hotel etiquette

When it comes to the joys of staying in a hotel with paper-thin walls and neighbors who apparently believe volume limits are a personal attack, I thought I’d heard it …

People have been playing pranks and practical jokes for centuries. Ring and run (a.k.a. ding dong ditch in some parts of the country). Whoopee cushions. Calling random people and asking …

Regardless of where you go, there’s an unwritten (although sometimes it’s indeed written) list of rules – things they should and shouldn’t do – people are expected to follow. Some …

We all know that it happens. It might even have happened to you – you check in to your hotel, you get to your room and all looks good. Later …

Decades ago, if you stayed at a hotel, an employee would shove a piece of paper under your door on your last night so you’d know how much you owed. …

The vacation or business trip is over and it’s time to leave your hotel for the final time. Your bags are packed. You’ve done your little tricks to ensure you …

Most humans are raised to be good people. To be helpful when they can, and if they can’t be helpful, to at least be supportive. Of course, there’s true meaning …

Unless they’re established as adults only (I love how this hotel advertised it, don’t you?), it’s to be expected to see children in a hotel lobby. Some of these kids …

People steal things from hotels all the time. Towels. Full rolls of toilet paper. Toiletries (even those big mounted-to-the-walls ones – they pump all the liquid into their own container). …