28/03/2026
A woman decided to celebrate her 70th birthday by treating herself to one night in a very nice hotel. The next morning, when she went to check out, the desk clerk gave her a bill for 20,000 shillings. She was shocked and asked why it was so expensive. “I agree it’s a nice hotel, but the room isn’t worth 20k for just one night — I didn’t even have breakfast,” she said. The clerk explained that 20k was the standard rate, and breakfast was included if she had chosen to have it.
She asked to speak with the manager. The manager came out, already informed about the complaint, and said, “Our hotel has an Olympic-sized swimming pool and a large conference center that guests can use.”
“But I didn’t use them,” she replied.
“Well, they are available, and you could have used them,” he answered.
He continued, saying the hotel also offered famous in-house shows with top entertainers from around the world.
“But I didn’t attend any of those shows,” she said.
“They are available, and you could have gone,” the manager repeated.
Every time the manager mentioned another facility, she answered, “But I didn’t use it,” and he kept giving the same reply.
After several minutes of going back and forth, and seeing that the manager would not change his mind, she agreed to pay. She asked for the hotel's till number and paid.
The manager looked at the payment and said, “Madam,umelipa only 50 bob.”
“That’s right,” she said. “I charged you 19,850 shillings for sleeping with me.”
“But I didn’t do that!” the manager replied.
“Well,” she answered calmly, “I was here, available, and you could have.”
