Night porter

Night porter

A night porter is a porter who is on duty during the night. A hotel commonly has a night porter to attend to the needs of guests and other incidents during the night. [1] They may also be required to perform sundry maintenance and cleaning tasks such as polishing boots, emptying spittoons and laying fires.[2]

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