Adjust temperature settings. Lock door. Check view. Check for coverage on wireless internet or wired internet.

Remove the bedspread and then wash my hands.

if I am staying at a hotel with duvets instead of skanky bedspreads, I can skip this step.

Before I enter, I check the proximity of the room to either the elevators, ice machine, or other noise maker. If its anywhere close I don't even enter the room.

Collapse on the bed. :o

Wayneman
 

I would say clean the T.V. remote control. This has been proven to be the filthiest item in the room and rarely if ever cleaned by housekeeping.It's a real disease spreader.

Check the bathroom to see how nice/bad it looks.

Check the clock radio to make sure it's not set to some early morning time.

Check to see how good the water pressure is in the shower.

Sit on the bed to make sure the mattress isn't lumpy.

1. I put my bags down
2. I bolt the door
3. I verify with the first few breaths that I'm in a smoke-free room
4. I check to see if the TV and its remote control work
5. I check the bathroom to see what amenities are available
6. I locate the hair dryer
7. I plug in my cell phone
8. I relax

I turn off the AC since the room is usually too cold. then I check the bathroom to make sure it is clean :)

I tend to walk around and check out the room in a not so orderly way (could be compared to a dog circling before he lays down). I really wish that I could just be happy/not care about what room I am in...but I always do. I almost always check the TV style and then the drawers to see where I would put my clothes if I ever stayed somewhere for more than one night.

It is rare that I go into a room and not think that I smell smoke. Especially in Manhattan.

Then I call downstairs and ask for foam pillows to replace the feather ones.

I'm surprised no one has said "Turn off all lights, turn on my portable blacklight, closely examine bedspread and carpet." :eek:

I think I've lived in the tropics too long -- these days, if I check into a good hotel, the first thing I usually have to do is turn off the aircon. (Once found a thermostat at Westin KL set to 5 deg C!)

Go right to the window to check the view, which is very important, then check the bathroom - hoping it is large enough and has a good size tub. And usually we check to see if we have down pillows and if not, put in a call to Housekeeping! And oh yes, if there is the slightest whif of smoke I ask to change rooms.

Adjust the AC (usually it's too warm) and then look at the air filter to see if it's relatively clean (with dust/smoke allergies it makes a big difference). In 99% of hotels in which I have stayed (without requesting a clean filter in my res.), the air filter looked as if it had not been changed in months, if not years. (There seems to be enough research out there to support the assertion that a dirty air filter requires more energy to heat or cool the room; I've never understood why the hotels don't have monthly or bi-monthly programs to change these 50 cent filters more regularly.)

Flush the toilet. If that doesn't work, then staying any longer in that particular room is a no brainer.

Drain the minibar! ;)

Oh, wait, first I shut the door, then I drain the minibar!