Last night here in Bahrain there was a wedding party, but I was not invited.
I had just finished day two of a PhotoReading course organised by the MakeOver Experience (click to view courses in Bahrain), and was looking forward to a quiet night watching a recording of the BBC program The Apprentice on my UK TV via the internet and Slingbox.
Typical hotel charges of 6BD or about £12 for twenty four hours access to the internet, not good value really as I will be asleep for say 8 hours, then today I will be running the last day of the PhotoReading course, but at 2BD or £4 and hour, it is cheaper to buy 24 hours.
I enjoy The Apprentice, the characters, personalities, the games they play trying to win a job with Sir Alan Sugar.
Then the ceiling of my 9th floor room in the Elite Hotel, Bahrain, began to drum as a band started playing Arabic music, heavy with base instruments and drums.
Chairs were being moved across the floor of the venue above me.
I contacted reception to ask how long the party would be going on until, and I was informed “2am”.
Oh Poo Poo. I need sleep. I have been kept awake by different sounds, but I have never slept with a dance band or at a wedding party.
Without any hesitation, I was invited to change rooms, to be upgraded to a Gold Suite, and lots of apologizes.
All I want is a quiet room of reasonable quality, a shower, and a TV, not a suite. But I am not complaining.
Thank you Elite Hotel.
