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10 things that annoy us about hotels #6 When using the bathroom is like undertaking an intelligence test

It shouldn’t be that hard. You have a cold tap? Make the colour on the tap blue. The hot tap? Make it red. Don’t put ‘C’ or ‘H’ on them, as for travellers from countries with Latin-derived languages, ‘C’ is not for cold but for caldo or caliente, which means HOT! Ouch! So why is … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels #6 When using the bathroom is like undertaking an intelligence test

10 things that annoy us about hotels #5 Apples in vases and other silly design ‘trends’

by Lara Dunston

We get it. You’re a ‘fresh’ contemporary hotel that has fresh fruit and doesn’t mind wasting it by putting it in vases. All throughout the hotel. Sometimes it looks like they’re there for the guests to enjoy, but most times they just look silly. Apples sitting on pebbles in vases. Apples in marbles in vases. … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels #5 Apples in vases and other silly design ‘trends’

10 things that annoy us about hotels # 4 Surly faces at check-in

by Lara Dunston

I’m sure there’s a reason for the long face. I’m sorry about your dog, your relationship, your working conditions, that rash that won’t go away, but we’re paying for you to welcome us to your hotel. Whatever your problems are, we might have been travelling for 24hrs to get to the hotel, been trying to … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels # 4 Surly faces at check-in

10 things that annoy us about hotels #3 white Wi-Fi lies

by Lara Dunston

Don’t get us wrong, we love Wi-Fi. We use it often. We’d use it more often except that hotels that promise Wi-Fi in every room are generally telling a little white (Wi-Fi) lie. And hotels that promise ‘free’ Wi-Fi that actually ends up being free are few and far between. It usually turns out that … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels #3 white Wi-Fi lies

10 things that annoy us about hotels # 2 Fixed Coat Hangers

by Lara Dunston

You know the ones, those fixed coat hangers that don’t come off the rail in the cupboard. We always like to hang a few items of clothing when we get to our room and those stupid hangers are so annoying. We also like to take the hung clothes out of the cupboard and into the … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels # 2 Fixed Coat Hangers