Things hotels do poorly
Jul 3, 2011 | 11:59 am
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TV remote controls that don't let you set the correct aspect ratio. A couple of times I've asked for a refund on the movie I paid to watch because I didn't want to watch it in stretch mode.
Shallow bath tubs. Hotels in Asia and Europe that I've stayed at have deeper tubs where I could enjoy a relaxing hot bath and have the water cover my chest when lying down. In the United States, my chest sticks out of the water and gets cold.
Being a Hilton Diamond member and never getting an upgrade. Sometimes they say they gave me an upgrade, but the room looks no different from rooms at Holiday Inns or other chains. What is an upgraded room supposed to look like?
Shallow bath tubs. Hotels in Asia and Europe that I've stayed at have deeper tubs where I could enjoy a relaxing hot bath and have the water cover my chest when lying down. In the United States, my chest sticks out of the water and gets cold.
Being a Hilton Diamond member and never getting an upgrade. Sometimes they say they gave me an upgrade, but the room looks no different from rooms at Holiday Inns or other chains. What is an upgraded room supposed to look like?
Jul 3, 2011 | 12:44 pm
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Jul 3, 2011 | 12:54 pm
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Have breakfasts that start at an early hour, especially at airport hotels. This is a huge complaint of mine. 6 AM is too early for anyone catching a flight at even 7 AM or earlier and some hotels don't start until 7! At least have some breakfast breads and coffee out that I can eat on the run.
How can a hotel that is on the Hoppa route from LHR not offer anything (except the two plastic-wrapped biscuits on the tea tray in one's room) for travelers who have to leave before 7:30AM, especially when some passengers (me and five others on that day) have to leave at 5:30AM?
And I also echo the complaint about lousy TV offerings. I once stayed in a motel somewhere in the exurbs of Chicago (during a disruption of service at ORD) that offered only sports channels and Fox News--not even any local Chicago channels. When I realized that, I resolved to check out as soon as possible in the morning and hang around the airport while waiting for my 4PM flight.
Jul 3, 2011 | 1:46 pm
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Of course, they don't always use plumbers, either, apparently. The sink in my current room has the hot/cold backwards.
Jul 3, 2011 | 2:17 pm
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It doesn't take a %#@& electrician to buy a bunch of 6-outlet power-strips and plug one into the one outlet that already exists in every room near the bed/nightstand. And the wholesale cost of these items in bulk is what, like $3 each? Then they could plug the clock radio, the phone, and a couple of lamps into that power stick, and still leave the guest a couple of available outlets to use.
Jul 3, 2011 | 2:24 pm
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I usually don't bother but the best hotel bathtub was in KL, Malaysia. I forget the name of the hotel but the tub was huge, filled quickly and you could laze there in while drinking from the minibar and looking our over the Petronas Towers. A great way to soak the KL humidity and pollution out of your system.
Jul 3, 2011 | 3:54 pm
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Jul 3, 2011 | 4:50 pm
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I also found one of the best tubs to be in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was at the Pan Pacific Hotel at the airport. The VERY best was at Hotel Asia in Singapore. Sadly, that hotel was demolished three or four years ago.
I agree with the problem of poor lighting. Sometimes it is almost impossible to read anything. Last week I stayed at the O'Hare Hilton and the floor lamp didn't work. So even the best hotel chains have their shortcomings.
I agree with the problem of poor lighting. Sometimes it is almost impossible to read anything. Last week I stayed at the O'Hare Hilton and the floor lamp didn't work. So even the best hotel chains have their shortcomings.
Jul 4, 2011 | 12:04 am
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I very seldomly have any members of the family use bathtubs except for my children when infant or 1 year old stage..
Unless its a air jet jacuzzi.. I will make that exception..
Jul 4, 2011 | 12:29 am
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Jul 4, 2011 | 9:45 am
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As I said, this is illegal in many places. The rule against permanent use of extension cords is to prevent cheap builders from putting in one outlet and just dangling six extension cords from it.
Jul 4, 2011 | 10:43 am
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Are you serious? You must be a very slight sleeper if the "noise" of one sheet of paper being slid under the door wakes you up. I feel sorry for you. In my opinion, the lack of express check-out in most places outside the U.S. is the real pity. It's a real time-saver.
I suppose that a newspaper clumsily dropped could cause a "thud," though I luckily haven't had that experience, as far as I can recall.
I suppose that a newspaper clumsily dropped could cause a "thud," though I luckily haven't had that experience, as far as I can recall.
The papers, it is not a thud like someone throwing it, but more of a soft 'dunk' sound on the carpet.
Jul 4, 2011 | 10:50 am
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Oh well, maybe I'm in a minority of one for being "Shower challenged"
Actually, I much prefer a bath but I very rarely have them in hotels as the tubs are either too small or fill too slowly. The thing I look forward to most after a long road trip is a very long soak in the bath when I get home.
Actually, I much prefer a bath but I very rarely have them in hotels as the tubs are either too small or fill too slowly. The thing I look forward to most after a long road trip is a very long soak in the bath when I get home.