Sunday, September 21, 2014

One day in the life of Katrina!



Today was almost normal. I woke up, took a big long kitty stretch, made my humans feed me, then went and played outside. After chasing the butterflies for a while, I laid down and soaked up some sun. It was very exhausting.
I napped on the couch in the parlor for a bit, getting luxurious massages from the many guests walking through, while they were just fawning over me. I know, I’m cute. They should add me on Facebook! (Cat Trina Facebook Page)
All the attention was sooooo tiring, so I decided another nap was in order, but this time on the chair in the entryway. It is the perfect place to take a nap, while also being able to attack unsuspecting people and bite them, hehe.
All of a sudden, it was nighttime. This is when things got interesting. I was doing my usual routine, which included going outside to make sure my humans lit the candles, trying to get into the rooms to make sure the guests were taking care of my dolls (the rooms that I was able to get into were fine, but then my ridiculous humans wouldn’t let me into the other rooms), and then guarding the front door from the rowdy drunk people stumbling from Bourbon Street. It was then I noticed something weird (well besides them).



I looked at the top of the staircase for a minute an noticed a weird little speck floating around. I wanted to catch it, so I jumped up and bolted up the stairs. When I went to bite it, it flew away! I went after it again, but suddenly it was gone. I thought, “This won’t do! I need back up!” So I ran downstairs to get my humans. I started yelling at them, “Get upstairs! There’s something wonky happening!”, but they just patted my head and told me I was too fat so no food. They can be so dumb sometimes! As if that wasn’t insulting enough, they just went back to their computers as if nothing was going on. Did they not see it? I guess I was on my own.
I ran back upstairs to investigate some more, but what I found wasn’t a little speck. There was a full size human! But this wasn’t one of the guests that was staying in the hotel. Who was she? How did she get in the hotel? I got the weird feeling that I should go over to her and sniff things out, so I naturally attacked the bottom of her dress. She started to play with me. After a while, I noticed she was beginning to disappear, so I tried to bite her. I couldn’t catch anything! Suddenly, she was gone! I was so freaked out I decided it was time to go back to my real humans.
I realized how hungry I was (I hadn’t eaten since about an hour earlier), so I decided I must’ve imagined this woman from a starvation induced hallucination. After I ate, I decided that I should just go back to my normal routine. So I jumped in the window and started playing with the tourists who had clearly never seen a cat before.


Monday, September 8, 2014

Maison de Ville's Television Debut!

Let's start off by explaining that Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets is a British show that follows film star, Richard E. Grant across the globe, showcasing some of the most impressive and luxurious hotels in the world. The show airs Tuesday nights at 9 pm in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic.

On Tuesday, September 2nd, a very special episode aired. It was based in New Orleans and featured a couple different hotels, restaurants, and stores in the area. Remarkably, Hotel Maison de Ville was included on the prestigious list of hotels on the show!

The clip starts off with owner, Richard Poe, and general manager, Cassie Holman, welcoming Grant into the hotel and showing off some of the amazing features offered, including the 2,000 sq-ft. courtyard located out back. And of course, the hotel ambassador Cat Trina had a cameo, in which she did an extraordinary job in showing off the true spirit of the place.



Considering that Maison de Ville has now jumped up the scales to number 2 on Trip Advisor, won a spot on the extremely distinguished Fodor's Top 100 Hotels in the World list, and the centuries of history under the hotel's belt, no one can say they are prouder of this accomplishment than the wonderful staff, whose hard work and exceptional love keeps things running at tip top shape. Although it is still a relatively new boutique hotel, everyone should keep an eye out for the unbelievable things to come!