Originally Posted by DenverBrian

I'll chime in as a Gen Xer - I haven't used the desk in a hotel for anything other than dropping my keys and change for years.

I adore the SpringHill Suites' idea of having a laptop tray that you can maneuver right into your lap as you lounge on the sectional, watch TV, and play with your laptop or tablet on the tray table.

I do agree that sometimes it gets a little fashion-forward with some of the renovations. But the hulking desks of the past only conjure up images of a Victorian granny in her hoop skirt using a quill and an inkwell to write out a letter of her travels to the family back home.

Besides, most desks in hotels these days are so littered with marketing collateral that there's about four square inches left anyway.