The Hotel Doctor

Many guests pay cash; most foreigners have travel insurance, and I accept credit cards. Technology makes this easy although the company ...

That would be “Sorry for the mess.” Sometimes I hear it as I step into the room, more often when I look for a place to set down my paper...

Mid-level chains (Hilton, Hyatt, Holiday Inn, Sheraton) provide most of my business. I love luxury hotels, but these have traditionally fo...

The guest had the medicine and syringes; all I had to do was draw it up give the injection. The drug was a blood thinner she needed afte...

The guest was feverish, and his abdomen felt tender and rigid, a sign of peritonitis. He needed to go to an emergency room. I phoned his...

In my dreams, agents write, suggesting a book, perhaps entitled “Hotel Doctor to the Stars.” So far these haven’t arrived, but physician...

In rudimentary English, a Hilton guest explained that his rash needed attention. “I’ll be there within the hour,” I said and quoted th...