Hotel Hobbies: 50 Things to Do in a Hotel Room That Won't Get You Arrested

by Marcus Weeks

You are in a hotel in downtown Denver (or Darmstadt, or Dijon) on your own; you didn’t realize that boredom had a taste. You don’t want to go blind or to get arrested, so what can you do? Hotel Hobbies brings together the collective experience of conference connoisseurs and hotel veterans to create 50 blameless and absorbing ways to pass the time, using nothing but the items naturally found in any hotel room. There’s something for everyone, from the inscrutable art of towel origami to the adrenalin whoosh of ensuite free-running.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Marcus Weeks é colaborador frequente de enciclopédias e livros de referência, atuando também como consultor de vários títulos da editora britânica Dorling Kindersley. É autor de diversos livros, como Se liga na filosofia e O livro da psicologia.

Possui uma vasta lista de talentos e interesses. Quando não está escrevendo, é professor de música, dá aulas de inglês para estrangeiros, administra uma galeria de arte, afina e restaura pianos, é editor de música, arranjador, compositor, entre muitas outras coisas. Mora em Hastings, na Inglaterra.

Ele também escreve sob o pseudônimo: Nicholas D. Satan

Reviews

[Sarah]

While some of the activities could land you in hospital - wet sliding, some would be genuinely entertaining if stuck in a hotel - cell phone snap.

[Margaret]

I bought this as a gift for someone who travels for his work. It's wacky and fun. It reveals the bleakness of hotel living but it has some whimsical and creative remedies, including some bizarre recipes for cocktails, e.g. Mint Desparado and Tequila Mockingbird. You won't believe the creative use of items found in hotel rooms.

[Cindy]

I liked it.