hahaha Keith, thankfully the rooms while not massive, unlike the stair and landing areas, are a decent size and the nice thing in my opinion is all the bathrooms are modern and spacious...
John, the reason we stopped taking bookings at Mozaik and why we won't at Motif is because when people book they all want to book for pretty much the same time, about 8pm.
This means that the tables can't be used from about 6.30, 7 onwards because no one likes to have a hurried meal so for roughly two hours you have an empty restaurant when it could be being utilised.
It also puts loads of pressure on all the staff from the waiters, the bar staff and the kitchen because people naturally want to be able to order their drinks and their meals fairly promptly and don't want to wait an hour or more for their drinks and meals. It's not possible to take 70 or so orders, get everyone their drinks and their meals within half an hour of arriving.
By not taking bookings people come and go at different times which creates a smoother and more manageable work flow for us and better service for customers. When people know you don't take bookings they know to come earlier or later and some will still come at what appears to be the normal time of eight and they can stay as long or short a time as they like once seated.
Hope that makes sense
