In the 7 nights they were there, they stayed in 4 different rooms. The first one, a non-smoking room, had a stench of cigarette smoke coming through the air vents and so they asked to move. They were moved to a room with dampness in it and asked to be moved again. The 3rd room was fine as far as they were concerned but arriving home one night their keycard wouldn't let them in. They went to the desk and were informed work was going to be carried out on the room in the morning and there would be no hot water (water problems again!). By this time the hotel was almost full and there was a bit of drama and tension as the hotel staff tried to find them a suitable room to move to (2 vacant rooms were stinking of smoke again).
The little French-Morrocan guy at reception was sweating as they sent him into a panic trying to find a suitable room. His buddy in the background would just offer a wry smile at proceedings. Dave & Kate were given a free breakfast the following morning for all the trouble.
Then there was the typically French Jean-Pierre, who remained snooty and aloof whenever they dealt with him. All these characters amused Dave & Kate and it seemed they amused, bemused, confused and caused havoc wherever they went and whoever they dealt with. This amused them further. The Upsetters upsetting the Babylon System without effort.
One guy working at the Ibis hotel was different. He was a tall, slender, black man and each time he encountered Dave he would just break into a big grin and start nodding his head. Few words were ever spoken between them but something seemed to be understood.
