Dnfed--unfortunately the book was archived before I was able to read it. However, I will be back with a review if I am able to read the book in the future!

I waffled quite a bit, back and forth with a lot of points for either idea about expanding on individual stories or writing an all-encompassing review. The latter plan gained more traction when I started listing out personal one line reactions and realised it would involve me saying more than the book does during a story!

This collection was unexpectedly good. I started it in a good mood, but it waned almost immediately when I realised that the stories were not all based in the titular hotel but ranged from varying genres, not sticking to any. I kept at it (luckily!) and finally after the halfway mark when I ‘got’ the author’s take, I started to enjoy every further narrative a little more than the previous and even changing my mind about the one I just wrapped up previously. Many of them are based on the difference in workload and responsibilities between men and women in any given situation. The balance between the two is also described in a few. Some focus on the home front, some on the official. There are quite a few stories where we get to learns the thinness of outer presentation and how different people are just below the surface. Even as I write this review, I have changed my mind about how much I liked this! It is purely about people, different types of them and all manner of strange behaviours.

It is the kind of collection that gets more interesting and fuller with every subsequent analysis or discussion. I was a little disappointed at it not being what I thought it would be, but in the span of putting this down in writing, I have worked out the situation and come to terms with it.

I received an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience.

Like nothing I've ever read.
A collection of short stories with twists at every turn... Funny, dark, sad, inspiring and just plain bizzare (just how I like it!)
It was a great read to dip in and out of.
This would be a brilliant read for commuting or holidays.

There is a certain skill to writing short stories and I have to say as a debut collection Dan Brotzel has it in bucket loads.
This is a contemporary collection with 21st century themes. Brexit, Trump, Alexa and other themes abound, but never does the author skimp on the portrayal of characters.
The first story 'Nothing so Blue' pulls you in on a well trod theme. 'What would your super power be?' but instantly we're engaged with the writing and many other stories similarly take very little time to draw you in, make you laugh, cry or even declare 'Yes that's my life!'
I particularly liked 'Infinite Rainbows' as a commuter for many a year any story with trains and crazy people at stations or in carriages are a mine field of stories.
All manner of life is here- young and old, male and female (he writes well from either sexual perspective) and the angle on modern relationships is great. Perhaps there are one too many involving the trials of parenthood, but then we can mostly all see ourselves in those daily traumas and dilemmas. Family life is always good but the wacky use of Minutes from a Meeting and the trials of Dishwasher etiquette more than made up for any human failings in the telling of the tale.
Overall a great read. Well done.

These were funny , but also touching,and sometimes a little bit odd.
For that I truly enjoyed them.
Each seemed to be the perfect length (which I think is a tricky thing in a short story).
Also,I enjoyed the fact so many were family based.
My favourite might be the community forum.... too very true to life.

I think this is going to be a birthday gift for at least one person this year.

This is the first short story collection I've read in a while - really enjoyed it, particularly the Passive and Active Voice story. Had me laughing and shedding a tear or two on the train. Completely agree with the guy on Goodreads who called this a 'masterclass in short story writing.'