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  • @christinegeorge9532
    @christinegeorge9532 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I just watched Thomas and he was in Claridges , I think every top hotel is after Thomas he is so good at his job if I win lotto I want to stay in one of these hotels I prefer the old world hotels ,

    • @anitanvrk358
      @anitanvrk358 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I watched this video then claridges and I thought he was just an actor for a second 😂

    • @TheMisabv
      @TheMisabv ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I also watched the videos where he was in the Claridges and I was asking myself if it was the same person 😄

    • @springerlena
      @springerlena ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me too, I saw on his linkedin profile that he left Claridges in 2017

    • @ecuteacher5702
      @ecuteacher5702 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I just watched it too and was like wait I know him 😂

    • @helena20000
      @helena20000 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      👍

  • @hannahwilliams5394
    @hannahwilliams5394 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Interesting watching him do this show years ago for the claridges and now Corinthia. I used to love doing business with the events team here, they're lovely

  • @davidcattin7006
    @davidcattin7006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    I have stayed places where I had a hand-written welcome note in the room on arrival. It's a lovely touch. I ordered tequila on line recently, and got a hand-written thank you as well. I hope good manners never go out of style.

    • @chanceDdog2009
      @chanceDdog2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A few years ago.
      The company I work in had a award ceremony in a fancy Hill country hotel..
      The award recipients had a suite with concierge service.. and extras.
      A hand write note on arival was indeed nice..
      I get few times to brag about it. Im never going to a place like that with my own money.
      But I'm so happy I was given a glimpse ...

    • @lordcezar5072
      @lordcezar5072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good money good manners

    • @theofarmmanager267
      @theofarmmanager267 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good manners? Well, it’s an expensive thing to do (wrote personal welcome cards) and it’s paid for as part of the room charge.

  • @itsacarolbthing5221
    @itsacarolbthing5221 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I loved his style when he was at Claridge's. I saw the programme, sadly I've not been myself.

  • @summer_poems
    @summer_poems ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love his precision and skill. He's truly in the job he was meant for. Also, anyone else getting some Christopher Plummer (from the 60's) vibes from him? Such class and elegance!

  • @obeedoo
    @obeedoo ปีที่แล้ว +19

    As an appraiser and someone who obsesses over bone china, I nearly jumped out of my skin over the broken teapot, and died a thousand deaths over the bespoke 15,000 piece banqueting service!

  • @richardbowness1595
    @richardbowness1595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Very funny when he broke the teapot...

    • @chrissy4035-j6c
      @chrissy4035-j6c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      My heart dropped 😂

    • @m93sek
      @m93sek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indeed

  • @hugitkissitloveit8640
    @hugitkissitloveit8640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I jumped when the tea pot shattered 😳 almost spilled hot tea all over me 😅

  • @marylou3995
    @marylou3995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I have stayed at this hotel - the service is wonderful- especially breakfast - we had a very present waiter ; a true professional . That was 2017 . Can’t wait to return.

    • @H1289-h8o
      @H1289-h8o 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tory

    • @Mogamishu
      @Mogamishu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What kind of room did you stay in and what was the rate?

    • @_Meng_Lan
      @_Meng_Lan 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@H1289-h8oby their name, they won't have a clue what you are talking about. It's a very morth American name.

  • @katibarrett8779
    @katibarrett8779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I thought he was going to say "And this is where we keep the hotel manager..." when opening up the door to the china. 😆

  • @RR-on4sk
    @RR-on4sk ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I have a feeling he out grew the last place. I could tell he seemed excited by trying new things and was advised by travel agents there's competition with places that are trying new things... Claridges works because it's service is consistent, but I could see that getting boring.

    • @Katy-wp9jn
      @Katy-wp9jn หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i heard he left bc claridges was bought by an investor from qatar

  • @kiki0girlify
    @kiki0girlify ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Wasn’t he in a doc about claridge’s?

    • @sylviasmother577
      @sylviasmother577 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol watched it yday
      think it was filmed 2010-11? He's moved?

    • @mariamustermann6527
      @mariamustermann6527 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, it was mentioned at the beginning that he worked at Claridge's. Also watched it yesterday. I found it very interesting.

  • @anacastillo5250
    @anacastillo5250 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He’s so awesome, I love his style and voice!

  • @AGTngo
    @AGTngo ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thomas is my spirit animal. I feel like he’s my older self!

  • @Weeflowerofscotland
    @Weeflowerofscotland ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I used to make macrame pieces to order. I always added a hand written thank you card within the order. It’s a lovely touch and customers really seem to like it. ❤

  • @griffinina
    @griffinina ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I have the exact reaction with him when he broke the tea pot 😆😆

  • @pamelakilgore7836
    @pamelakilgore7836 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He wants things done right. I like that. Pamela in Detroit Michigan USA

  • @angelaziegler4746
    @angelaziegler4746 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    literally any other normal person: oooh wow such wonderful service, what exquisite attention to detail! the furnishings, the china, all incredible
    me: what fountain pen is that and what ink is he using. i need brand names and nib sizes

    • @_Magnuss_
      @_Magnuss_ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes a really nice Montblanc fountainpen a classic pen for a classic Hotel.

