I worked as a room service waiter at the Metropole...

I worked as a room service waiter at the Metropole, one summer back in the day. We took some pride, I remember, in telling ourselves that while the Metropole certainly wasn't luxury, it was still a high class hotel. Oh well, time passes. I had a room in the Tower, which was already a bit run down in the early 90s. On the 4th flot there isn't much of a tower feeling either. I was looking straight into a wall. The magnetic lock on the door didn't work properly, so I had to go to the reception and queue up for new key cards four times. One receptionist happily told me that the battery probably needed to be changed. If Security ever, actually, came around to change it, I cannot tell. Worst part, however, is the breakfast... You get the felling its all about logistics and cost cutting. If there is any pride in the actually food and service, it doesn't show. All in all, in London good hotels come at a high price. I didn't know I was being cheap, choosing the Metropole. Next time I'll pay the price or chose some place where there is no personal sting to the disappointment.