The Hotel Doctor

Years ago I suffered a stomach virus, not a serious illness but unpleasant. I was resting after a night of vomiting when the Beverly G...

A three year-old at the Ramada was fussy and congested, but my exam was normal. She had a cold, I explained. It might last a few days,...

I scheduled it for 8 a.m., hoping it wouldn’t be out of commission for long because my wife and her car were out of town. I cancelled ...

The Airport Marriott is not a hotel that comes to mind at the mention of royalty, but that was where I saw the King of Tonga whose entou...

“I parked illegally, and they towed my car. It’s in an impound lot, and, wouldn’t you know.….” Tales of misfortune (as opposed to co...

“I need you to look at a rash,” said a Loews guest. “But I have meetings all day and dinner tonight. Could you be at my room at 9?” ...

She was a model, a Ritz-Carlton guest informed me. The previous week she had undergone half a dozen plastic surgery procedures on her butt...