| Author | Message | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1417 Registered: 8-2001 |
Katie had no idea how old the hotel was until the letter arrived. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 409 Registered: 2-2012 |
Was it a hotel Katie stayed at? Planning to stay at? Letter as in text written or otherwise imprinted on paper or similar material, with a recipient and a sender? Roman numerals relevant? Was the letter sent to Katie? From the hotel? To the hotel? Is Katie a historian? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1418 Registered: 8-2001 |
Was it a hotel Katie stayed at? yes Planning to stay at? no Letter as in text written or otherwise imprinted on paper or similar material, with a recipient and a sender? yes Roman numerals relevant? no Was the letter sent to Katie? yes From the hotel? yes To the hotel? yope Is Katie a historian? no | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2465 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was the letter addressed to Katie? Was it sent shortly before she received it? Was Katie staying at the hotel when the letter arrived? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1419 Registered: 8-2001 |
Was the letter addressed to Katie? yes Was it sent shortly before she received it? yes Was Katie staying at the hotel when the letter arrived? yes, good questions | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2467 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is it relevant who was the letter from? What it was about? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1420 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is it relevant who was the letter from? yes What it was about? yes | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2469 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was the letter from: a male? a female? an adult? Did the sender know Katie personally? Were there other people receiving a similar letter? Did Katie receive the letter because she was staying in the hotel? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1421 Registered: 8-2001 |
Was the letter from: a male? a female? could be either an adult? yes Did the sender know Katie personally? no Were there other people receiving a similar letter? yes Did Katie receive the letter because she was staying in the hotel? yope | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3170 Registered: 7-2009 |
You say Katie was not planning on staying at the hotel. Was the letter somehow sent before she knew she would be staying there? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1422 Registered: 8-2001 |
You say Katie was not planning on staying at the hotel. Was the letter somehow sent before she knew she would be staying there? FA, no | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1628 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was the letter written on the hotel paper? Is that relevant? Was the letter an invitation? A leaflet? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1137 Registered: 6-2003 |
Did the letter contain a date? A date far in the past? Was there a typo in the date (i.e. 1912 instead of 2012)? Was the letter (the one she received, specifically) addressed to Katie? to some other person with the same name? addressed to "any guest of this hotel"? to "anybody whom may concern"? Did the letter somehow refer to the date when the hotel was founded? Was the hotel indeed very old? Are different calendars relevant here? (Julian, Hebrew, Muslim, ..) | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1423 Registered: 8-2001 |
Was the letter written on the hotel paper? yes Is that relevant? not really Was the letter an invitation? A leaflet? no to these Did the letter contain a date? yes A date far in the past? no Was there a typo in the date (i.e. 1912 instead of 2012)? no Was the letter (the one she received, specifically) addressed to Katie? yes to some other person with the same name? no addressed to "any guest of this hotel"? no to "anybody whom may concern"? no Did the letter somehow refer to the date when the hotel was founded? no Was the hotel indeed very old? yes Are different calendars relevant here? no (Julian, Hebrew, Muslim, ..) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2676 Registered: 12-2010 |
Had something relevant happened at the hotel before the letter was sent out? Did the letter contain information about the hotel? Shot in the dark: Does the letter say that the hotel is haunted because some lady was beheaded there in the 17th century, or something along the lines? Was the letter sent via the regular postal service? Was it stamped? Or was it distributed only in the hotel? Was it addressed to Katie's room number? To the actual postal address of the hotel? The one who sent it - a hotel employee? the manager? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1424 Registered: 8-2001 |
Had something relevant happened at the hotel before the letter was sent out? noish Did the letter contain information about the hotel? no Shot in the dark: Does the letter say that the hotel is haunted because some lady was beheaded there in the 17th century, or something along the lines? no, interesting idea though Was the letter sent via the regular postal service? no Was it stamped? no Or was it distributed only in the hotel? lets say it was this Was it addressed to Katie's room number? yes To the actual postal address of the hotel? no The one who sent it - a hotel employee? the manager? could be either, lets say the former | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3417 Registered: 2-2011 |
was the letter pushed under her door? put in her cubby hole? was the purpose of the letter to tell her about something? to ask her to do something? was it a survey? was it an invitation? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1425 Registered: 8-2001 |
was the letter pushed under her door? yes put in her cubby hole? no was the purpose of the letter to tell her about something? no to ask her to do something? yes was it a survey? no was it an invitation? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2686 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did the hotel ask for donations? did it ask her to leave her room? to stay for longer? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3428 Registered: 2-2011 |
did it ask her to take care with the ancient plumbing? is this a sort of joke? was there a typo? | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 410 Registered: 2-2012 |
