Our columnist Irina von Bentheim, the German voice of Sex and the City- Carrie Bradshaw, has reflected upon the significance of the hotel choice and what it says about the character of the hotel guest:

So, what can someones choice of hotel tell us about their personality?

Much, much more than we would perhaps have thought. I wonder if any studies have been undertaken with the title expose your hotel room and reveal your true personality! When not, now is the perfect opportunity.

Lets have a nosey into the various categories and explore the possibilities and dangers of relationships between the different types.

Type 1: the cautious guest

The cautious guest plans their accommodation right down to the last detail weeks, and even months, in advance. They maintain daily email contact with the hotelier and, nevertheless, always seem to end up in a dingy smoking room with a sagging mattress and feel like theyre camping out in the middle of a crossroads despite refusing to leave the window open due to suicide fears.

They belong to the moat fearing yet adorable set of people. Anyone embarking on a relationship with one of these types will never evade this endless search for perfection. However, with a tolerant partner at their side, can happily experience harmony but things can just as easily end as with the hotel room.

My tip: never again book hotels without help!

Type 2: the cunning guest

The cunning guest compares prices, furnishings and locations months in advance, and rings up their chosen hotel every day under a different name to ensure their hosts will still welcome them even if their Doberman demand its own single room in a hotel which forbids pets.

This type is a cunning fox. To get involved with such a person, one must begin heavily armed (and not just to protect oneself from the Doberman). Even in possession of the strongest of egos, there could be subject to even more confrontation than numerous hotel managers whove been driven to near lunacy.

My tip: try only if autogenously trained!

Type 3: the lucky beggar

On no account does the lucky beggar do any planning, but always manages to have luck on their side and end up in a top hotel.

Ah, we all dream of being like this. The Obama of hotel bookers, yes I can is their life motto and they enter into every relationship with the same attitude. The only problem being their loud self-appreciation doesnt always result in as much as it promises. Not everything can rely on fluke!

My tip: indulge more often in self-criticism!

Type 4: the jinxed traveller

The jinxed traveller never plans ahead and makes for the top hotel yet always seems to encounter bad luck.

The problem is, they simply dont have sufficient self-belief. If they just trusted themselves a little more, theyd fall into bed with the right partner and in the perfect hotel room. Under no circumstances should they get paired up with a Type 3; their dream partner must be well organised and accustomed to taking matters into their own hands.

My tip: always book through Escapio!