5. Inspect the bed!
Bedbugs are a nightmare for any traveler. They can easily arrive on your clothes and luggage, making their way into your home and causing infestation. Inspecting the bed for bedbugs as soon as you arrive can save you a lot of trouble later.
Pull back the sheets and mattress covers to check for those small and annoying bugs. Remember that, most of the time, they can be found around the seams and corners. If you find any signs of bedbugs, notify the hotel staff immediately and request a different room far from the infested one.
6. Don’t smoke in the hotel room!
Smoking in a non-smoking room is not only against hotel policy but also inconsiderate to future guests who may have allergies or respiratory issues. As an asthmatic patient, I can honestly say that I hate the people who don’t respect this simple rule and try to do anything to break it. It can also lead to hefty fines as the hotel will have to deep clean the room to remove the smoke odor.
If you are a smoker, make sure to always book a smoking room or use the specially designated smoking areas. If these options aren’t available, consider stepping outside the hotel to smoke, but don’t try to break the rules!
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Thanks for the tips……i find in some hotel rooms when in the beds i start to itch at night ….i do not see any bed bugs???
I agree with everything you mentioned here. To add one more thing, especially if you visit a particular hotel annually or more frequen, leave a tip in you room daily if you use room service, if not, at least when you leave to check out with a note of appreciation. It does not have to be much, these folks generally make minimum if not a little more and tips with a thank you note can go a long way for those struggling to make ends meet.
When I find a Motel or Hotel with comfy pillows I ask to buy 2. Been doing this for years. Use to pay a lot for pillows but not anymore.
Very useful information. Thank you very much!
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I was brought up and educated in Europe. Moved to New York City 42 yard ago. Because of my job, and regarding travel as further education I have traveled over most of the world. In my experience, whether in a hotel room, it’s public spaces, airports and on planes the most uncouth, crude and loud selfish behavior has invariably been Americans. I find myself thinking ‘who brought you up?’
I agree with many of the items on this list. But leaving 1/2 of a pair of shoes in a hotel safe is a new one for me. I wish I did the bedbug check when I enter the room more frequently, along with using the safe more frequently, too. Regarding the reporting of something you broke to the hotel front desk, I once had to do that nearly a decade ago when I accidentally tore the power cable for an alarm clock supplied by the hotel I was staying for one night before a cruise. I apologized for doing the bad deed and was forgiven for this sin.
Returning to the bedbug issue, that’s a reason why many hotels offer a place to put your luggage for unpacking it instead of on a bed. As for stealing from a hotel, the only things I used to take are the soap bars and the small bottles of body wash and shampoo that hotels put on hotel sinks and in shower/tubs. Now, however, many of these bottles are attached to sink and tub walls to be dispensed into our hands as the need arises. I don’t wear bathrobes and certainly wouldn’t want to steal one from the hotel, much less a towel. I have more than enough towels in my home so why would I want to steal a hotel’s linen?
When I tr!vel, I acknowledge everyone I come in contact with and learn their names. It lets them know that they are not invisible and puts a smile on their faces.
I always bring my own pillow.
8 things not to do in a hotel
I could not see where they were. Never took me to them
Also guests should never cover up the smoke detectors. This will alert the front desk and in some hotels the fire alarm will go off if the cover remains on. That is one sound that will wake the neighborhood. Guests cover the detectors usually to smoke in non smoking room. Just go outside. You can’t lie about it either the alarm system knows what room is the issue. The front desk sees all. Even the dirty movies business travelers watch.
I travel at least once a year to go see my half sisters, and spend a long weekend getting caught up. I start to make a list about a month in advance and add to it as I think of something. I go alone with my emotional support dogs. I check the list when I leave as I put items into the suitcase. Also, check the list when I pack to go home again.
I worked one time as a hotel maintenance guy. I had been there about a month when I saw a mattress all bagged and completely sealed up and stamped “Do Not Open”. Found later that day it was a bug infested mattress. We had 8 or 10 a year. Yuck.
As a Army retiree many of my “sleeping” arrangements/accommodations were -Star to maybe 2 star. Since then I’m not concerned about Stars but rely on my 5 Senses+common sense. When 1 criteria fails and Management offers no or little correction, common sense is deployed/applied.
If you put a shoe in the hotel safe, will the shoe be safe? Do you wear the safe if you have to go get ice? What if you have to sprint away from law enforcement? Inquiring minds want to know.