Why John Malkovich Owns a Budget Design Hotel in Eastbourne

Question 1: Why does John Malkovich own a budget design hotel in Eastbourne?

A) Because he is neighbors with a guy who claims his family invented the chocolate bar
B) So he could get in bed with 300 Welsh Secretaries
C) Because furniture design is his hobby
D) To make some dough
E) All of the above

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Question 2 (essay format): Why do we care?

And the Story goes:

Just recently, the budget yet chic Big Sleep Hotel in Eastbourne has been rated by Trip Advisor as one of the world’s top ten celebrity owned hotels.  For design and pet-friendliness evidently.

I love this part.  Malkovich  got started in the hotel business because he is friends with a Mr. Cosmo Fry, his neighbor in Provence,  France.  Mr. Fry is a chocolate heir – his family’s chocolate business was founded in 1728, and run for over century before being bought by Cadbury’s in 1936.  He also claims that his ancestor created the first chocolate bar.  Now, Mr. Fry is a hotelier and Malkovich a part owner in this enterprise.

Malkovich got involved, because he is an avid furniture designer (he designed the furniture in his home in France). The concept of the design hotel was right up his alley – so far in fact, that in 2000 Malkovich got in bed with 300 Welsh secretaries as a promotional stunt for the Cardiff branch of the hotel.

What does this mean for you? If you are in the UK and looking for what has been described as an IKEA-quirky budget hotel stay – it’s the place for you.  Depending on the location, rates are as little as 45 pounds a night.

Check it out:

The Big Sleep Hotel
www.thebigsleephotel.com