by LuckySevens » Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:21 pm
Man, I hate how accurate this whole thread is. Last time we were at Pearl every single bed by the jacuzzi was booked up by 2:00. Oh, let me clarify... when I say "booked up" I mean that literally. Just one ratty paperback book left where the pillows meet the mattress to declare ownership. Meanwhile, all these folks' other possessions were with them, at their chair/bed by the pool... they couldn't leave all their sunscreen and needs at the jacuzzi bed, they needed to have that stuff where they, you know, actually were.
One afternoon we wanted to use the jacuzzi beds for their intended purpose at about 3:00, right before "the great migration" from pool to jacuzzi, and had been watching the "booked up" bed closest to the pool for hours with no one coming or going. We made the choice to get up, gather our stuff, and head over to the bed. I moved the book politely to the table next to it, and we proceeded to use the bed. Let me be clear: no other beds were occupied, save for their own paper occupants, at this point.
We're mid-"activities" when a surly-looking couple shows up WITH a Desire staff member, who asks us "is this your book". Of course we replied, somewhat out of breath, that no it's not ours, that it had been left there all day, so we had moved it so that SOMEONE could use the bed. He said "you can't move someone else's stuff" and made it clear that we needed to vacate, while the couple stood, arms crossed, glaring, behind him.
Again, there was NO ONE else on ANY bed at the Jacuzzi. None. Just books. The only people using the beds for ANY purpose WHATSOEVER, was us. And we were kicked off... the couple that had "booked" the bed proceeded to take their rightful claim over it, and pass out.
This is a cultural neutron bomb for this place. We'd have been done and on our way in what was sure to be an embarrassingly short amount of time... the bed would have been available for anyone else to enjoy. Instead, there were two angry couples and one uncomfortable staff member all fuming. Something has got to change or the place we've all come to love for its people and culture just won't be that any more.
Pearl: 11/20, 3/21, 3/22, 3/23, 6/23, 3/24
RM: 6/21