She also challenges guests to question the merit of the food they're putting in their mouths.
BARGAIN BONAIRE, BAMBOO BALI BONAIRE Surrounded by lush vegetation and modeled on an Indonesian village of stilt-elevated cottages, the five-bungalow Bamboo Bali Bonaire challenges guests to remember they are in an arid clime in the Caribbean.
Each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the hotel's manager, Mark Mathews, will challenge guests to a game of chess from 5 to 6 p.m.; any guest who places Mr. Mathews in checkmate will receive a free night's stay.
A blackjack dealer challenged guests at a table in the speakeasy and gave small gifts to the winners of the fun-only games.
What else would you expect from the hotel who last challenged guests to steal a Banksy?
Two of the newest to impress me are run by young, energetic restaurateurs whose menus are crafted to please, not challenge guests and whose service has a charming UWS tilt you won't find across town or down in Soho.
And Mr. Jaime, a high school teacher by profession, was one of the few Cubans we met who understood just how slowly and clearly one needs to speak to a linguistically challenged guest.
From his early teenage years, bored with mashing his chums, Hammy progressed to challenging the guests.
For the program, called Winter Warrior Challenge, guests who take part in three of seven activities, including riding the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier, dipping their fingers in Lake Michigan and making a snow angel, receive hot chocolate or soup from C-House, the hotel's restaurant.
