This quite demure lady gave herself a treat for her 70th birthday, a night in a luxurious hotel. When checking out the next morning, she was given a bill for $250. Shocked, she demanded to know why the charge was so high saying, “It’s a nice hotel, but not worth $250. I didn’t even have breakfast!” 

     The desk clerk replied that $250 was the ‘standard rate,’ with breakfast included. 

The lady insisted on speaking with the manager. Forewarned by the desk clerk, the manager walked up to the counter and announced, “This hotel has an olympic-size pool and a conference center available for use.”

     The lady replied, “But I didn’t use them.”

     The manager responded, ”Well, they’re here and you could have.” He went on saying, “You could have seen one of the hotel’s famous shows. We have the best entertainers from all over the world performing here.” 

     The lady pleaded, “But I didn’t go to any of those shows.

     The manager replied, “Well, we have them, and you could have.”

     The manager continued to announce the amenities and the lady once again replied, “But I didn’t use any of them!”

     After several minutes and with the manager still unmoved, the lady decided to pay the bill. She wrote a check and gave it to the manager. 

     The manager was surprised when he looked at the check saying, “But madam, this check is for only $50.00.”

     Smiling at the manager the lady said, “That’s correct. I charged you $200 for sleeping with me.” 

     The manager exclaimed, “But I didn’t sleep with you madam!”

     Smiling more she said, “Well, too bad, I was here, and you could have.”