Hotel Marine Plaza

Living and working at 29, Marine Drive is something you get used to after a few months. The salt in the air from the water across the road really does a number on the metal fixtures, so we are always wiping things down. Hotel Marine Plaza has been at this 400020 address for a long time. You can see the cars going by all night if you stand by the front entrance. It’s a bit of a routine here. We check the registers, make sure the water is running fine in the bathrooms, and talk to the folks who stop in. The building itself has a lot of windows, which is nice for looking out, but a lot of work to keep clean. Sometimes the elevator makes a funny sound, but it gets the job done. We don't really do big speeches or have fancy meetings about what we are doing. We just show up, see who needs a key, and get on with the day. The lobby floor is stone and it stays cool even when it’s hot outside. At night, the lights from the street come through the glass. It’s just a regular place where we work. We know the neighbors at the other shops nearby and we usually get our tea from the guy around the corner. It's just life at number 29, really.