An article I read recently about the unbelievably posh Rocco Forte hotel chain commented that:
“Staff not only unpack your luggage but also pack it again, layering your undies with tissue paper.”
Where would they place certain travel accessories, I wonder, whist unpacking? The cane hanging on the door, the hairbrush on the dresser, the tawse in the desk drawer? Everything laid out neatly on the bed?
Would they smile a knowing smile throughout one’s stay? And would they inspect how well-used the implements had been before they cossetted them in tissue paper prior to departure?
Owner Mr. Forte sounds like something of a character, incidentally. According to the article, his family approved when he found his bride:
“At 36, he met the 16-year-old daughter of a Roman neurologist… She was sort of, I suppose, suitaby virginal from their point of view – although she wasn’t that virginal.”