Originally Posted by
Efrem
I find most hotels rooms deficient in this regard too. There's usually a switch by the door that turns on a ceiling light in the entry area. From there on in, there are floor/table lamps that cast a small circle of light in their immediate vicinity. A central ceiling light with a wall-mounted switch would be nice to have. Maybe they don't do it because it's harder to change bulbs there, but with modern long-life bulbs that shouldn't be a big concern.
Lack of overhead lighting has been discussed here before. I think the general consensus is that it would make construction wiring much more difficult/expensive to have overhead lights. The light inside the door is in the plumbing/hvac soffit so there is plenty of room to install a can. The ceiling of the rest of the room is typically just a concrete slab that is also the floor of the room above you so it is not really practical to run wiring through it. Much easier to run wires through the walls.