I spend a lot of time in hotels...probably a couple months a year, in fact. Even though I know I'm paying good money for the privilege of staying in the hotel, and the hotel is paying its staff to take care of my every whim and need, I still feel guilty if I leave the room messy. OK, I feel guilty if it's messy when I'm in it and when I leave it! Following are some of my quirks. I don't mind sharing them since no one reads this, right?
1. The one waste basket rule: All my trash goes into one trash can even though there are generally two or three in the room.
2. The one roll of toilet paper rule: When there are two rolls (and especially when both are folded into those attractive points), I use only one. That way the maid won't have to refold one.
3. Messy towels when I don't shower: If I'm running late and skip my morning shower, and if I am not checking out that day, I get the shower wet, put the soap in it and mess up the towel. This of course creates more work for the maids, not less, so I may as well have used two trash cans.
4. Wall push-ups: I don't do them at home so why am I always compelled to find a clear wall and do several sets of "wall push-ups" when I'm at a hotel?
5. Suitcase on the king-sized bed: Yep, if I have a king-sized bed, I leave the suitcase on one side of it. Why bother getting it at all?
6. Don't trust the alarm clock: I never use it. Nor do I do wake-up calls. I use my cell phone alarm and almost always wake up several minutes before it goes off.
7. One bar of soap: They always leave me two (facial and body) but as my face and body can't tell the difference, I always open only one. And I never take the second one either. Odd.
8. Jewelry off: I take all my jewelry off as soon as I open the door (sometimes even before my shoes). I never do this at home.
9. Sex with a different guy every night: Well, who's to know except for me???? :-)
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I have several weird things I do in hotels as well:
ReplyDelete1) I DO NOT walk around in the hotel room in my bare feet (its a phobia against carpeting I am unfamiliar with) so I always pack a pair of flip flops to wear in the room.
2) I always buy myself flowers somewhere between the airport and the hotel to keep in my room so it feels more "spa/fancy" than "medium priced hotel for business" travel.
3) I always sleep on the side of the bed farthest away from the door, even when I'm sleeping in the bed alone.
4) And I always order a mimosa or a blood mary with my eggs from room service the last morning that I am there (because where else can you demand that someone else bring you alcohol and breakfast in bed without feeling judged?)