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Excuse Me ... Could You Help a VIP Guest?

We've searched around for the inside gossip before on some of the weirdest requests guests make of hotel staff, like scissors and tape for a bunch of fashion designers, plus the usual porn, handcuffs and drugs (and no, we never found a hotel that'll source drugs for their guests).

But a recent write-up on outrageous guest requests takes things even further than that. They make the point that a concierge at a true five-star hotel is there to keep the guests happy no matter what (or almost), so even the oddest requests can be fulfilled.

Highlights for us were the pop star at the Ritz-Carlton New York who asked for training on her new iPhone, the contact lenses that were found and delivered within two hours and the stories of Salvador Dali who apparently demanded herds of sheep be sent to his room!

Less successful requests were made by a guest in Beverly Hills who wanted some replacement parts for his AK47 (he didn't get 'em), and apparently asking for fake sharks to appear and scare your friends while snorkeling is another request that was made but turned down. But surely in comparison to all this, simply asking for a slightly bigger room or a nicer view should be a request that's easy to fufil?

[Photo: JonBauer]

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