Room on the third floor

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Victoria Warren

Room on the third floor

The reception was painted a mint green colour. Children playing football or another kind of ball game had taken large chunks out of the wall. In front opposite the gold revolving doors was the reception.

     The desk was made of a dark wood and on the desk sat a large dusty computer faded by the bright lamp above. Surrounding the computer was post it notes stuck onto the desk reminding that someone staying here wanted a vegetarian dinner or a complaint about a room with their TV too loud or even one that said karaoke in the bar that night had been cancelled due to trouble with the microphone. The chair to the desk was black and the seat had been covered by a red itchy looking felt to cover up the mustard yellow foam that had been poking out. Above the desk was a hand stitched message reading ‘ Welcome to the Honeysweet Hotel. Have a pleasant stay’. The thread was a dusky pink and was very old fashioned.

     Either side of the revolving doors were two large sofas. To the right was a forest green leather sofa with faint gold stripes running through it. The cushions were perched on the limp seat. They were flat and of an orange colour that clashed with the sofa. Above that sofa was a countryside picture in a brass frame and beside that the fire regulations and procedures.

     On the other side of the room was the other sofa; well it was more like a bench really. It was made from beech and was woven in a zigzag pattern. On it were four multi coloured cushions all of which had navy blue buttons sewn into the middle of it. Above this bench were two more countryside pictures with young couples strolling in the park on a summer’s day.

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     At the back of the reception to the left of the room was the winding stairs leading to each floor of the hotel. They were dark and closed in just like a castles turrets. Each step was different. Climbing up you could see they were made from concrete, brick, fizzy drinks cans, some painted different colours, others left natural. A good idea yet did not go with the decorative scheme of the reception.

     The room was on the third floor, along a surprisingly bright and airy corridor. The door to the room was a rustic brown ...

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