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Staying at a hotel seems like it should be a pretty standardized experience, most travelers know that it’s anything but. At the same time, hotels, motels and hostels are all places that seem outside of space and time, where there are just other rules and norms. So it can be nice and entertaining to see that others have had similar thoughts in the past. 

We’ve gathered some of the best and most relatable posts on X about people’s experiences staying at hotels. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts and stories in the comments section below. 

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6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom actually does this every couple of months or so. She calls them her mini vaccinations and we can't disturb her unless it's an emergency. She's a Queen and deserves it. Edit:. Ha 🤣 of , of course I meant vacations. But it looks so funny I will leave it that way. I enjoyed the funny replies to my goof

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If you are currently at a hotel, this might ruin the experience a bit, but once you imagine the sheer volume of people who have most likely stayed in the room you are in, it can get a little bit nauseating. After all, even if the staff have the best intentions, can you really trust that they reliably clean it out every single day?

This is perhaps why so many travel bloggers actually spend a good amount of time recommending specific hotels and giving their best tips. These are huge machines behind the scenes, with so many people coming and going. 

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However, just like that other staple of travel, the airport, hotels have their own, very specific vibe. Many social norms are out the window, the dress code barely exists and eating options can range from the preferences of an eight-year-old in the candy aisle to some pretty disappointing “real” meals. 

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not only about charging your phone, either. CPAPs need to be plugged in, and that's medical equipment. I once had to ask a hotel for an extension cord so I could plug mine in. Fortunately, they had one. (They were very gracious about it. The room design was not the staff's fault.)

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Despite this fact, the main experience most of us have is a feeling of vague disappointment and a few visuals and smells that we would prefer to never learn more about. And that is ok, in many cases, going to a hotel is something we do because we need to sleep between activities while on vacation. It might not seem like much at first glance, but a meal and a warm room to sleep in goes a long way. 

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here we don't have those little bottles of soap etc in hotels, there's a soap and shampoo dispensers on the wall of the shower. We try to reduce the plastic waste.

retro_junkie
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hotels here in the US are starting to do this. I stayed at one this past weekend that had the dispensers in the shower and at the sink with hand soap and lotion.

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CD King
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Before I even get in the shower I place all the bottles on different edges of the tub so I don’t get them confused when I take my reading glasses off.

Remi (He/Him)
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just bought a bottle that advertises as shampoo and body wash with aloe and it seems to work well. I hate the zits you get on your back from half the shampoos

Lena Flising
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had one hotel room in Crete with no shampoo or soap, whatsoever, so we had to go out to buy some the first day. That was almost better than the hotel room somewhere in Sweden, where there was about half a deciliter of soap/shampoo, in the whole room.

Gabriel
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This seems like something Jim Gaffigan would do. Both ironically and unironically, actually

chickpea me
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should try deodorising your armpits with dry shampoo for a change.

Tina Harnish
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn't your hair part of your body? Therefore, does it really matter?

Remi (He/Him)
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the longer your hair the more finicky it gets as it's not alive. Long hair gets dry easily and they need to get through potentially years worth of washes while growing

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Samsquatch & Monko
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t worry once i washed my hair with body soap. At my own house. Looking very different from the hair soap. It was a soap bar, guys.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Curious as to how that would work out, if the shower is more difficult and confusing does the rate increase or decrease? 🤔

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STress (I/me)
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just imagine a kid from Arkansas finding a "surfboard" in a Nebraskan hotel - that's what I call "surrealism"...

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can tell by the price. If it's not the cheapest item on the menu, they've added the dreaded twigs and shitt.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Basically pack our entire house up, unpack at the beach. A week later pack it all up and take the entire house back home.

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Verena
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, staff needs time to clean a room (or a holiday house). The less time, the poorer the job is done. I live in a tourist area with lots if holiday parks. Everybody here earns extra money by helping with cleaning, and being mostly farmers and fishers, the job is done very well and quick. Not fast enough for tourists, who sometimes stay late and arrive early. Especially the late stayers leave a complete chaos, fridge full, no dishes washed (there is a dishwasher), beds not cleaned up. We can do a 6 person house thoroughly within 1,5 hours, IF they followed the rental instructions. So if you are lucky and your house is the first I did, you can start your holiday at 1 or 2 pm instead of 3 or 4pm.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh god, this. When I was staying in a hotel in Shanghai they would show the same ad for the same candy 5 times with 1 minute intervals, show two episodes of a random cartoon, a psa advising to prevent electrical fires, the same candy ad 5 times, an advertisement for some prestigious school, repeat until deemed ready to broadcast Octonauts.

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6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I follow the Mann-Zaltzman rating system. Five-star hotel: pool has a swim-up bar; Four-star hotel: pool has a jacuzzi area; Three-star hotel: pool is full of kids; Two-star hotel: pool is full of dogs; One-star hotel: there's a body in the pool.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once went mountain biking/camping in Mongolia for two weeks. Stayed in a Renaissance in Beijing on the way home. Caught up on the news by watching CNN while soaking in the tub. That's why.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I stayed in one because it advertised breakfast. Breakfast was a basket with granola bars and instant oatmeal.

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Samsquatch & Monko
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same, and at hotels I usually end up falling asleep at 4am because I’m so fascinated by how different the bed is from my normal bed, or questioning reality, or fantasizing about normal stuff like manslaughter or smth

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bet you won't be laughing so much when you learn what hotels charge for phone calls.

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