Comments on: Video Update: Expectations Management and the Worst Hotel in All of Guyana

By: @SarahMerion

@SarahMerion — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:18:36 +0000

Great video Chris! I was not expecting to hear you say the hotel wasn’t that bad! Good point about expectation management. It can make or break a situation. Keep up the good work!

By: Anvoy

Anvoy — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:02:16 +0000

Hey Chris, you are absolutely right about expectations- i also dont trust sites like tripadvisor completely, you can not stop people from writing in anything. i see this regularly on electronics reviews. people will bash up products from lesser known companies or products- just because they lack the ability to navigate around the features, you can not expect every product to be an iphone (i digress .
BTW- did you see/meet a lot of people of indian origin in Guyana and Surinam? these people have been there since long when they came to work in the sugarcane fields 150-200 years ago.

By: bet

bet — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:20:13 +0000

Thanks. That wasn’t such a bad hotel. Beautiful scenery. Good luck

By: Ravi

Ravi — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:25:42 +0000

Please post some photos from your adventures in Guyana!

By: amki

amki — Sat, 02 May 2009 06:15:55 +0000

Why would a retired 78-year-old be so mesmerized by everything that this site is? I only discovered it a couple of weeks ago, so I can’t say it’s ‘grown’ on me. Perhaps it validates my own non-conformity. It certainly seems to stimulate it.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:38:22 +0000

I feel like I’ve stepped away from my world for a brief moment. Thank you!

By: Trackback from The Mindful Tourist

Trackback from The Mindful Tourist — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:42:51 +0000

[...] Here’s our friend Chris Guillebeau talking about his recent experience with what TripAdvisor dubs the “worst hotel in Guyana.” Chris has traveled to over 100 countries and frequently meets up with aid workers and local folks in his travels. [...]

By: Gregg Davis

Gregg Davis — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:14:39 +0000

Thanks for the inspiration and stories as we follow your adventures, Chris! I’m moving the same direction, and have a story to tell myself. I’m working on figuring out the best way to begin, and organize. Thanks again for the inspiration and the ideas – I’ll be posting on a schedule at greggdavis.com soon! And, I just got on Twitter!

By: Darryl Halse

Darryl Halse — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:15:28 +0000

Thanks for the video, Chris. I enjoyed the take on managing expectations.

Whenever my misses leaves me a list of thing’s to do, I only do few. It’s all about managing expectations!

Safe travels.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:20:56 +0000

My husband has been doing a lot of business travel recently. When any of his coworkers asks him what he thought of the hotel, he’ll answer something like, “Well, it had a clean bed, and a bathroom where I could get a hot shower.” This can annoy some of his coworkers, but it really is all he expects from a hotel. Internet access is also nice, but not necessary. His boss, on the other hand, won’t stay at any place that doesn’t at least serve free breakfast…. ::eyeroll::