Free Amenities? Watch Out For The Ones that Aren’t!
Most hotels offer complimentary breakfast but watch out for some other “amenities.” It’s easy to spend much more than the flat nightly rate at the average hotel, between the minibar, parking, and who knows what else.
Take advantage of the free amenities, like continental breakfast, and see if you can get any deals on the rest.
For instance, if you notice that the parking lot is packed, ask the staff if they’ll give you a discount on the daily rate. Some hotels charge a “daily amenities fee” covering a wide variety of services, like access to Wi-Fi, free cocktails, printing, and newspaper delivery.
If your hotel charges a fee like this, ask for a list of the included amenities when you check in. That way, you can be sure to take full advantage of what you’re already paying for.
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OMG – I quit my job and have taken the summer off to travel. The Quality Inn in Tyler TX has been the most disgusting hotel I have every stayed at. Bugs, flys, roaches, no pool, dirty, door didn’t close properly, safety issues, horrible and gross complementary breakfast. I wrote to the company and told them they really needed to fix that hotel. It’s not fair the Stagg have to work in that environment.
When I stay in a hotel/motel I bring along my can of Lysol and spray it on toilets, remote controls sinks and bathtub or shower floors. It may sound extreme, but after reading about housekeeping unprofessional lazy cleaning I’ll protect myself from infectious diseases. Housekeeping used to be a high standard of cleanliness. I’ve witnessed after covid was so called over, a housekeeping employee was not wearing gloves cleaning toilets and making up beds. Yikes!!
When Covid hit I purchased a hand held uv lite for about $70 from Amazon and ran it over the tv remote remote and and all touchable surfaces.
You are absolutely right to carry an anti-bacterial spray. When I travel I do the same thing. I spray everything until all surfaces are damp, then leave the room for a couple of hours because the fumes are overwhelming. Additionally, I never use the furniture drawers even though I spray them as well.
I carry spray Lysol and a can of Hot Shot bedbug spray. You know that mattresses are infrequently cleaned or changed; most of the time a mattress stays until it’s too late and bedbugs are visible.
No surprise. Unclean carpets, sheets, linens, etc. invite BEDBUGS which can adhere to you or your clothing, go home, and infect everything you have. Local health inspectors are few and far between.
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