The Hotel Doctor

It’s easy. Look for the gasoline bombs. I reminded myself of this last week watching Hacksaw Ridge which received ecstatic reviews a...

A flight attendant in Costa Mesa was suffering flu symptoms. The news arrived at 7:30 a.m. After writing down the information, I deliver...

“Could you please turn down the television?” “Huh…?” I repeated the question – not because the guest didn’t hear but because the...

Late one evening, a guest called to say his son had gone blind. That was beyond my expertise, I explained, but the guest insisted on a h...

“Could you check out my ankle? I don’t want to go to an emergency room.” These are tempting calls. I could make the housecall, solem...

“My doctor gives me Bactrim to take whenever I get another infection, and I need more.” Antibiotic requests are good news to some ho...

A guest told me she had a stomach virus, so I drove off in a relaxed mood. This is the second most common complaint that a hotel doctor ...