Hi everybody.
I guess many of us have thought about how our background, our expertise and education affects the way we perceive written word. Those of you who are somehow related to firearms can easily detect when an author has flaws in their description of weapons. The same goes with lawyers and actual policemen who can easily tell the difference between real police work and that described in detective novels.
Yes, writers make mistakes from time to time, but that's what we can forgive them in favor of a good style and mesmerizing story. After all, they can not cover every field of knowledge.
So what I am getting at is that I've been working in travel industry for quite a while (hotel related industry to be exact) and every time I come upon a description of a hotel, inn, motel and stuff like that, it captures my attention at once.
At this particular moment I can think of "Cheap Hotel" described by William Gibson in the "Neuromancer" novel. The one with small compartments in it where there is only enough space to accommodate your body in horizontal position. The compartments might be somewhat reminiscent of those you see in morgues with dead people lying inside.
The second hotel that comes to my mind is the one described in the novel "Mostly Harmless" by Douglas Adams. Actually, it was a motel on the planet of NowWhat. Maybe some of you can remember it.
What I want is for everyone interested to try to remember some of the most prominent stays and accommodation mentioned in fiction literature. Even 10 of those would be quite nice.
I hope for some feedback and I beg your pardon for my English since it is my second language.
Given the feedback from the readers, I will be adding the hotels in the list below to keep all the stuff together. Later on I believe I will make an article based on the list.
The Almayers Inn, the "Ocean Sea" novel by Alessandro Baricco & Alastair McEwen
Hotel Trianon, "The Comedians" novel by Graham Greene
The Overlook Hotel, "The Shining" novel by Stephen King
Bates Motel, "Psycho" novel by Robert Bloch