HotelChatter

Hotels

Finding Nemo Librizzi @ THOR

February 20, 2006 at 1:04 PM | 0 Comments

Ok, so our little brother didn't seem all that thrilled that THOR has someone specifically in charge of "esoteric minutiae", however, we never dismiss a hotel employee with a title like "Superintendent of Luminous Detail" out of hand, there is just to much fun to be had.

We have seen these ridiculous hotel monikers before (can anyone say Victoria Prado) and taking an up close look at what these folks actually do never gets old.

NY Times writer Steven Kurtz takes us through a day in the life of Nemo Librizzi.

Let's listen in as THOR owner Paul Stallings accompanies Nemo to the penthouse suite, where Nemo works his luminous voodoo:

All three turned their attention to a giant television set, which was awkwardly placed near a window. "What if you hung it from the ceiling?" Mr. Librizzi asked.

"I don't think that would work," Mr. Stallings replied. "It's 375 pounds."

The room seemed to be missing something. Everyone brainstormed. Then, after a moment, Mr. Librizzi said: "You know what would be great? A hammock. I'm serious. People would come up here and swing on it and smoke hash."

Ms. Stallings gave another motherly look, one suggesting that the likelihood of a hammock in the penthouse was slim. But it would be a luminous detail.

Nemo also makes sure guests don't have to watch "Legally Blonde" and serves as an in-house expert on Puerto Rican drug dealers for Hollywood directors. According to his Tribeca Film Festival profile, "Nemo studied religion and philosophy at Columbia University, and was known to be a lay-about and town drunk before his decision to grow up."

He bills by the hour and is "outrageously expensive".

Related Stories:
·   The Hotel on Rivington Coverage [HotelChatter]
·   THOR Hotel Reviews [TripAdvisor]