15 Clever Hotel Hacks You Need To Know About

Whether you are sun-tanning in the Maldives or spending spring at a ski vacation in Aspen, hotels are an integral part of every vacation, and you might love it or you might hate it. But eventually, you have to warm up to it, especially if your job requires a lot of travelling. So, isn’t it convenient if you knew how to make the most of hotel stays? We bet you’ve often wondered about the over-priced rooms and the insanely expensive mini-bar items.

There are certain hacks you can practice to use your hotel stay to proper advantage, and these tricks can also help you save a lot of money. Now, we are not proposing anything unethical here -nothing like what Ross and Chandler did in Friends. We are not advising you to hoard on supplies or misbehave, but you need to follow these instructions whenever you stay at a hotel next.

1For your Internet needs

The cruelest hotel rule is perhaps the Internet fees. Hotels charge an unfair amount just so you can use their Wi-fi, and paying money for Internet has always been a talking point among people, especially those who are travelling for work. It doesn’t make sense to spend so much money just so you can work from the comfort of your room which you’re paying for. What you can do is before you start on your trip, check with your Internet provider if you can use a hotspot service from your phone. This way you will not need to use your hotel Wi-fi.

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2Be vigilant about germs

We just don’t pay enough attention to germs and general hygiene when we’re staying at a hotel. When you pay hundreds of dollars for a hotel room, you just assume that the room is spick and span. But that is hardly ever the case. For instance, if your toothbrushes touch the walls or the granite of the bathroom shelf, it can’t be very healthy. Use clips to keep the toothbrushes upright, so that they don’t touch the wall.

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3Free laundry

When you need to do laundry on vacation, don’t go for your hotel’s laundromat services. If you need clean clothes use a plastic bag and a couple of coins. Put the bag over the drain of your bathroom and you can then weigh it down with the coins to clog it. You can use it as a washing station.

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4Use the TV to charge your phone

Usage of phones and cameras are a constant on vacations. You have to take photos, sort photos, set-up videos and perhaps share photos etc. It’s very inconvenient running around looking for charging points, so here’s where you can charge your phone. Look behind the TV in your room, and you’re bound to find an USB port there, which you can use to charge your equipments.

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5What do we do with the bags

Most hotels provide laundry bags, but most people do not avail the laundromat services in the hotel. Mainly because if people are staying over for less than a week, they usually pack enough fresh clothes so they don’t have to recycle. So, you don’t really need the laundry bags. But these bags make for a perfect prop to keep up your baby’s hygiene. Use the laundry bags to store the dirty diapers and dry waste which you can dispose of later.

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