"Have a nice rest!" — revelations of the hotel staff
Recently, a popular Western website published a question to "knowledgeable" people from the world of hotel business: "What do hotels hide from their customers?” Some of the responses received, to put it mildly, shocked the audience of the site. We have selected and translated the most informative of them, after all, warned means armed.
Only here we do not recommend reading this post while in a hotel room…
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1. According to some hotel employees, glasses are not washed in principle:
“I do not advise drinking from glasses and cups that can be found in the room – or if you really need to, be sure to wash them. And glasses for toothbrushes in general are usually just rinsed, and even traces of the lips of the previous client remain on them”
2. Another weighty argument against food and drinks from the minibar:
“It is worth checking whether the bottles have been opened before. One day at our hotel it turned out that a client drank whiskey, filled a bottle with his own, sorry... urine, closed it and put it in the minibar. Also, food is often stored in the minibar for longer than the prescribed time.“
3. If you need a fresh towel:
“Do not forget a simple rule: if you want a clean towel, throw the used one on the floor, since towels on the hanger or towel rack do not change“
4. About the chairs where you sit and hang clothes:
“Do not sit on chairs and sofas without covering them with a towel or a sheet. Believe me, a lot of completely naked people sat there before you... “
5. How to cancel a reservation at the last moment without losing money
To cancel a reservation, in order not to get a fine, you need to call the hotel and postpone the arrival date to a later date. Then, after a few hours, call the hotel again (at the same time, it is desirable to get to another administrator) and cancel the reservation completely. The hotel will not be able to withdraw money from you, since the terms of the free cancellation of a new reservation, respectively, have also been postponed.
6. Tips can miraculously improve your stay
“If you stay at the hotel for a few days, leave a tip to the cleaner right on the first day, and she will treat you with special attention until the end“
7. If you have a really serious claim to the hotel, try to inform the manager about it and get a discount when paying for your stay. Many customers leave complaints and bad reviews on the Internet, but forget to ask for a discount when checking out. And if there is a question about your premature departure from the hotel, it will be much more profitable for the manager to sell the room with a 30% discount than to lose the client altogether.
And also — up-to-date information for smokers: if you are staying in a non-smoking room, it is better not to try to smoke there. The staff will easily detect a malicious violator, and the fine for smoking in the room will amount to 100 euros, which not all guests know about.