation did not actually specify that after 6pm, there is literally NO WAY TO GET IN - you have to call them AHEAD OF TIME to arrange access. When I arrived at 8pm, there was nobody at reception, the place was dark and locked up and the mobile listed on the door went straight to voicemail (bizarre - would you switch off your phone and go to sleep at 8pm if you knew you had someone who booked to stay?). I left my name and number as requested, but alas, no reply. Like, ever. The sign on the door also said that we are not to bang on the door, which would indicate that this happens on a regular basis. Who knows what it's like inside? Maybe there are other rules in addition to the arrival curfew - lights out at 8pm? Group calisthenics and cold showers at 5am? Or perhaps shared different-coloured towels for different body parts, like in The League of Gentlemen? I guess I'll never know - after waiting in the cold drizzle outside for a while, I trundled off with my suitcase through the dark streets of a city I don't know to look for another hotel. Premier Inn next time.
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