Did the letter ask her to do something that would only make sense if the hotel was really old? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1426 Registered: 8-2001 |
Did the hotel ask for donations? no did it ask her to leave her room? no to stay for longer? no did it ask her to take care with the ancient plumbing? no is this a sort of joke? yes was there a typo? no Did the letter ask her to do something that would only make sense if the hotel was really old? no | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2503 Registered: 11-2008 |
did it ask her to do something which she really couldn't? if so, because it was obsolete (such as remembering to put out her candle before going to sleep?) | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1427 Registered: 8-2001 |
did it ask her to do something which she really couldn't? no if so, because it was obsolete (such as remembering to put out her candle before going to sleep?) no, but you're getting warmer | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2504 Registered: 11-2008 |
so was she asked to do something? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1631 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did she know the age of the hotel from the content of the letter? From the way the letter was distributed? From the external features of the letter? Did the letter make her aware of some features of the hotel she hadn't noticed before? Did she get known the exact date of the beginning of the hotel? Just the year? Just the century? Did anybody else get similar letter? Did Katie expect the letter? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3435 Registered: 2-2011 |
did the letter ask her to do something quite normal? but because of a pun or similar play on words it could be taken to refer to something done only in the olden days? in England we still put "Carriages at 12" on invitations | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1428 Registered: 8-2001 |
so was she asked to do something? noish Did she know the age of the hotel from the content of the letter? yes From the way the letter was distributed? no From the external features of the letter? no Did the letter make her aware of some features of the hotel she hadn't noticed before? yes Did she get known the exact date of the beginning of the hotel? no Just the year? no Just the century? nothing specific, age based on something else Did anybody else get similar letter? very likely Did Katie expect the letter? yope did the letter ask her to do something quite normal? yes but because of a pun or similar play on words it could be taken to refer to something done only in the olden days? no, but good idea | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3204 Registered: 7-2009 |
Does the thing it asked her to do have to do with hygiene? Indoor plumbing relevant? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3440 Registered: 2-2011 |
does the letter refer to some architectural feature of the hotel? a particular room? something in the grounds? furnishing? ornaments? doors? lifts? chimneys? a priest's hole? a hidden passage? cellars? a well? a pump? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2140 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was the letter written in an obsolete language? (as in old words, old letters, etc) Or maybe the header or footer were in an obsolete language? Did Katie have any interest in finding how old the hotel was? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1634 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did the letter contain safety/emergency instructions? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1430 Registered: 8-2001 |
Does the thing it asked her to do have to do with hygiene? no Indoor plumbing relevant? no does the letter refer to some architectural feature of the hotel? no a particular room? no something in the grounds? no furnishing? ornaments? doors? lifts? chimneys? none of these a priest's hole? a hidden passage? cellars? a well? a pump? no Was the letter written in an obsolete language? no (as in old words, old letters, etc) Or maybe the header or footer were in an obsolete language? no Did Katie have any interest in finding how old the hotel was? not really Did the letter contain safety/emergency instructions? no HINT: Consider the usual reasons a hotel would communicate with a guest | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2727 Registered: 12-2010 |
"the usual reasons a hotel would communicate with a guest".... To apologise for an inconvenience? Such as construction/repair work? something that isn't working as it should? To inform the guest about an upcoming event? Could the same information have been communicated via phone? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1431 Registered: 8-2001 |
"the usual reasons a hotel would communicate with a guest".... To apologise for an inconvenience? not that one Such as construction/repair work? no something that isn't working as it should? no To inform the guest about an upcoming event? no, something more common that these Could the same information have been communicated via phone? yope | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3460 Registered: 2-2011 |
to let them see the menu for the next day? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1432 Registered: 8-2001 |
to let them see the menu for the next day? getting closer, but no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3464 Registered: 2-2011 |
to order breakfast in bed? something to do with the laundry? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1433 Registered: 8-2001 |
to order breakfast in bed? not this one something to do with the laundry? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3472 Registered: 2-2011 |
select their meals? say which meals they will be in for? select the dishes for a meal? dinner? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1434 Registered: 8-2001 |
select their meals? say which meals they will be in for? no select the dishes for a meal? dinner? no, nothing to do with food | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1641 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did the hotel inform her about check-in and check-out time? Did the hotel inform her about how to order a wake-up? Did the letter contain prices for some hotel services? The opening hours of certain facilities? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1435 Registered: 8-2001 |