  • @Ladynipchick2
    @Ladynipchick2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think he's really attractive, lol. And the voice is definitely part of his charm, as is his personality.

  • @martintaylor-reid4141
    @martintaylor-reid4141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thomas!! You are absolutely amazing and a credit to your profession. Well done.

  • @redcurlz135
    @redcurlz135 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    mir ist das handy beinahe aus der hand gefallen als der teekrug zerbrochen ist.
    sehr sympathischer mensch.

  • @katjaxxx7353
    @katjaxxx7353 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love Thomas, he is a great guy

  • @SafetyBriefer
    @SafetyBriefer ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Thomas has excellent serial killer vibes. He'll inspire some characters.

    • @springerlena
      @springerlena ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yess I thought so too haha, it's his inauthentic way of trying to present himself as the most professional version and I also think he has botox done

  • @London1869
    @London1869 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Please don't touch unglazed unfired ceramics still in production. The oils from your hands will reduce the adherence of the glaze.

    • @m93sek
      @m93sek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes, many peope will come across unglazed unfired ceramics still in production. An overlooked issue of national importance.

  • @shirleyvasquez6553
    @shirleyvasquez6553 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wouldn’t it have been easier to put it together in the place it was going?

    • @oakpope
      @oakpope ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed...

  • @jcs3330
    @jcs3330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The 'exploding' teapot .......oh, Thomas!.

  • @supergirl1386
    @supergirl1386 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    he used to be general manager of Claridges Hotel if im not mistaken

  • @Kolious_Thrace
    @Kolious_Thrace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice name and logo!!!🇬🇷💙
    I hope I will visit that hotel one day!

  • @hibernianbrother4842
    @hibernianbrother4842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    What a shame to cut corners and have stainless steel cutlery instead of silver plate especially with authentic English bone china. Stainless steel belongs in a hospital not in a luxury hotel.

  • @SirJacob220
    @SirJacob220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m in love with the communications director.

  • @GrahransWoWGold
    @GrahransWoWGold ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:23 That'd be referred to as a 'Koch-up' by Dennis Norden! 😂😂

  • @vwmusicplaylist1935
    @vwmusicplaylist1935 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I agree with the writing - much more personal. Too much e-tablet nonsense these days.

  • @iainsanders4775
    @iainsanders4775 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What happened to Claridges!!

  • @jrex3575
    @jrex3575 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    are those arm chairs in the beginning of vid made of Chrysler-Corinthian leather? 😆

  • @centigradz2centigradz289
    @centigradz2centigradz289 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So he left Claridges?

  • @Robert-g1l
    @Robert-g1l 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That guy is funny as hell…sense of humor

  • @NinjaBooKitty
    @NinjaBooKitty ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'God is in the details'. -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. I hope someday I am lucky enough to stay in his hotel, whichever one it may be. 💗

  • @gerrylonergan1764
    @gerrylonergan1764 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Attention to detail? Yet he opens the door to where the china is kept and a sign is hanging sideways because it now has only one pin holding it. Back of house I know, but how many have opened that door and not straightend that sign? That is where the attitude starts. It's is the little things

  • @TheAvenox
    @TheAvenox 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am completely confused by this video. Is this the same guy I saw as the manager of Claridge's in London in a special produced by the BBC? Ithis Corinthia also part of the Maybourne Hotel Group?

    • @-notmycat
      @-notmycat 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, it is him. That document is approximately 10 years old. He switched from Claridge to Corinthia.

    • @egold9081
      @egold9081 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      He left claridges in 2017

  • @ashamaria
    @ashamaria 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Is he German?

  • @littleleeu272
    @littleleeu272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What the hell is wrong with that journalist taking her 17 year old to have a vitamin drip put in her arm! What an unhealthy way to start

  • @Notguilty907
    @Notguilty907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    'Thought this guy was running Claridge's or was it Brown's

    • @bethanysangra3903
      @bethanysangra3903 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah he uses ro manage claridges but be moved over to the corinthia I'm not 100% sure why

    • @Notguilty907
      @Notguilty907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bethanysangra3903 Thanks, so much for the reply.. What was your opinion on Browns'??

    • @gu3r1tar
      @gu3r1tar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he was in the documentary series on Claridge's around 2012

    • @Mogamishu
      @Mogamishu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bethanysangra3903 maybe Claridge's was not paying him enough money.

    • @IMatthew26
      @IMatthew26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea, I thought the same.

  • @BlackKiryuu
    @BlackKiryuu 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So he moved from Claridge? I hope they are still doing good. Because he was agreat General Manager.

  • @debl9957
    @debl9957 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed!

  • @MikeManning-p8u
    @MikeManning-p8u 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think people who are OCD about details can only be happy if they life alone. I would be impossible for them to share their home with someone else.

