We all know that the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy is rapidly becoming one of the fastest selling books since the 1990s, outselling the famous Twilight trilogy, the Hunger Games and even the Very Hungry Caterpillar, but will it soon out-gross the Bible?
One hotel in the UK has replaced the bibles in each room with the raunchy bestseller by E. L. James 50 Shades of Grey. Quite the contrast from the usual Gideon Bible you’ll find in the majority of hotel rooms, 50 Shades of Grey is an erotic adventure that follows innocent and virginal Anastasia Steele into the red room of pain of the handsome, rich and perverted CEO Christian Grey.
So why did the owners of the Damson Dene Hotel choose the popular yet controversial 50 Shades of Grey trilogy to replace the Holy Book?
“Everybody is reading 50 Shades of Grey,” cite the owners. Offering the steamy book is a hospitable gesture, making it available to people who are too shy about buying the book themselves because of 50 Shades of Grey’s reputation.
Stashed discretely in the bedside table for their guests to happen upon, the owners of the hotel thought that 50 Shades of Grey would be more appropriate for Britain’s secular and liberal society.
While some accuse the Damson Dene hotel of running a gimmick on the back of the success of the 50 Shades of Grey books, the Lake District based hotel is not the only one cashing in on the 50 Shades of Grey craze. Hotels in Seattle, such as the Edgewater and the Hotel Max offer 50 Shades of Grey packages. The Heathman Hotel in Portland had a featuring role in the 50 Shades of Grey books and also offers romantic, 50 Shades of Grey themed weekends, as well as book parties for the fans of the books.
What’s next in the 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon? With the entire buzz around the bestselling trilogy and the plans for the movie, 50 Shades of Grey is the book that is gracing everyone’s lips. Perhaps more hotels will offer the Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele specials – because who wouldn’t want to spend the weekend in a hotel in Christian’s world?
One hotel in the UK has replaced the bibles in each room with the raunchy bestseller by E. L. James 50 Shades of Grey. Quite the contrast from the usual Gideon Bible you’ll find in the majority of hotel rooms, 50 Shades of Grey is an erotic adventure that follows innocent and virginal Anastasia Steele into the red room of pain of the handsome, rich and perverted CEO Christian Grey.
So why did the owners of the Damson Dene Hotel choose the popular yet controversial 50 Shades of Grey trilogy to replace the Holy Book?
“Everybody is reading 50 Shades of Grey,” cite the owners. Offering the steamy book is a hospitable gesture, making it available to people who are too shy about buying the book themselves because of 50 Shades of Grey’s reputation.
Stashed discretely in the bedside table for their guests to happen upon, the owners of the hotel thought that 50 Shades of Grey would be more appropriate for Britain’s secular and liberal society.
While some accuse the Damson Dene hotel of running a gimmick on the back of the success of the 50 Shades of Grey books, the Lake District based hotel is not the only one cashing in on the 50 Shades of Grey craze. Hotels in Seattle, such as the Edgewater and the Hotel Max offer 50 Shades of Grey packages. The Heathman Hotel in Portland had a featuring role in the 50 Shades of Grey books and also offers romantic, 50 Shades of Grey themed weekends, as well as book parties for the fans of the books.
What’s next in the 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon? With the entire buzz around the bestselling trilogy and the plans for the movie, 50 Shades of Grey is the book that is gracing everyone’s lips. Perhaps more hotels will offer the Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele specials – because who wouldn’t want to spend the weekend in a hotel in Christian’s world?
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