Anthony's Blog

I'm in Sydney at the moment and staying in a hotel room. I can tell because my (king size) bed is wider than it is long:-- that's a sign that I'm not at home. Somebody also came and made my bed today, and straightened the things I left on the desk. On the door of the room there's a notice that shows evidence of having wording that evolved since the 19th century.

It says:

Notice

Loss or damage to guests' property

Under the Innkeepers Act, 1968 an innkeeper may be liable...
for loss and damage to a guest's property...
limited to one hundred dollars [woo hoo!]...
[however, liability does not cover] motor-vehicles or other vehicles of any kind,...
or horses or other live animals.

So if I should ride into town on my trusty steed, I guess the message is that I shouldn't entrust it to the care of The Intercontinental.