Hotel Pets: Soho Grand Goldfish- 02.21.10
On unexpected surprises… did you know the Soho Grand Hotel will provide you with a roommate? An adorable little black goldfish? Strangely though, no food… i guess i will have to trust that housekeeping comes by and feeds the little guy? Their cheeky website says “If travelers cannot bring their pets, the Soho Grand offers surrogate animal companionship in the form of a goldfish in your guestroom.”
For those that asked on twitter ~ no i haven’t named it. No need to get attached, i don’t think i get to bring him with me to london… But i do wonder if there’s a mysterious room in the hotel somewhere with wall to wall goldfish bowls… do they really have enough for EVERY room? Or if you have two kids, can you request two? Or can you ask for two in the same bowl just so they dont get lonely while you’re out? Cute idea though ~ providing a bit more life to often sterile feeling hotel spaces! See more pics on the next page…
Its nice and creative.
However as a fish lover, goldfish is not meant to be in a fish bowl, they need 10g water for 1 goldfish and proper filtration. They are probably quite cheap and hotel will buy new ones maybe every week after the previous ones die.
Sorry I know this is an art blog but I just feel bad for fish sacrifice for art :P And I think people need to be educated on this…
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