Categories: Entertainment

9 Secrets Hotels Are Hiding From You

Photo by Dean Drobot from Shutterstock

Ritz-Carlton Employees Have $1,500 to spend on you – Rumor has it that every employee at the Ritz-Carlton chain has a special sum of $1,500 they can use to make their customers feel special. So if you ever book a room at the Ritz, make sure you tip!
Cancel your reservation without getting charged – This is a very sneaky method, but it works: you booked a room in a different city but you just found out that you can’t leave anymore. In order to avoid getting charged with a cancellation fee, you can call the hotel and ask to change your booking to a later date. Then you call back, and if you’re lucky enough, you’ll get a different hotel employee and cancel your reservation. You won’t receive any cancellation fee because you pushed out the date, and thus the cancellation time.
The bellhop is the keeper of all – Don’t ignore the bellhop. He/she can hook you up with free water bottles, free valet parking, free tours, free dry cleaning, or even the upgrade to a better room. If you’re lucky, you might be able to get some food in the middle of the night as well.
The Marriott has made cleaning a proper science – The Marriott hotels have taken the idea of a 30-minute clean and transformed it into a science. The cleaning staff has made some sort of “book of rules” on how to wipe down the lamp, how to strip and remake the bed(moving in a clockwise position), and checking that the room has a “neutral” smell.

Page: 1 2 3