http://travel.guardian.co.uk/hotels/story/0,,1819989,00.html
Check into the Hotel Gleneagles in Torbay these days and you will no
longer be confronted with out-of-date kippers or senile Majors. For
despite inspiring cult TV comedy series Fawlty Towers, the property has
undergone a £1m refurbishment and plans to relaunch as a four-star
boutique hotel.
Under new ownership since February, the hotel's luxury facelift has
ushered in a new ground-floor swimming pool and al fresco dining area, a
luxurious lounge and a conservatory. Ceilings have been raised and
Italian chandeliers installed, while over 40 skip-loads of rubbish have
been removed.
The character of Basil Fawlty was inspired by a former manager at the
hotel; he gave John Cleese and the Monty Python team a frosty welcome
when they booked in 1971. The ferocious host berated them for not
holding their knives and forks correctly and threw one of their
briefcases over a wall believing it could be a time bomb.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
