Hotel staff are familiar with seeing various people walk through their doors but it's not every day they get to host a big Hollywood celebrity.
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For the staff at Dubbo Quest Hotel, that's exactly what happened when actor Zac Efron bobbed up for checkout on Sunday morning.
Efron travelled to Dubbo following his visit to Katoomba in the Blue Mountains as he continues filming in Australia for the next season of his Netflix eco-travel show, Down to Earth.
Quest Hotel franchise manager Amrita Verma said it was a shock.
"We had this group booking for 10 rooms from the USA, because of the Easter holidays most of the Dubbo accommodation was booked out in advance, so this group had rooms booked with a couple of hotels," Ms Verma said.
"I had heard this rumour that a big celebrity was staying with us within this group, but their coordinator remained silent for security reasons.
... in the morning we had some guests who came in with an exciting tone saying they had seen Zac Efron.
- Quest Hotel franchise manager Amrita Verma
"They were here for one night. In the evening, April 2 at 5 pm the coordinator asked if the VIP keys can be collected from reception by [Zac Efron's] security guard.
"Then, in the morning we had some guests who came in with an exciting tone saying they had seen Zac Efron.
"They were thrilled and so was my staff and I wanted to have a glimpse of him as well."
Mrs Verma said Mr Efron - a star in Hollywood blockbusters like The Greatest Showman, Baywatch, 17 Again and the High School Musican franchise - came into the hotel's reception area to checkout and say thanks to the staff.
"I saw him from a distance only but still that was great," she said.
"My receptionist asked him how he is. He said I am fine and asked her how she is. He said have a good day and he left."
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