The Housekeeping Hotel does not advertise.

There is no sign on the street announcing its presence, no grand opening preserved in the papers. And yet, those who arrive tend to do so with a faint sense of recognition, as if they have been here before — or were always meant to be.

It is customary for Housekeeping to record gifts.

Not the intention behind them — only their arrival.

A sum is entered.
A date is marked.
The ledger is closed again.