IF SHE finds a strand of hair in a hotel bed - you'll be sure to hear of it.
Ms Zhuang has a dream job of a Hotel Test Sleeper, which involves sleeping
in hotel beds to test them for quality ahead of your visit.
Many of us can be envious of Zhuang as she was selected as one of three
final winners out of 7,800 candidates and started working for Qunar as a
Professional Hotel Test Sleeper in March 2010.
To date, she has slept at more than 200 hotels.
"My job is to role-play travellers of different types, different ages and
genders at different scenarios, and see how each hotel fits their particular
needs." Zhuang said.
Her reviews help travellers make smart hotel picks and bring them a more
pleasant experience on the road.
Qunar, a Chinese online travel platform, started to recruit Professional
Hotel Test Sleepers in 2010.
The requirement for this new profession is to sleep at selected hotels
without disclosing their real job and write expert reviews about the
facilities, location, dining, services and prices of the hotels, in order to
provide an independent third-party evaluation and an authoritative guide to
travellers, according to the company.
[Photo: Ms Zhuang, a Hotel Test Sleeper, checks the texture of the toilet
paper at a business chain hotel, in Beijing on March 6, 2012.]
Ms. Zhuang checks a tea cup at a business chain hotel.
Ms. Zhuang checks the bed of a business chain hotel in Beijing.
Ms. Zhuang takes a picture of slippers in the toilet of a boutique hotel in
central Beijing.
Ms. Zhuang checks a bottle of body wash in the bathroom of a boutique hotel in
central Beijing.
Ms. Zhuang checks the bed of a Beijing traditional hotel with courtyard houses,
known as "Siheyuan" in Chinese, in central Beijing.
Ms. Zhuang uses her mobile phone as she looks for a boutique hotel along a
traditional alleyway, or Hutong, in central Beijing March.
Ms. Zhuang checks the network speed of wifi on her iPad at the public area of a
Beijing traditional hotel with courtyard houses, known as "Siheyuan" in
Chinese, in central Beijing.
Ms. Zhuang takes a picture of a public area at a Beijing traditional hotel with
courtyard houses, known as "Siheyuan" in Chinese, in central Beijing.
Ms. Zhuang checks the bed of a Beijing traditional hotel with courtyard houses,
known as "Siheyuan" in Chinese, in central Beijing.
