Anyone else take home there room keys?
May 22, 2003, 3:33 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PokerHammy:
The only key card I took was from HHV, it had the rainbow tower on it.
ALWAYS take the shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc.
Our guest bathroom has enough hotel supplies to last a month or two!</font>
The only key card I took was from HHV, it had the rainbow tower on it.
ALWAYS take the shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc.
Our guest bathroom has enough hotel supplies to last a month or two!</font>
I do not always take the key cards, but I usually carry one, so that I can leave it inside the room to keep the A/C (in some hotels) and the TV running when I want to pretend that someone is in the room...
May 22, 2003, 4:09 am
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I tend to lose key card all the time so have to keep going back to reception and asking for another. When I get home and unpack my bag/laptop bag I seem to find them again
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May 22, 2003, 4:19 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by attorney28:
Has anybody seen the Friends episode where Chandler and Ross try to make up for an outrageous hotel bill by "stealing" as much soap etc. as they can?</font>
Has anybody seen the Friends episode where Chandler and Ross try to make up for an outrageous hotel bill by "stealing" as much soap etc. as they can?
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May 22, 2003, 5:31 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by korea71:
I always leave my cards in the room when I leave because they are useless once you check out.</font>
I always leave my cards in the room when I leave because they are useless once you check out.</font>
For those who are not Gold/Diamond, keeping one of these is a great benefit if you've previously stayed on the exec floor. Of course, the elevator pattern won't work at a different property - but it's good for return trips to the issuing property. A co-worker (blue status) has a t-1/2 year old key that still gets him lounge access at a property our company uses on a regular basis.
Of course, YMMV ...
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May 22, 2003, 8:10 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by goldmedallionflyer:
Not totally true. On properties where they use the old system of plastic cards with a punched hole pattern, the card is still valid for one important benefit. Expired cards don't open room locks, but they do work the elevator for access to the floor with the exec lounge.
For those who are not Gold/Diamond, keeping one of these is a great benefit if you've previously stayed on the exec floor. Of course, the elevator pattern won't work at a different property - but it's good for return trips to the issuing property. A co-worker (blue status) has a t-1/2 year old key that still gets him lounge access at a property our company uses on a regular basis.
Of course, YMMV ...
GMF</font>
Not totally true. On properties where they use the old system of plastic cards with a punched hole pattern, the card is still valid for one important benefit. Expired cards don't open room locks, but they do work the elevator for access to the floor with the exec lounge.
For those who are not Gold/Diamond, keeping one of these is a great benefit if you've previously stayed on the exec floor. Of course, the elevator pattern won't work at a different property - but it's good for return trips to the issuing property. A co-worker (blue status) has a t-1/2 year old key that still gets him lounge access at a property our company uses on a regular basis.
Of course, YMMV ...
GMF</font>
May 22, 2003, 8:15 am
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Expanding on the tip, its also useful to keep the keys for using the gym if there is an attendent, using a hotel shuttle if you just have to show the key etc.. however the main reason I keep all my keys are for collages
I started by taking all my old sporting event ticket stubs and made a collage, then I realized I could do the same with hotel key cards, I dont take the generic ving cards or the all white ones, but anything with anything on them I do take not only one but two. Also I go to hotels in other city's and ask the front desk for a key card especially if they have good stuff on them.. they always give them to me, I've never been turned down. LV is great for this, they change their cards often so each time I go, I get a new set, I have roughly 1800 key cards (excluding dups) from the last 15 years
I started by taking all my old sporting event ticket stubs and made a collage, then I realized I could do the same with hotel key cards, I dont take the generic ving cards or the all white ones, but anything with anything on them I do take not only one but two. Also I go to hotels in other city's and ask the front desk for a key card especially if they have good stuff on them.. they always give them to me, I've never been turned down. LV is great for this, they change their cards often so each time I go, I get a new set, I have roughly 1800 key cards (excluding dups) from the last 15 years
May 22, 2003, 8:32 am
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The Scandics I've been to have nice wooden key cards!
May 22, 2003, 10:23 am
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Stayed at the Hilton NY last year on a Priceline rate. Got lounge access as I was Gold. The lounge hostess asked to see the room key card whenever we entered the lounge - I suspect that the guests with lounge access were given a distinctive key card. This was a modern magnetic key card...
May 22, 2003, 10:28 am
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Keys at the SLC Hilton said "Executive level" on them and were quite distinctive. I think most other places just use a different picture.
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May 22, 2003, 11:41 am
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A few weeks ago we had a very late flight back home from Dubai. At check-out (late one) I kept the card for just one reason -the lounge. And yes, the lounge door opend just fine with our "old" card, 5 hours in the nice Intercontinental lounge instead of a crowded lobby bar
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May 22, 2003, 1:02 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by goldmedallionflyer:
Not totally true. On properties where they use the old system of plastic cards with a punched hole pattern, the card is still valid for one important benefit. Expired cards don't open room locks, but they do work the elevator for access to the floor with the exec lounge.
For those who are not Gold/Diamond, keeping one of these is a great benefit if you've previously stayed on the exec floor. Of course, the elevator pattern won't work at a different property - but it's good for return trips to the issuing property. A co-worker (blue status) has a t-1/2 year old key that still gets him lounge access at a property our company uses on a regular basis.
Of course, YMMV ...
GMF</font>
Not totally true. On properties where they use the old system of plastic cards with a punched hole pattern, the card is still valid for one important benefit. Expired cards don't open room locks, but they do work the elevator for access to the floor with the exec lounge.
For those who are not Gold/Diamond, keeping one of these is a great benefit if you've previously stayed on the exec floor. Of course, the elevator pattern won't work at a different property - but it's good for return trips to the issuing property. A co-worker (blue status) has a t-1/2 year old key that still gets him lounge access at a property our company uses on a regular basis.
Of course, YMMV ...
GMF</font>
Jun 11, 2003, 2:15 am
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Towers Level keys are Gold at the Palmer House Hilton while the others are green. I was upgraded to a HUGE suite (equal to 5 regular rooms) on 16 then given two Gold keys (in addition to the two green suite keys) for Towers. I asked if she would just encode the Gold ones with the suite code but she said she wasn't allowed to do that. Ended up keeping the Gold ones and leaving the greens.