Dedicated to friends and family, I will miss you

A hotelier is a person made up of the usual chemical compounds ordained by nature, but most have a personality and many virtues the average mortal does not possess. The hotelier must have the diplomacy of a Kissinger, the social grace of the Queen Mother, the speed of a Concorde, the smile of a Greek God, the patience of a saint, the memory of an elephant, the thick skin of a rhinoceros, the strength of an Atlas, the staying-power of a mother-in-law, the fitness of a centre forward, the grooming of a duke, the voice of an Olivier, the eye for profit of a Vestey, and last but not least, the hotelier must have a love for humanity, for humans show their worst side when they are tired and hungry. Being gracious to guests as well as to associates shows a mastery of the art of hospitality.