What makes a great hotel room? Or, what makes a hotel room great? No matter how you ask the question, you’re bound to get a variety of different answers.
I think one thing that everyone will agree on is cleanliness – a clean room and bathroom are a must. But then what else makes a great room? Here’s what I think:
Plenty of Electrical Outlets – in today’s wired age, we’re carrying more and more gadgets and they all need a charge. Personally, I think it’s critical that there’s at least 1 plug near the bed or nightstand so that I can use my phone as an alarm as well.
Plastic drinking cups – if you’re a fan of The Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible and Anthony Melchiori, you know how important those little plastic cups are now. For those of you who haven’t caught the show (and if you haven’t, you need to) hotel glassware is often not cleaned or cleaned with dirty towels. Some states, like California, have made providing plastic cups a law.
Comfortable bed – I don’t need a W bed at every hotel, but a bed should be comfortable enough to sleep in – and bed bug free.
Locks – a room needs to have a door that locks. Safety is key. You think that’s an obvious item, but I was in a hotel in Hong Kong where there were no obvious locks – the hotel said “the doors locked automatically.” Eh, not good enough in my book.
What do you think makes a great hotel room?
Suite at the W Midtown Atlanta
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