Sanctuary is Lost...
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 11/01/09
I was a regular at the Surf Hotel while it was still open. While most of you say that the receptionist was rude, I say that she was actually really sweet. It all depended on your own energy towards the place and the people there. If you walked in expecting people to put on a fake smile, then you probably found yourself proved wrong. Lorraine, although pretty old would treat you based on your energy. If you treated her like a familyu member then you got the same back. If you treated her like a simple receptionist, she would treat you like a simple guest. As for the people, yes we are clannish, but if you sat next to some of us, maybe joined in with our cookouts bringing some of the necessities or refreshments, if you contributed to our lives and treated us heart to heart instead of meet once then forget, that is when we welcome you. Ever since I was two years old I went to the surf hotel, now I am fifteen. I remember the sunsets from the reading room at the top, I remember Joal, one of the workers always going up there to meditate, I remember the splashing of the waves from the surf side of the hotel, and the occasional passing carriage at night from the street side. I remember a family that tried to steal one of Lorraine's dogs and they were caught. I remember the sounds of people playing card games. I remember everyone pitching in to help someone who was in severe pain from a kitchen accident. I remember the old swing set, how all the parents would mother each other's children, and would offer to babysit them if a couple wanted to escape to a dinner outing. I remember some of the 20 year olds tending to young children, offering to do their hair in braids for free, or maybe to take them to the beach, even out to ice cream. I remember, I remember. I remember the overall experience of The Surf Hotel, and those who may have had a bad stay here, try to lighten up. Maybe that week's people weren't your kind of crowd. Stay another week and the experience will change. Over the phone conversation is limited simply because many people call, I would know since I stayed near the desk a lot sometimes and every three minutes someone would call. On rare days not many people called but mostly there were a lot of callers. All in all, the surf hotel was a place that would surely reflect the way you treated it. Gooday to you all, and I apologize for my atrocious use of English writing. ; It is the reason why I have my friends edit my stories. P.s. The Hotel guests were mostly responsible for keeping their rooms clean.
