PRETENDER UNMASKED I have cancer and for my birthday early next month, I booked online for a lovely five-star stay at a Sydney CBD hotel suite, with park views. I knew I also had to book their famous high tea so I rang to do that directly. "But ma'am, we are a quarantine hotel," the nice guy on reception told me. "How were you able to book"? Furthermore, and needless to say, there was no high tea or a club lounge operating. So when would I have found out, as my online booking was accepted and confirmed including access to the club lounge? "Probably the day before we would have moved you to one of our other properties in Sydney or offered a credit note." But it was too late for a cancellation without charge.