Fifth Star Is Fake: A Brutal, Hilarious, and Unfiltered Look at Life Behind the Lobby

Welcome to The Bellgrave-where the chandeliers gleam, the guests are kings, and the fifth star is a damn lie.

Behind the polished floors and velvet service, hospitality workers wage silent wars-dodging disasters, finessing chaos, and enduring the grind with a silver smile. The Fifth Star Is Fake is a brutally honest, darkly funny, and deeply human memoir that exposes what really happens in five-star hotels when the guests aren't looking.

Through razor-sharp storytelling, A.B. peels back the illusion, giving voice to the ones who work their arses off for perfection while management vanishes, customers test patience, and service cutlery mysteriously disappears.

From onboarding speeches no one listens to, to legendary hotel ghosts and locker rooms that could legally qualify as war crimes-this book isn't just a collection of stories. It's a tribute to endurance, grit, and finding grace in the grind.

Call it fiction if it helps you sleep. But if you've ever worked hospitality-you already know.