The Hotel Wasn’t Ready for Guests
“Stayed in a hotel in Puerto Banus that wasn’t really open. We’d booked and everything, but when we arrived, it was clear the hotel wasn’t finished. We were taken to a room anyway, which had bare wiring and no water. A different room was found, and we were so tired, I just wanted to sleep, so I said it was fine, even though it was not decorated, tools were left in a pile in the corner, and the plaster dust was still hanging in the air.
I was woken at close to midnight by someone trying to get in the room. I figured they would realize their error, and leave it alone in a minute. They didn’t. I ended up getting out of bed and ripping open the door and shouting “What?!”. I was faced with two people, clearly a sketchy guy and his woman.
They tell me I’m not supposed to be there. I asked where I was supposed to be, and they said they didn’t care, but just not there. I told them to leave, closed the door, and went back to sleep.
About an hour later, someone is trying the door again, but this time, they’re not just trying the handle. They’re trying to take the door out. I happened to notice a hammer in the pile of tools, so I grab it, get close to the door, and shout through the door, asking what they want.
The response was that they were here for the meeting. I shouted that there was no meeting, and was told that if I didn’t let them in, then the deal was over. It became suddenly clear that the room I was in had been earmarked for some sort of deal, and my being moved to this room had ruined the whole thing.
I opened the door, after tucking the hammer into the rear waistband of my boxers. I found three guys in the corridor, one clearly on something, and the other two looking like bailiffs, with the big torsos and pecs. I explained I was moved here by the hotel, and that the previous attempt to enter the room had been a guy and a lady, who had been turned away too. The 3 guys accepted this and left.
I was awoken 6 more times that night, by people trying to get into the room, and each time I had to jam a hammer down my boxers, answer the door, explain that no, this room wasn’t available, and then try and sleep a bit more.
That room must have been used for all sorts as I believe there were at least 3 deals to be arranged there that night.”
Story credit: Reddit / rocknrollnobody