A Spanish hotel chain gave stressed guests a chance to let off steam last week by smashing the interior of a central Madrid hotel as part of its refurbishment.
NH Hoteles selected, with the aid of a team of psychologists, 30 people who took part in the destruction of the 146 rooms at the 11-year-old hotel on July 3.
They were given helmets and sledgehammers and were able to knock down walls, tear up carpets and break furniture, according to the hotel company.
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The guests were allowed to break everything they found in the hotel, from the bedrooms and the bathrooms right down to the common areas such as the reception hall.
Candidates for the "roomolition" had to take a strength test, a psychological test and a medical test to determine how stressed they were before they were selected to take part in the event.
The physical activity involved in smashing the hotel rooms generates endorphins that help get rid of tension, the company said.
"Who hasn't dreamt at one time or another, in the middle of a stress crisis, about breaking everything that falls in their path?" it asked in the statement.
NH Hoteles plans to reopen the hotel in September with a more modern decor.
The company, which is listed on the Spanish stock market, owns 335 hotels in 21 countries in Africa, Europe and the United States.
西班牙一家連鎖旅館上週給予顧客紓解壓力的機會，讓他們砸毀馬德里市中心一家旅館的裝潢，做為改裝計畫之一。
NH旅館集團在一群心理醫生協助下，挑選了三十位顧客，讓他們參加七月三日砸毀一家擁有十一年歷史飯店的一百四十六間客房的活動。
這家集團表示，顧客都拿到了頭盔與大鐵鎚，可以恣意敲毀牆面、破壞地毯與家具。
顧客得以大肆破壞旅館內的所有物品，從客房、浴室到接待大廳等公共區域都百無禁忌。
獲選參加「客房大破壞」活動之前，所有候選人都得通過體力測驗、心理測驗與醫療測驗，以了解自己的壓力有多大。
旅館表示，砸毀客房的體能活動可產生腦內啡，有助於化解緊張情緒。
旅館在聲明中問︰「誰沒有夢想過，處在壓力危機時 ，可以盡情破壞擋在眼前的東西？」
NH旅館集團計畫在九月讓那家旅館以現代化裝潢之姿重新開幕。
這家連鎖集團是西班牙上市公司，旗下擁有三百三十五家旅館，橫跨非洲、歐洲與美國二十一個國家。（翻譯︰賴美君）
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