Is there better hotel amenities you'd like?
Dec 30, 2003 | 6:21 am
#31
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My greatest problem is WHERE do I plug in everything that has to be recharged?
I need plugs for the PC,PDA,Digital camera,Mobile and sometimes one or two more.
I always have to sacrifice one or two lamps in order to get everything hooked-up and you find me the first 20 minutes of my stay on my knees under some table to get to the unreachable socket.
Please get me sockets at table level...
A bath robe should be mandatory, too
I need plugs for the PC,PDA,Digital camera,Mobile and sometimes one or two more.
I always have to sacrifice one or two lamps in order to get everything hooked-up and you find me the first 20 minutes of my stay on my knees under some table to get to the unreachable socket.
Please get me sockets at table level...
A bath robe should be mandatory, too
Jan 3, 2004 | 4:59 pm
#32
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: ORD
Posts: 17
I use the shower cap to wrap up the remote. Do they ever get cleaned?
I'm happy with a coffee maker but I'd like more creamer and sugar. I always end up stealing from the decaf pack for my second cup.
I also like a fridge or mini bar so I can stash a few things.
Iron/ironing board
I'm happy with a coffee maker but I'd like more creamer and sugar. I always end up stealing from the decaf pack for my second cup.
I also like a fridge or mini bar so I can stash a few things.
Iron/ironing board
Jan 3, 2004 | 6:19 pm
#33
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Munich, Germany
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1. Conditioner (am I the only person who needs that stuff for her hair?)
2. more power outlets
3. real lightswitches, I go nuts with these turn-knob things who work only on occassion
4. Body lotion
I love when the hotel has good information about the area in their little books they put on your table. A map would be even better.
The Seneca in Chicago complied to everything besides #3, heck, they stacked an extra off all those little bathroom goodies in one of the drawers! (the good Lord&Mayfair stuff, I love it)
2. more power outlets
3. real lightswitches, I go nuts with these turn-knob things who work only on occassion
4. Body lotion
I love when the hotel has good information about the area in their little books they put on your table. A map would be even better.
The Seneca in Chicago complied to everything besides #3, heck, they stacked an extra off all those little bathroom goodies in one of the drawers! (the good Lord&Mayfair stuff, I love it)
Jan 3, 2004 | 6:49 pm
#34
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: MCI
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More wastebaskets.
Second the request for a decent local paper instead of USAToday (aka the McPaper)
Essentials: iron and ironing board, coffeemaker, mending kit (one came in very handy the morning of a job interview when I had to sew on a cuff button!). Sufficient electrical outlets near the Internet connection. Half the time I end up sitting on my bed with my laptop because that's the only place with a phone line and electrical outlets in close proximity.
I've encountered a few CD players, which are nice- unfortunately I didn't know ahead of time so didn't bring any of my CDs.
Second the request for a decent local paper instead of USAToday (aka the McPaper)
Essentials: iron and ironing board, coffeemaker, mending kit (one came in very handy the morning of a job interview when I had to sew on a cuff button!). Sufficient electrical outlets near the Internet connection. Half the time I end up sitting on my bed with my laptop because that's the only place with a phone line and electrical outlets in close proximity.
I've encountered a few CD players, which are nice- unfortunately I didn't know ahead of time so didn't bring any of my CDs.
Feb 29, 2004 | 9:01 pm
#37
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I'm at the Westin Chosun now which pretty much has it all. In my room there is a desktop PC with free internet, a LAN port for my laptop also free, a free cell phone (pay 50 cents per minute to use), an umbrella, a VCR and all the rest of the usual amenitites.
Mar 1, 2004 | 9:04 am
#38
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Things I appreciate finding in a hotel room:
-Neutrogena shampoo
-2 bottles still water
-lint remover
-shoe shine kit
-sufficient # bars of soap
-sufficient # towels
-iron & ironing board
-high speed internet
-Q-tips (cotton swabs)
-decent size closet $ sufficient # hangers
-bright light at the desk and the bed
-I second the earplugs although I've never found them
-pencil & paper by the phone
-local newspaper (not USAT)
-Neutrogena shampoo
-2 bottles still water
-lint remover
-shoe shine kit
-sufficient # bars of soap
-sufficient # towels
-iron & ironing board
-high speed internet
-Q-tips (cotton swabs)
-decent size closet $ sufficient # hangers
-bright light at the desk and the bed
-I second the earplugs although I've never found them
-pencil & paper by the phone
-local newspaper (not USAT)
Mar 1, 2004 | 1:23 pm
#41
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: CH / D
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Plugs,
Bulgari toileteries, soaps, shampoo, bath gel,...,
bottled water both sparkling and still 1 liter per day,
nice magazines and maps about the local area,
free internet access,
a good concierge,
free local and 800 calls, etc.
I want it all and then add something to it to make it a special visit
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Bulgari toileteries, soaps, shampoo, bath gel,...,
bottled water both sparkling and still 1 liter per day,
nice magazines and maps about the local area,
free internet access,
a good concierge,
free local and 800 calls, etc.
I want it all and then add something to it to make it a special visit
!
Mar 1, 2004 | 7:53 pm
#42
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SoCal, USA
Posts: 40
Better and more hair conditioner. That tiny little bottle of the cheap stuff just doesn't cut it and sometimes they don't even have that.
I don't understand why they can supply shower gel, soap, a shower cap etc. but rarely supply any toothpaste. I can't imagine those tiny sample sizes like the dentist gives out are all that expensive.
I don't understand why they can supply shower gel, soap, a shower cap etc. but rarely supply any toothpaste. I can't imagine those tiny sample sizes like the dentist gives out are all that expensive.
Mar 2, 2004 | 3:00 am
#43
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by stimpy:
I'm at the Westin Chosun now which pretty much has it all. In my room there is a desktop PC with free internet, a LAN port for my laptop also free, a free cell phone (pay 50 cents per minute to use), an umbrella, a VCR and all the rest of the usual amenitites. </font>
I'm at the Westin Chosun now which pretty much has it all. In my room there is a desktop PC with free internet, a LAN port for my laptop also free, a free cell phone (pay 50 cents per minute to use), an umbrella, a VCR and all the rest of the usual amenitites. </font>
Mar 3, 2004 | 1:46 pm
#44
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by thc:
-a set of silverware (I've yet to see a hotel that has this already in the room)
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-a set of silverware (I've yet to see a hotel that has this already in the room)
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Slippers are on my wishlist. I've only found them at The Halekulani and at The Garden City Hotel in New York.
Mar 3, 2004 | 2:52 pm
#45
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Location: Hyderabad
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by whirledtraveler:
Better TV screens. I just got a new one and it makes the ones I see in the hotels I stay in 100 nights a year look pitiful.
Oh, and video-in on the room TV. I know hotels want to make money on PPV but I have a serious DVD collection I'd like to see someday.
Oh and while we're asking for the impossible.. TiVo.
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Better TV screens. I just got a new one and it makes the ones I see in the hotels I stay in 100 nights a year look pitiful.
Oh, and video-in on the room TV. I know hotels want to make money on PPV but I have a serious DVD collection I'd like to see someday.
Oh and while we're asking for the impossible.. TiVo.
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