Most unusual hotel room amenities you've ever seen
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Hotel Indigo Katong in Singapore has the supplies for what they bill as a "traditional" Peranakan foot bath in every room.
Last month I was upgraded to a suite at the Grand Hyatt Berlin that included two open decanters of gin and vodka.
Rooms at the Conrad Seoul have (or had in 2013) Mac Minis hooked up the TV.
Last month I was upgraded to a suite at the Grand Hyatt Berlin that included two open decanters of gin and vodka.
Rooms at the Conrad Seoul have (or had in 2013) Mac Minis hooked up the TV.
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The nhow (I have no idea how you are supposed to pronounce that) in Berlin claims to be the world's only hotel with guitar room service, but clearly that's not true! In any case they will bring you a selection of guitars, keyboards, decks etc. https://www.nhow-berlin.com/en/facilities-services/
Maybe I'll set up a thread for traveling guitarists where we can list hotels providing guitars...
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I loved all the automation in my Asian hotel rooms. In Korea and Taiwan I had rooms where all the lights, accent lights, drapes, and thermostat was controlled remotely from a box next to the bed. At the Plaza Seoul, when you walked in and put your key card in a slot, the drapes opened, the lights came on and it played a welcome chime. Similarly in reverse when you left the room. I have similar home automation so it was fun to be in a hotel that was just as advanced!
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When I stayed at the "Ukrayna" hotel in Moscow in the mid '90s I would get a phone call in my room every night around 11 from a heavily accented Russian lady asking "Would you like a Russian lady?"
I never said yes so I don't know how good the amenity was, but it was unusual!
I never said yes so I don't know how good the amenity was, but it was unusual!
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The oddest thing I've ever found in another hotel room was another person. I was on a job interview for a nonprofit, was put in what could only generously be called a budget hotel, and upon check-in, the clerk said - "Your traveling companion has already checked in." My eyes bug open..."Ahhh, what's that now?" Turns out the nonprofit had arranged for me to share the room with the other candidate for the job! Being just out of college and poor, I just went with it. I got the offer but turned the job down.
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Does a surprise monkey in the hotel room count as a hotel room welcome amenity? The hotel wasn’t going to charge for it being removed.
The one unusual hotel hotel room amenity that should have set off some bells about what to expect: anti-roach spray bottles in the room.
The one unusual hotel hotel room amenity that should have set off some bells about what to expect: anti-roach spray bottles in the room.
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Fire and earthquake survival equipment is required in some parts of Asia, including portable ladders and flashlights.
Once I had a room in Paris with its own private sauna.
In Asia, one gets not only the heated toilet seats with wash/dry options but also motion activated toilet seat covers/lids. One hotel I know in Tokyo installed automatic-fill bathtubs, where you set the temperature, push a button, and when the tub is reasonably full, the water shuts itself off and calls you to the bath with music. Also in Asia, you can expect robes, slippers, and the lightweight cotton robes with thick belts, plus PJs in some hotels. In Brazil, expect flip flops instead of slippers.
Sunscreen is a considerate inclusion in resort toiletries.
I like tote bags or at least nice (heavy paper) shopping bags.
Once I had a room in Paris with its own private sauna.
In Asia, one gets not only the heated toilet seats with wash/dry options but also motion activated toilet seat covers/lids. One hotel I know in Tokyo installed automatic-fill bathtubs, where you set the temperature, push a button, and when the tub is reasonably full, the water shuts itself off and calls you to the bath with music. Also in Asia, you can expect robes, slippers, and the lightweight cotton robes with thick belts, plus PJs in some hotels. In Brazil, expect flip flops instead of slippers.
Sunscreen is a considerate inclusion in resort toiletries.
I like tote bags or at least nice (heavy paper) shopping bags.
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+1 for this - I was upgraded to a corner room with sauna, and felt obliged to try it out That room had the sauna at the end of the bathroom, and I don't remember there being much of a view from it. The bedroom had a great view though, and it was fun watching the processions of yellow runway clearing vehicles - Helsinki airport is definitely capable of dealing with snow!
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I haven’t had a sauna before, but my suite in the St. Regis Mexico City did have dual shower / steam room, which I haven’t seen in other hotels before*.
(*I’m also not super well-traveled, so my experiences are somewhat limited.)
(*I’m also not super well-traveled, so my experiences are somewhat limited.)
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I've been in some small, boutique (and inexpensive) hotels in Taiwan that have that, a shower/steam room combo. Along with a large jacuzzi, and the obligatory triple-x rated channels pre-tuned on the TV screen by the bath. And yes, these have been - at least as far as I could see - regular hotels, not "specialty" ones.