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Cutting the cellphone cord
21/02/2002 08:02 - (SA)
Kinlochbervie, Scotland - A Scottish hotel is offering to baby-sit the mobile phones of
guests who have trouble cutting the electronic cord.
Kinlochbervie Hotel, in the far northwest on Scotland's Atlantic
coast, said on Wednesday it has set up a round-the-clock answering
service so that visitors trying to wean themselves from their
phones can still be reached in an emergency.
Visitors can hand their phones in on arrival, and staff will be
on hand to answer them 24 hours a day, in hopes of easing the minds
of those who might worry about missing important calls.
Hotel employees will tell callers that the person they are
trying to reach is on vacation and unavailable unless it is an
emergency. If the call seems urgent, staff will contact the phone's
owner. If not, they'll take a message to be given to the guest when
they check out.
"Many of our guests are the archetypal stressed-out executives,
so our mobile armistice gives them the chance to ditch the constant
interruptions of their phones and really immerse themselves in our
peaceful surroundings," said hotel owner Stewart McHattie.
"It is good to talk, but we think we are offering the ultimate
in call waiting," he added.
- Sapa-AP
- SAPA
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