Most unusual hotel room amenities you've ever seen
Jul 3, 2018, 11:12 am
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Most unusual hotel room amenities you've ever seen
I have seen some strange things in hotel rooms! From carnival-style popcorn machines to foot massagers, hotels seem to go all out these days. What are some of the most odd things you have seen in hotel rooms during your travels?
Jul 3, 2018, 11:32 am
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Stayed at a Moxy recently: my room had a guitar and a turntable in it. There were 3-4 albums in the room and a whole box in the lobby to choose from.
Not audiophile-grade or anything, but kind of fun for an inexpensive Marriott brand. (Contrary to most concept-y brands, I actually kind of like Moxy for what it is. They'll begin fully recognizing Marriott elite status starting August 1.)
Not audiophile-grade or anything, but kind of fun for an inexpensive Marriott brand. (Contrary to most concept-y brands, I actually kind of like Moxy for what it is. They'll begin fully recognizing Marriott elite status starting August 1.)
Jul 3, 2018, 1:22 pm
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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.
Jul 3, 2018, 1:33 pm
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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.
There is also a service that appears in some European/Asian hotel rooms that includes a local mobile phone. The product is called "Handy", which people find funny enough to repost on Reddit at least once a week. "Hey everybody, free Handy in my hotel room..." Yeah, yeah, you're not the first...
Jul 3, 2018, 1:34 pm
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Hotel Heritage in Bruges provided cut glass decanters of gin and brandy as well as chocolate with their turn down service.
They also stocked the washroom with Hermes Eau d'Orange Verte toiletries.
(This was a few years ago).
They also stocked the washroom with Hermes Eau d'Orange Verte toiletries.
(This was a few years ago).
Jul 3, 2018, 4:48 pm
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I’ve actually stayed in a hotel in Miami where they were part of the minibar offering!
Completely unrelated to that(!) and not in room exactly, I was very impressed that Ikos Dassia in Corfu has a fleet of about a dozen Minis available free of charge for residents.
Jul 3, 2018, 7:13 pm
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At a hotel whose name i don't remember, in Girona Spain, the room had a kama sutra chair with an instruction booklet for kama sutra positions. Fun.
Jul 3, 2018, 7:53 pm
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Many many years ago on our first trip to Paris, we stayed in a lovely hotel in the 16th. We had a brass bed. The brass bed had a slot in to which we could insert 1 franc and the bed vibrated. 
Jul 3, 2018, 8:44 pm
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Accor's Mama Shelter brand includes an adult film channel in with the room rate.
Staybridge Suites- Stratford/London UK has Apple TV units in the rooms.
Jul 3, 2018, 11:00 pm
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Many Fairmonts (RIP) have resident Canine Concierges. Labs or Golden Retrievers that guests can borrow for a cuddle or to take for a walk. The ones in Vancouver are famous. My kind of hotel. Book a room; get a dog.