I called about a dozen hotels today, all booked. The funniest was when I called the Executive Inn which is attached to the convention center - but apparently is closed. The recorded message said "this number was formerly the Executive Inn. If you are a debt collector do not leave a message as there is no-one here." Oh my!!
Another hotel I called - a major chain - said I had to wait to talk to "Lloyd" and he doesn't work Sunday. I told her I only wanted to see if I could book A ROOM. She understood and said I needed to talk to Lloyd. I asked "help me understand, I want to ask about reservations and your only reservation desk is Lloyd and he's not there so your hotel is unable to take reservations unless Lloyd is working?" Yup. Now I could understand if I was calling a 2 room B&B but a COMFORT INN?? Time warp?