  • @helena20000
    @helena20000 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I❤❤❤THOMAS KOCHS🤗❣

  • @Saraseeksthompson0211
    @Saraseeksthompson0211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    lol when they say it takes one week to make a teapot... like yes all teapots have to cure. omg hilarious

    • @starwing0
      @starwing0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not if it’s cast iron

    • @ninaelsbethgustavsen2131
      @ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually it does.
      First the casting.
      Liquid clay is poured into the hollow casts.
      Of lid, pot, handle, and spout.
      Then they have to dry slightly before being removed from the cast.
      The handle and spout are
      then "glued" on with liquid clay.
      Further drying is recuired.
      Until solid.
      Note that clay shrinks when drying !
      When tested for no internal flaws, and if the lid actually fits, the pot is glazed.
      Then dried and fired.
      Preferably 2-3 times over.
      Lastly the pot gets decorated.
      Then fired again.
      There is always a chance of something going wrong during this process.
      One small air bubble can explode a full oven !
      Plus a tiny spot of burnt in dust will make a tea pot second rate, at best....

  • @DavidJohnson-yq4nz
    @DavidJohnson-yq4nz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Visit the Landmark or the new Pan Pacific Luxury and less costly than this place

  • @hugitkissitloveit8640
    @hugitkissitloveit8640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I really detest this low-voice narration. This isn't a bedtime story!

  • @Robert-g1l
    @Robert-g1l 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A Hotel Manager that wants perfection

  • @LMays-cu2hp
    @LMays-cu2hp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice.

  • @kitkune
    @kitkune ปีที่แล้ว

    Um… the chair pillow he flattened out in the beginning now doesn’t match the two flanking pillows with the purposely put dent on the top…

  • @ElizabethHurtado-py8ur
    @ElizabethHurtado-py8ur 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gold

  • @Mathewmartialart
    @Mathewmartialart ปีที่แล้ว +2

    finer details, yet has worse hand writing that any gp dr

  • @arikreed7931
    @arikreed7931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOVE

  • @sync232
    @sync232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Connor was right lmao!

  • @caiohenriquedesouzasantos9558
    @caiohenriquedesouzasantos9558 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Inside Claridges

  • @mq01
    @mq01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Reminds me of Ewan Mcgregor

  • @Ladynipchick2
    @Ladynipchick2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    But why the absurd hushed narration? Very irritating.

  • @bk1147
    @bk1147 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The MD needs a new suit as it's an appalling fit

  • @andreagossmann1898
    @andreagossmann1898 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Runawayyyy cart!!!!

  • @Salem-no8hc
    @Salem-no8hc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Libya owned too

  • @Natalya1591
    @Natalya1591 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:13 he looks like Mr. Bean

  • @mmjudith269
    @mmjudith269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So in the end he was cheap.

  • @MikeJones-ib8dz
    @MikeJones-ib8dz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pretentious

  • @enzoqueiroz4846
    @enzoqueiroz4846 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vai Corinthians!

  • @araucariapasquale1
    @araucariapasquale1 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    No fool like a vain fool.

  • @ElizabethHurtado-py8ur
    @ElizabethHurtado-py8ur 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

  • @tableron
    @tableron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍👍👍🇷🇺

  • @akinobu8808
    @akinobu8808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bs

  • @ianmedium
    @ianmedium ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just think, you reach your final day on Earth, you look back at your life lived and see that you spent most of it running around after a bunch of over-privileged rich people, pandering to their every pathetic whim, making them feel important because they have money. You spent your valuable time being their servant and that was the sum total of your working component of life’s journey..

    • @coinomist924
      @coinomist924 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That is why I left London... After 15 years of working in hospitality in hotels like Rosewood, The Lanesborough, and finally Corinthia... It is way too much stress, rush and struggle... Even though have to admit Corinthia is one of the very few hotels in London that actually care about their staff and rewards them accordingly. Rosewood wasn't bad either, and is a pretty stunning hotel. After some time however, you get tired of all the maddnes involved in serving the rich and famous!!! So basically you are spot on...

  • @MarioG02
    @MarioG02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Tomas speaks like the character from League of Gentleman who is creepy gay “Justin Justin my very own Justin, alles klar”

  • @darkknightwithanidea1845
    @darkknightwithanidea1845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wait a minute … this ONE man is making executive cost decisions for a hotel for a 15,000 banqueting service & he just broke a tea pot that takes a a week to make. This is how you can go bankrupt overnight & look… there’s no one there to stop him & his inflated ego. Wow ! No wonder the UK is going under, it’s not just Johnson & Brexit .. .it’s decisions like this by ONE MAN. Ridiculous.

    • @gu3r1tar
      @gu3r1tar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      chill out dude. anyone can break a teapot (and it wasn't even complete yet and not at its full strength). nothing to do with his management abilities. and wtf does this have to do with Brexit. you need to get out more.

    • @crisyorke1328
      @crisyorke1328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh, another remoaner spotted.

  • @tomecalm7
    @tomecalm7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bro, I'm a mover. Two guys with straps would have gotten that down the stairs easy peasy.

  • @carforumwanker
    @carforumwanker ปีที่แล้ว

    sad face gay boy Thomas cannot even wear a jacket that fits him.Its another example of how "pathetic camp management " ruined the business