Hilarious about the soap...I consistently experience the same thing throughout Europe. It only took me one trip overseas to learn to pack a few bars of my own Irish Spring, and now I carry a few small travel bottles of shampoo. I am not sure if the HLD has the same type of soap as the Hilton Eifel Tower, but is it physically possible to shower with that darn liquid soap they have??
Cheers and happy traveling.