Ten Tips for Getting the Best Hotel Room
Posted by Ruth Miller on Thu 13th March 2008 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Travel Tips
We spotted some great hotel room tips from Peter Greenberg of NBC which we have listed below in bold:
“1. How close is my room to construction? (Few hotels these days are not undergoing some kind of renovation)
2. Are there any rooms available below the eighth floor? (Fire departments literally cannot fight fires above that height).
3. What floors have booster pumps on them? (Those will the be the floors with the best water pressure in showers).”
We then went on to embellish this with our own tips:
4. How close is my room to the bar? This has a variety of important connotations.
5. When are the hotel’s bedrooms redecorated? You might discover some were done more recently than others - in which case you are within your rights to push for the equivalent, most recently decorated room.
6. How close is my room to the restaurant? Air ducts carrying food smells might be running right past your window….
7. How full is the hotel? If it’s virtually empty and you’re a bit cheeky - ask if you can have one of the empty suites. As it doesn’t cost the hotel anything to put you into an already vacant room - many hotels will offer an upgrade anyway. I heard this from a hotel executive and from personal experience it works a treat.
8. What’s going on in the hotel. If there’s a conference for example, ask where the delegates will be sleeping? Late night drinking sessions and constantly slamming doors can be a pain, so ask to be moved elsewhere.
9. Which direction does my room face? If you want some natural light - ask this question before you check in.
10. Is the room smoking on non smoking? This is a crucial query if you don’t want to end up smelling like an ashtray.
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