Ballet for Bellhops

Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 06.20.06 | 7:31 PM ET

Bellhops at Washington D.C.‘s Hotel Palomar are learning lessons in classical ballet in advance of the hotel’s September opening. “It’s a ... uh ... different experience,” bellboy-in-training Alvin Green tells the Washington Post’s Adriane Quinlan. It’s part of a trend by boutique hotels to develop themes other than “Hand over credit card, get key.”