Did the hotel inform her about check-in and check-out time? no Did the hotel inform her about how to order a wake-up? no Did the letter contain prices for some hotel services? no The opening hours of certain facilities? no, but one of your ideas is very close | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1711 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did it tell her the facilities available? Was one of them something that doesn't really exist nowadays? Or a very old version of something that does? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1436 Registered: 8-2001 |
Did it tell her the facilities available? no Was one of them something that doesn't really exist nowadays? no Or a very old version of something that does? no, getting colder | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1642 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did the letter inform how to order a service? Where the facilities are located? Accepted ways of payment? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3478 Registered: 2-2011 |
was the letter about hotel services? prices? wake-up calls? did it give prices in an old currency? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1437 Registered: 8-2001 |
Did the letter inform how to order a service? no Where the facilities are located? no Accepted ways of payment? no was the letter about hotel services? no prices? no wake-up calls? this is extremely close did it give prices in an old currency? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1721 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did it tell her what time breakfast was? What time other meals were? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1438 Registered: 8-2001 |
Did it tell her what time breakfast was? What time other meals were? no to both...colder | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3216 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is the alarm clock relevant? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1439 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is the alarm clock relevant? noish, but this is very close | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3487 Registered: 2-2011 |
anything to do with a cock crowing? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1440 Registered: 8-2001 |
anything to do with a cock crowing? no | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1644 Registered: 1-2011 |
Is time of wake-ups relevant? The way to perform wake-up calls? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1441 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is time of wake-ups relevant? yes The way to perform wake-up calls? yope | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3510 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it the way the time is expressed? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1442 Registered: 8-2001 |
is it the way the time is expressed? no | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1647 Registered: 1-2011 |
Are wake-ups possible only on certain hours? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1443 Registered: 8-2001 |
Are wake-ups possible only on certain hours? no | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1648 Registered: 1-2011 |
Are guests expected to demand a wake-up certain time beforehand? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1180 Registered: 6-2003 |
Did the letter somehow imply that it was written before time zones (or daylight saving time?) were introduced? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1444 Registered: 8-2001 |
Are guests expected to demand a wake-up certain time beforehand? no Did the letter somehow imply that it was written before time zones (or daylight saving time?) were introduced? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1733 Registered: 4-2007 |
Had the hotel been giving out the same letter with the same wording since the beginning? Are the wake-up calls done by telephoning to the phone in the room? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1445 Registered: 8-2001 |
Had the hotel been giving out the same letter with the same wording since the beginning? yope Are the wake-up calls done by telephoning to the phone in the room? no, great question | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17828 Registered: 4-2010 |
*swoop* Is there even a phone in the rooms? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1734 Registered: 4-2007 |
Are they done by someone coming to the room? By some kind of bell pull system? Is this because phones weren't invented when the hotel was founded? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1446 Registered: 8-2001 |
*swoop* Is there even a phone in the rooms? no Are they done by someone coming to the room? no By some kind of bell pull system? no Is this because phones weren't invented when the hotel was founded? yes | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1736 Registered: 4-2007 |
Would the guest be woken by a sound? By light? By being physically moved? Would someone tap on the door? Would the guest be given an alarm clock? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17832 Registered: 4-2010 |
Would someone actually come to the door to wake them? Come into the room? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17833 Registered: 4-2010 |
Oh, wait... would they send a wake-up letter instead of a wake-up call? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1447 Registered: 8-2001 |
Would the guest be woken by a sound? no By light? no By being physically moved? no Would someone tap on the door? no Would the guest be given an alarm clock? no Would someone actually come to the door to wake them? no Come into the room? no Oh, wait... would they send a wake-up letter instead of a wake-up call? yes, well done. $p0yl3r to follow... | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 1448 Registered: 8-2001 |
****** SPOILER ******* This puzzle is based on a joke. The joke goes something like this 'I stayed in a really old hotel' (How old was it?) 'it was so old they sent me a wake up letter.' Thanks to everyone for the great questions. Nicely swooped, Balin. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17847 Registered: 4-2010 |
I think I've heard that joke before. Good puzzle Wildcard! |
